Freshmen Requirements — Unaccredited High School or Home School Graduates

Admission requirements are established to ensure a student is prepared to succeed in college. The completion of an approved high school curriculum and standardized test results (SAT and ACT) are the most important factors in determining an applicant's potential to succeed in college and eligibility for admission. Students who are home schooled or who graduate from an unaccredited high school may apply for admission to any of the colleges or universities in the University System and may validate their completion of the approved high school curriculum in alternative ways.

SAT Critical Reasoning or ACT equivalent scores and satisfactory documentation of equivalent competence in each of the high school curriculum areas at the college preparatory level may be used in lieu of the Freshman Index and Carnegie unit requirements. The colleges and universities of the University System of Georgia may opt to use one or both of the following options for evaluating unaccredited high school or home school graduates. Be sure to check with the admission office at the college of your choice for additional information regarding their admission requirements.

OPTION 1 — SAT Subject Test Option (all of the following must be met)

1. Submission of either SAT Reasoning or ACT scores meeting the following minimum requirements:
   
   

   1. SAT Critical Reading score of 430 and SAT Mathematics score of 400
      

      or

   2. ACT English score of 17 and ACT Mathematics score of 17

2. Submission of SAT Subject test results meeting designated minimums in each of the areas of the prescribed high school curriculum may be used in lieu of the Freshman Index and Carnegie unit requirements. Additional information on the SAT Subject test score requirements can be found in Section 3 of the Academic Affairs Handbook.

OPTION 2 — Portfolio Option (all of the following must be met)

1. Submission of either SAT Reasoning or ACT scores meeting the following minimum requirements:
   
   

   1. SAT Critical Reading score of 430 and SAT Mathematics score of 400
      

      or

   2. ACT English score of 17 and ACT Mathematics score of 17

2. Submission of SAT Reasoning Composite (Critical Reading + Mathematics) or ACT scores meeting or exceeding the average scores of the previous year's fall first-time freshmen admitted to the institution to which the student wishes to apply. The Office of Admissions at the institution should be contacted to learn the average scores of the previous year's fall class.

3. Submission of a portfolio documenting the completion of the prescribed high school curriculum.

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