Course Requirements for Regular Admission
Students who are considering Southern Polytechnic State University should plan their high school schedule to include the following courses:
 

Students who do not complete the above College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC) in the area(s) of science, social science, or foreign language will be required to make up the deficiencies upon enrolling at Southern Polytechnic State University. All course work required as a result of a deficiency must be completed prior to the accumulation of 20 hours. Courses taken for these purposes will not apply toward a degree. Students who have CPC deficiencies in English and/or math will not be accepted. Freshmen applicants must be graduate from a high school accredited by a regional accreditation association or Georgia Accrediting Commission or from a public school regulated by a school system and state department of education. The number of CPC deficiencies allowed for admission is one in summer 1999, and none in summer 2000.

Test Requirements
All freshman applicants for admission to Southern Polytechnic State University are required to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) of the College Entrance Examination Board or the ACT from the American College Testing Program. Minimum scores for admission currently are 430 verbal and 450 math on the SAT and 18 English and 19 math on the ACT. Scores must be submitted to the Admissions Office by the application deadline date for the semester they plan to enroll.

Application blanks for the SAT may be obtained from high school counselors or by writing the College Entrance Examination Board, P.O. Box 592, Princeton, New Jersey 08540. Application blanks for the ACT may be obtained from high school counselors or by writing the American College Testing Program, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, Iowa 52244. The CEEB code assigned to Southern Polytechnic State University is 005626.

High School Grade Point Average
To be considered for admission as a freshman, an applicant must have a high school GPA of 2.0 or higher.

Admission Procedure

Freshman

Applicants for freshman admission to Southern Polytechnic State University must submit the following to the Admissions Office:

(a) an application for admission,
(b) A $20 nonrefundable application processing fee (check made payable to Southern Polytechnic State University),
(c) an official high school transcript, if not a high school graduate, an official high school transcript and an official copy of scores on the GED (General Educational Development) test,
(d) official SAT or ACT scores, and
(e) the certificate of immunization.

A freshman applicant may apply as early as the end of his or her junior year in high school. After the receipt of the application, and official high school transcript through the junior year with senior subjects indicated, official SAT/ACT scores, and the certificate of immunization, the Admissions Office will notify the applicant of his or her admission status.

Students considering Southern Polytechnic State University are advised to take the SAT or ACT as early as possible, preferably during the junior year in high school.

College Level Examination Program (CLEP)
Students may receive college credit for certain courses based on scores on the College Level Examination Program offered by the College Entrance Examination Board. The criteria for credit awarded under this program are as follows:
 

CLEP Exam	Minimum Score Required	SPSU Course for which credit is given	Credit Hours
American Government	50	POLS 1101*	3
American History	50	HIST 2111 or 2112*	3
College Algebra	50	MATH 1111	3
English Composition
(Essay Edition)
General Exam	500	ENGL 1101	3
English Literature	50	ENGL 2120	3
General Psychology	50	PSYC 1101	3
Introductory Calculus	50	MATH 2253	4
Introductory Micro/
Macro Economics	50	ECON 1101	3
Trigonometry	50	MATH 1113	4
Western Civilization	50	HIST 1011 or 1012 or 1013	3

*In order to receive credit for HIST 2111 or 2112, or POLS 1101 and satisfy the constitution requirement for graduation, the student must also complete HIST 2911 with a grade of "C" or better.

* In order to receive credit for HIST 2111 or 2112, or POLS 1101 and satisfy the constitution requirement for graduation, the student must also complete HIST 2911 with a grade of "C" or better.

International Baccalaureate Program
Students may receive college credit for certain courses based on scores of the International Baccalaureate Exam as follows:
 

Subject Taken at the Higher Level	Minimum Score Required	SPSU Course for which credit is given	Credit Hours
American History	4	HIST 2111, 2112	6
Biology	4	BIOL 2107K or 2108K	4
Biology	5	BIOL 2107K, 2108K	8
Chemistry	5	CHEM 1211K, 1212K	8
English	4	ENGL 1101	3
Foreign Language	5	Free Elective	3
Mathematics	4	MATH 1111, 1113, and 2253 or 2240	10 or 11
Mathematics	5	MATH 1111, 1113, 2253 or 2240, 2254,	18 or 19
		and four additional credit hours
		based on exam content
Physics	5	PHYS 1111K, 1112K or	8
		PHYS 2211K, 2212K

Early Admission and Joint Enrollment
Southern Polytechnic State University recognizes the need to provide academically talented high school student with opportunities for acceleration of their formal academic programs. A joint enrollment student continues his/her enrollment in high school as a junior or senior and enrolls in courses for college credit. An early admission student enrolls as a full-time college student following completion of the junior year in high school.

Postsecondary Options (PSO) is a joint enrollment program designed for juniors and seniors in Georgia public high schools. Under PSO regulations, students simultaneously receive high school Carnegie unit credit(s) and college credit hours. Under the PSO program, tuition for classes taken by the student at Southern Polytechnic State University is paid for with funds generated by the Quality Basic Education funding formula. Interested students should contact their high school counselor.
 
To be considered for early admission or joint enrollment, the admission requirements are 1) minimum scores of 500 on the SAT verbal and 500 on the SAT math or minimum scores of 22 on ACT English and 22 on ACT math, 2) a minimum high school GPA of 3.0, 3) written recommendation of the high school counselor or principal, 4) written consent of the parent or guardian (if student is a minor), 5) being on track for completion of CPC requirements by the end of the senior year in high school, and 6) submission of the certificate of immunization, an official high school transcript, official SAT or ACT scores with the application for admission, and a $20 nonrefundable application processing fee (check made payable to Southern Polytechnic State University). With the exception of English and Social Studies courses taken by students with SAT I Verbal scores of at least 530 (or comparable ACT scores), a college course may not be used to fulfil both high school CPC requirement and college degree requirements.