Northwestern State University Admission Criteria First Time Freshman

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Northwestern State UniversityAdmission
CriteriaFirst Time Freshman

• Office of Admissions

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FTF Steps to Admission

• Application for Admission and 20 Application Fee
• (30 application fee for International
  Students)
• Apply and pay fee online at www.nsula.edu/applyfo
  radmission.asp.
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• Proof of Immunization Compliance
• Or request for waiver.
• Copy of Selective Service Registration Card
• Males 18-25 yrs to register or obtain proof
  visit www.sss.gov.
• Official High School and/or College Transcript(s)
• The Student Transcript System (STS) will be used
  to obtain the official transcript for Louisiana
  high school graduates of years 2003 to present.
  Official college transcripts must be requested
  from the student and mailed directly to the
  Office of Admissions from the previous
  institution.
• Official ACT or SAT Scores
• Official COMPASS scores or transfer credits from
  a regionally accredited institution can also be
  used to determine developmental need.

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CRITERION 1First Time Freshman Residents,
Non-Residents or Home School Programs

• Regents Core Curriculum
• AND
• Need no more than one developmental Course
• AND one of the following
• 2.0 Final High School GPA
• OR
• 20 ACT Composite
• OR
• Rank in the top 50 of the graduating class

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Criterion 2First Time FreshmanNon-Residents or
Home School Programs

• ACT 20
• AND
• GPA 2.0
• AND
• No more than one developmental course required

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Criterion 3 First Time FreshmanNon-Residents
or Home School Programs

• ACT 23
• AND
• Need no more than one developmental course

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ACT/SAT COMPASS Placement

• ACT SCORES PLACEMENT
• English 18 - 27 Engl 1010
• Math 19 - 27 Math 1020/1810/1100 (check major)
• Math 28 Credit given for Math 1020
• SAT SCORES PLACEMENT
• Verbal 450 620 Engl 1010
• Verbal 630 - 710 Credit given for Engl 1010
• Verbal 720 Credit given for Engl 1010 1020
•  Math 460 - 620 Math 1020/1810/1100 (check
  major)
•  Math 630 Credit given for Math 1020
• COMPASS SCORES PLACEMENT
• Writing 68 Engl 1010
•  Pre-Algebra 56 - 94 Math 1020
• Algebra 36 88 Math 1020
• College Algebra 30 - 66 Math 1020
•  Pre-Algebra 95 Credit for Math 1020
• Algebra 89 Credit for Math 1020
• College Algebra 67 Credit for Math 1020

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Regents Core Curriculum

• LOUISIANA REGENTS' CORE CURRICULUM
• 17.5 Total Units Required for Admission
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• Units Course(s)
• 4 English I, English II, English III, English IV
• 1 Algebra I (one unit) or Applied Algebra 1A and
  1B (two units)
• 1 Algebra II
• 1 Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus, or an
  approved advanced math substitute
• 1 Biology
• 1 Chemistry
• 1 Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physical
  Science, Biology II, Chemistry II, Physics,
  Physics II, or Physics for Technology (one unit)
• 1 American History
• 1 World History, Western Civilization, or World
  Geography
• 1 Civics and Free Enterprise (one unit combined)
  or Civics (one unit)
• 1 Fine Arts Survey (or substitute two units of
  performance courses in music, dance, and/or
  theater or substitute two units of visual art
  or substitute two units of studio art or
  substitute one unit of an elective from among the
  other subjects listed in this core curriculum)
• 2 Foreign Language (two units in the same
  language)
• ½ Computer Science, Computer Literacy, or
  Business Computer Applications (or substitute at
  least one-half unit of an elective course
  related to computers approved by the State
  Board of Elementary and Secondary Education or
  one-half unit of an elective from among the
  other subjects listed in this core curriculum)
• 1 Additional unit of an advanced math or
  advanced science from among the following
  courses Geometry, Calculus, Pre-Calculus,
  Algebra III, Probability and Statistics,
  Discrete Mathematics, Applied Mathematics III,
  Advanced Mathematics I, Advanced Mathematics II,
  Integrated Mathematics III, Biology II,
  Chemistry II, Physics, or Physics II.

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