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Additional Requirements after Being Granted Admission
to ACU.
1. Residence Halls
ACU Box 29004; Abilene, Texas 79699-9004
McKinzie Hall, 1750 Campus Court
Phone: 325-674-2066
Fax: 325-674-2434 6475
Email: reslife@acu.edu
Web: www.acu.edu/reslife
All students who have been out of high school less than two years
are required to live in ACU residence halls. Newly admitted
students must request housing online through their myACU portal.
Assignments are made according to several factors, including the
date applications are completed within the portal, roommate
preferences, and hall availability. Current students apply for
second-year residence halls through a lottery process held in the
spring semester of each year. An off-campus housing petition is
required of students who are making a special request to live off
campus with their parent or guardian, because they are married,
because they have been out of high school more than two years,
or because they are 21 or older. To obtain an application, please
visit www.acu.edu/reslife. Additional information on living and
learning at ACU can be found in the Residence Life Education
and Housing section of this catalog.
2. Student Immunization Form
ACU Box 28154; Abilene, Texas 79699-8154
McKinzie Hall East, Room 101
Phone: 325-674-2625
Fax: 325-674-6998
Web: www.acu.edu/medical
Completed student immunization forms with a current
medical history and immunization records is required at the
time of registration. Student immunization forms must be
submitted to Health Services by July 15 for the fall term.
Deadline for the spring term is December 1.
To ensure the health and safety of our campus, immunization
against communicable diseases is extremely important.
Vaccination against Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) and
Meningococcal Meningitis, as well as a Tetanus booster and a
completed Tuberculosis questionnaire, are required of all first-
time freshmen and transfer students.
Please have the Student Immunization Form completed and
signed by a health care professional, or complete the form and
include an official photocopy of your records (see list of
acceptable records below), and send to:
Student Immunization Form
ACU Box 29000
Abilene, Texas 79699-9000
Or fax it to 325-674-2130.
Acceptable records demonstrating your immunizations may be
obtained from any of the following (No other documentation will
be accepted):
* High School or Previous College or University Records -
These may contain some, but not all of your immunization
information. They must have an official stamp or signature.
Your immunization records do not transfer automatically. You
must request a copy.
* Personal Shot Records - Must be verified by a doctor's stamp
or signature or by a clinic or health department stamp.* Local Health Department
* Military Records or WHO (World Health Organization)
DocumentsBe certain that your name, date of birth and ID number appear
on each sheet and that all forms are submitted together. The
records must include the dates of vaccine administration -
including the month, day and year. All records must be in
English. Please keep a copy for your records.
If you have any questions, please call the ACU Health Services
Office at 325-674-2625 or visit the web site at
www.acu.edu/medical.
Bachelor of Applied Studies
(Non-Traditional) Admission
Lynda Thornton, Advisor
Department of Applied Studies
ACU Box 28082; Abilene, Texas 79699-8082
Hunter Welcome Center
Phone: 325-674-2505
Fax: 325-674-6903
Email: thorntonl@acu.edu
Web: www.acu.edu/bas
The College of Arts and Sciences offers the Bachelor of Applied
Studies to encourage adults to obtain a bachelor's degree. A student
may begin a degree program at the entry level or a student may be able
to combine previous college experience with knowledge obtained
outside the classroom to form a foundation for degree completion.
Special efforts are made to incorporate adult learners into the
university environment.
Special off-campus offerings, Study Abroad activities or
intercollegiate courses will be subject to additional costs and require
an advisor's approval.
Admission Requirements
1. Minimum age of 25.
2. Minimum of two years work or volunteer experience.
3. Interview with the BAS advisor.
4. Bachelor of Applied Studies Application and non-refundable
application fee.
5. Satisfactory official transcripts of all previous college work. A
high school transcript is required if fewer than 30 college
semester hours have been earned.
6. A two-page, typed statement of purpose.
7. Two letters of recommendation from non-family members (one
personal, one academic or job-related).
8. Without an associate's degree or with fewer than 64 acceptable
college semester hours, appropriate test scores (e.g. SAT/ACT,
COMPASS, WAIS, TONI or placement testing) are required.
International Student Admission
Kevin Kehl, Executive Director
Center for International and Intercultural Education
ACU Box 28226, Abilene, Texas 79699-8226 USA
Hardin Administration Building, Room 124
Phone: 325-674-2710
Fax: 325-674-2966
Email: kehlk@acu.edu
Web: www.acu.edu/admissions/international
International students applying for admission to Abilene Christian
University are given the same consideration as other students, except
that they must also submit scores on the Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) and show evidence of ability to understand anduse English sufficiently well to succeed in their work at ACU. The
Center for International and Intercultural Education issues the 1-20
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