2003-2004 - The University of Scranton

Admission
The Admissions Committee of The University
of Scranton will make the final decision
on applications for admission. In reaching
this decision, the committee will consider
a number of factors: demonstrated evidence
of a student’s academic ability, intellectual
curiosity, strength of character and motivation;
the student’s high school record, class
rank, and extracurricular activities; SAT
and/or ACT scores.
University Information
The Office of Admissions offers prospective
students a wide variety of information about
The University of Scranton through various
publications. Prospective students can
request materials by contacting:
Director of Admissions
The University of Scranton
Scranton, PA 18510
Telephone: (570) 941-7540 or
1-888-SCRANTON
Fax: (570) 941-5928
E-mail: admissions@scranton.edu
Web: www.scranton.edu/admissions
Required High School
Preparation
Students wishing to enroll in any of several
undergraduate programs offered by the University
must have completed a total of 16 or
more high school academic units covering
grades 9-12. The term “unit” refers to a high
school course taught four or five hours weekly
throughout an academic year of 36 weeks
duration. Unit requirements and preferred
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distribution of secondary courses are given in
the table below.
Applicants without high school credit in
modern languages may be accepted if they
present 16 acceptable units. A single year of
language in high school will not be counted
as a unit to satisfy the requirements for
admission.
Mathematics includes elementary, intermediate,
and advanced algebra; plane and solid
geometry; trigonometry, analysis, and any
other college-preparatory course. Applicants
for science and engineering programs must
include trigonometry and must have earned a
grade of 85 in each mathematics course.
Applicants for the nursing programs should
include chemistry and biology in their high
school programs.
Science includes biology, chemistry, physics
and other college-preparatory courses. Preengineering
applicants are urged to include
physics in their high school preparation.
Campus Visit Programs
The best way to experience The University
of Scranton is to visit for yourself. Individuals
can schedule a visit that includes a campus
tour, a group information session, sitting in
on a class or a personal session with an
Admissions Counselor. Additional opportunities
include two fall Open Houses, a Royal
Nights overnight program and Freshman
Preview Day in the spring for accepted high
school seniors. Tours and individual appointments
are available throughout the year, Monday
through Friday and some Saturdays. To
arrange a visit, please call 1-888-SCRANTON
(choose option “1”), (570) 941-6654 or e-mail
us at admissions@scranton.edu.
College Program Choice
Business, Science, Education,
High School Unit Arts OT, PT, Engineering Social Science
Req. Pref. Req. Pref. Req. Pref.
English 4 4 4 4 4 4
History and Social Science 2 3 2 3 2 3
Foreign Language 2 2+ 2 2+ 2 2+
College-Preparatory Mathematics 3 4 4 4 3 4
Science 1 2+ 3 3+ 1 2+
Other acceptable units 4 1 4
Total 16+ 16+ 16+