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GED applicant must have an official transcript of his or her grades and credits sent to the Enrollment Services Office from the high schoolmost recently attended.3. Applicants who have completed their high school education in a home school setting must have an ACT minimum composite test score of 18,or an SAT score of 870 (excluding the writing section), and submit a portfolio, which must include the following documents: If the student participated in or completed a course of study through a correspondence school, the student must submit an officialtranscript from that school. If the student was taught partially or completely within the home, then it will be necessary to create atranscript of class work of the entire high school experience. Include course description, when the course was taken, as well as gradeachieved. For example, “Algebra I: Fall, 2006, B+, 1 unit”. The home school transcript must show the graduation date and be signedand dated by one of the parents. A written statement reflecting on the value the student received from his or her home school experience.*Those planning to enter professions such as business and management, computing, education, journalism and communication, nursing, musiceducation, or religion should also consult the respective school for any additional admission requirements.**Major subjects: English, mathematics, natural science, religion, social science, and foreign language.Conditional Acceptance1. If either the high school GPA or ACT/SAT composite score is below the minimum requirements as stated above, the student must appeal tothe Admissions Committee.2. Conditionally accepted students must attend JumpStart, a five week summer session that begins July 18, 2011. This session will include a freethree-hour course (SmartStart) as well as a special Academic Power Tools (APT) class. The following criteria will be used in placingconditional standing students for the fall 2011 semester: Those that receive an earned grade of at least a “C” in both the three-hour SmartStart class and the APT class will be allowed toenroll in the fall 2011 semester as a student in good academic standing. Those that receive an earned grade lower than a “C” in either the three-hour SmartStart class or the APT class will have theirenrollment status for the fall 2011 semester reviewed by the Academic Review Committee for a final admissions decision. Those that receive an “F” in the three-hour SmartStart class or the APT class will be academically dismissed prior to the fall 2011semester.Subjects Required for AdmissionApplicants to freshman standing must have, at the minimum, the following subjects in their secondary program:1. Three units of English, excluding journalism and communication.2. Two units of mathematics, one of which must be algebra. If Algebra 1 has not been taken, MATH 080 must be taken to make up for thisdeficiency.3. Two units of science. A college class in biology, chemistry, or physics must be taken in addition to general education science requirements ifthis condition is not met.4. Two units of social studies. If one of these two units is not World History, HIST 174 , HIST 175 , HIST 364 , HIST 365 , HIST 374 , HIST375 , HIST 386 , HIST 387 or HIST 388 must be taken as part of the General Education requirements.5. Two units in a foreign language are required for a B.A. degree. If deficient, one year of a foreign language at the college level will berequired.6. Computer competency is strongly recommended.Admission of Transfer StudentsRegular AcceptanceTransfer students must submit a transcript from an officially accredited college or university, with evidence of a GPA of 2.00 in major subjects, as wellas a minimum composite ACT (American College Test) of 18 or an SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) of 870 prior to registration. Students who have atransfer GPA of 2.50 or above in 12 hours of major subjects such as general education courses offered at Southern in general education areas A, C, D, E(see Catalog under Academic Policies, General Education ), may be exempt from the ACT/SAT requirement unless required by individual departmentor school.