Beginning Freshmen & High School Students

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA EFFECTIVE FALL 2012

Students must:

1. Complete the Regents Core: 19 units
(from Core 4 Curriculum; download Core 4 pdf)

2. Earn a 2.35 minimum overall high school GPA

3. Require no more than one developmental course

Minimum ACT subscore:
English ≥ 18
Mathematics ≥ 19
(SAT English ≥ 450/Math ≥ 460)

4. AND meet one of the following requirements

2.00 minimum core GPA
or
ACT minimum composite score of 21

 

link: ULM Admissions Standards pdf

All students are encouraged to apply for admission even if they do not meet the above criteria. Such applications will be reviewed on an individual basis and evaluated to determine likelihood of success at ULM. If you are not admitted to ULM, please consider a 2 + 2 Community College (see info at right).

 

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ACT/SAT Tests

ACT (or SAT) scores are required for admission and scholarship consideration. Our preferred method for receiving scores is electronically. To register for a test or request your scores be sent to ULM, see the information below.

www.actstudent.org - ULM code: 1598
sat.collegeboard.org/scores - ULM code: 6482

INFO FOR STUDENTS NOT ADMITTED TO ULM

The Louisiana Transfer Degree Guarantee provides a guaranteed and easy transfer from any of Louisiana's 2 year community colleges to ULM for students earning an Associate of Arts/Louisiana Transfer (AALT) or Associate of Science/Louisiana Transfer (ASLT). Click here for more info: www.latransferdegree.org

2+2 Agreements

Students not meeting ULM's admissions criteria are encouraged to begin their post secondary education at one of the Community Colleges listed below that have 2 + 2 agreements with ULM-meaning credit hours earned can transfer directly to ULM.

Louisiana Delta Community College
Monroe, LA

Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City, LA

Dallas County Community College District
Dallas, TX

South Arkansas Community College
El Dorado, AR

Hinds Community College
Raymond, MS