Catalog of Abilene Christian University, 1994-1995 Page: 9
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Admission Requirements 9
Admission
Requirements
A goal of the Director of Admissions is to admit a broad
range of well prepared students. The availability of student
financial aid facilitates this goal by permitting the university
to consider applicants without regard to their ability to pay
full tuition costs. See the "Financial Aid" section of this
catalog. The university is committed to providing equal
educational opportunities for students without regard to
race, color, sex, creed, handicap, or national origin. As a
private educational institution, however, ACU reserves the
right to deny admission to any applicant whose academic
preparation, character, or personal conduct is determined
to be inconsistent with the purposes and objectives of
the university.
For admission forms or information, contact:
Admissions Counseling
ACU Station, Box 6000
Abilene, Texas 79699-6000
674-2650 (in Abilene)
1-800-888-0228, Ext. 2650 (outside Abilene)
For School of Nursing admission requirements, see the
Nursing section.
ADMISSION CRITERIA
Freshman Admission
The purpose of the admission process is to identify
applicants who are likely to succeed academically at ACU
and at the same time contribute positively to the campus
community. The process considers such factors as high
school records (including courses taken, grade trends, and
rank in class), scores on the American College Test (ACT)
or the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), letters of reference,
extracurricular activities and honors, and personal contact.
Admission or denial of admission is never based on any
single factor.
The Director of Admissions can consider freshman
applica-tions from students who have not graduated from
high school but have passed the General Educational
Develop-ment equivalency test and from persons 21 years
of age or older who present strong evidence of ability to
succeed in college.
Transfer Admission
Transfer applicants are evaluated under the same criteria as
freshman applicants, except that college transcripts are also
considered. Students who have 65 or more semester hours
of transferable college credit are not required to take the
ACT if they have met all General Education Requirements
at ACU. They must be in good standing with the college
or university previously attended and be acceptable for
readmission there. Those on suspension are not eligible to
enroll at ACU.Transfer students who are offered admission to ACU
will normally receive a preliminary summary of their
transferable credit. No more than 66 semester hours
of credit from a community or junior college may be
transferred to ACU without special approval of the Vice
President. Transfers from nonaccredited institutions must
complete 30 semester hours at ACU with at least a 2.0 (C)
average to validate prior college work. Note: Transfer
Articulation Agreements in place with some institutions
will govern transfer for their students; the Registrar's office
maintains a list of approved agreements. See Transfer and
Post-admission Transfer Credit, p. 16.
International Admission
International students applying for admission to Abilene
Christian University are given the same consideration as
other students except that those whose native language is
not English must also submit scores on the Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and show evidence of
ability to understand and use English sufficiently well to
succeed in their work at ACU. Citizens of a foreign
country should correspond with the Director of Admissions
concerning the issuing of the 1-20 form, "Certificate
of Eligibility," before applying for a student visa.
Military and Veterans Admission
Military service personnel and veterans may receive credit
for successful completion of college-level military service
schools as set forth in the American Council on
Education's "Guide to the Evaluation of Educational
Experiences in the Armed Services."
Veterans applying for admission to the university should
follow the same procedures as others, but they should also
contact, as early as possible, the Veterans Coordinator in
the Registrar's Office to expedite handling of VA forms
needed to qualify for benefits.
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