Admission:
Undergraduate Admission Standards
| Effective Date: |
06.22.77 |
Revision Date: |
01.18.1978 |
| Chapter Name: |
Admission
and Financial Aid |
Policy Number: |
7.1.1 |
| Policy Name: |
Admission:
Undergraduate Admission Standards |
|
FRESHPERSON APPLICANTS
Regular Admission
Students applying directly from high school or
applicants who have not attained the
age of 21 must meet current standards
for GPA and SAT or ACT test scores.
Please inquire with EMU's Admissions
Office for information.
PASS Admission (Promote Academic Survival and Success)
New freshperson applicants not qualifying for regular
admission on the basis of predicted
grade point average may be considered
for admission to the PASS Program if
they meet current standards that demonstrate
the potential for success at the college
level.
NOTE: Freshperson applicants who do not meet the
above criteria but for whom there are extenuating
circumstances may be considered for admission by
the Academic Standards and Admissions Committee
(forrnerly the Academic Standards Committee).
TRANSFER APPLICANTS
Transfer applicants must meet current GPA standards
for transfer of all previous college work.
Applicants who have earned less than
12 hours of transferable credit will
be judged by the "Freshperson
Applicant" criteria.
A transfer applicant with a
GPA lower than normal admissions standards
may, under special circumstances, be
considered for admission by the Academic
Standards and Admissions Committee.
VETERANS
Veterans with a high school diploma or equivalent
G.E.D. with more than 181 days of consecutive
duty will be admitted upon receipt of the application
for admission, the application fee,
a high school transcript (or results of G.E.D.),
and the DD-214. If the applicant has attempted any
college work since release from active duty, the
applicant will be reviewed as a transfer applicant.
Veterans released from active service for reason
of disability will be considered as having met the
181 consecutive days' requirement.
GUEST STUDENT ADMISSION
A student who is regularly matriculated and is
in good standing in another regionally accredited
college or university may be admitted as a guest
student. The student assumes full responsibility
for deter- mining whether or not the courses taken
at-this university will apply to his/her program
of study. A guest student is urged to have the courses
to be taken approved in advance by the registrar
of the college or university to which the credits
are to be transferred. A guest student is subject
to the academic policies of Eastern Michigan University
while in attendance here.
DUAL ENROLLMENT
A student may be enrolled at Eastern Michigan University
while maintaining a primary enrollment in a high
school or a community college. Certification by
the primary institution is necessary to be considered
for admission.
NONTRADITIONAL ADMISSION
Applicants who are 21 years of age or older, have
a high school diploma (or equivalent G.E.D.) and
have not attempted any college work will be considered
for admission without further requirements. However,
such admitted students may be required to take selected
tests for advising purposes only.
Admission to Eastern Michigan University does not
insure admission to an academic department or admission
to a major.
| Authority
for Creation or Revision: |
|
Minutes of the Board of Regents, June 22, 1977; para. .1817M.
Minutes
of the Board of Regents, January 18, 1978; para. .1881M.
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