Catalog of Abilene Christian University, 1990-1991 Page: 9
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Admission Requirements 9
Admission
Requirements
Students at Abilene Christian University are, in general,
well prepared academically, strong in character, and
highly motivated. One of the goals of the Director of Admissions
is to admit a broad range of well prepared students
from various cultural backgrounds, geographic
locations, economic levels, and age groups. The
availability of student financial aid facilitates this goal by
permitting the school to consider applicants without
regard to their ability to pay full tuition costs. See "Financial
Aid," p. 148.
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
Telephone: 674-2650 (in Abilene)
1-800-333-4ACU (outside Abilene)
For School of Nursing admission requirements, see
pp. 124-25.
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 applications
from students who have not graduated from
high school but have passed the General Educational
Development 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 arealso considered, and students who have 65 or more
semester hours of transferable college credit are not required
to take the ACT or SAT. 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 at the same time 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 for Academic Affairs. Transfers from nonaccredited
institutions must complete 30 semester hours at
ACU with at least a 2.0 (C) average to validate prior college
work.
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.
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.
Veterans Admission
Veterans applying for admission to the university should
follow the same procedures as others, but they should also
contact, as early as possible, the Coordinator of Veterans
Affairs in the Registrar's Office to expedite handling of
VA forms needed to qualify for benefits. Veterans should
submit evidence of satisfactory completion of Service
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