Admissions Requirements

Freshman / First-Time Student

Summer 2014

1. Complete the Regents Core: 19 units (Core4.pdf)

2. Earn 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

Effective Fall 2014

1. Complete the Regents Core: 19 units (Core4.pdf)

2. Earn 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

(If one ACT/SAT subscore is met, the other subscore can be
no more than two (2) points below the minimum ACT/SAT requirement; example: English subscore is 18 or higher, the math subscore could be a 17 or 18 for the student to be considered for admissibility, if all other requirements are met)

4. AND meet one of the following requirements

2.0 minimum core GPA -or- ACT minimum composite of 21

Transfer Student

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

Transfer students must

have earned a transferrable Associate Degree (AALT or ASLT)*

earned 18 college-level academic hours with a 2.00 minimum GPA

and

must have completed a college-level English and a college level math course designed to fulfill general educational requirements

*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

link: ULM LA Transfer Degree Resources
link: ULM Transfer Admissions Standards pdf

Graduate Student

see the ULM Graduate School for specific admission requirements

International Student

see www.ulm.edu/international for specific admissions information & services

Adult Learner 25+

if you are you 25 or older and never before attended college,
see Admissions Requirements for Adult Learners pdf

Test Scores

ACT/SAT scores are required for admissions and scholarship consideration. Only official scores delivered electronically, directly from SAT or ACT, will be accepted (paper copies will not be processed, unless received directly from ACT/SAT if no electronic copy is available). To register for a test or to request your scores be sent to ULM, see the links below.

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

You Are Encouraged to Apply

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 Community College. There are options to make a two-year degree an easy transition to ULM.