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Limited Freshman Admission Standards

Limited Admissions

The University System permits SPSU to admit a limited number of traditional freshmen each year who do not meet all the minimum requirements listed above, but whose records are sufficiently strong enough to show promise for success at the University.

SPSU's minimum requirements for limited freshman admission include the following:

  • Graduation from:
    • A regionally accredited high school
    • Or from a high school accredited by the Georgia Accreditation Commission
    • Or from a high school accredited by an approved University System of Georgia agency
    • Or from a public school under the authority of the State Department of Education
  • Completion of the 16 required CPC units
  • Have an academic High School GPA of at least a 2.5
  • Minimum scores on the SAT or ACT as follows:

Test

Minimum Score

SAT I Critical Reading

450

SAT I Math

450

ACT-English

18

ACT-Math

18

A freshman applicant may apply as early as the end of his or her junior year in high school. After the receipt of all required documents, (juniors should include their planned senior year subjects on their high school transcript), the Admissions Office will notify the applicant of his or her admission status.