St. Ambrose University 518 West Locust Davenport Iowa 52803 admit

General Information
dures as stated in the Admissions section of the
catalog (certain exceptions apply for transfer students).
Results help ensure appropriate placement
in beginning courses.
Tutoring
The tutoring program is available to all
St. Ambrose students at no cost (see full description
under Student Success Center).
Admissions
Undergraduate Admission Requirements
Admission as a Freshman
A. Full Admission
Individuals are eligible for admission to
St. Ambrose University as a freshman if they
meet the following requirements:
1. Have a cumulative grade point average of
2.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale) from an accredited
high school.
AND EITHER
2. Have a composite score of 20 or above on
the American College Testing Program
(ACT) or a 950 or above on the Scholastic
Aptitude Test (SAT) of the College Board.
Students who graduated from high school
five or more years ago do not need to supply
ACT or SAT scores.
OR
3. Graduate in the upper half of their senior
class.
B. Provisional Admission
Students who are ineligible for full admission
because they do not meet the above standards
may be admitted on a provisional basis.
Minimum requirements for this provisional
status include a 2.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0
non-weighted system and a score of 16 on the
ACT or 770 on the SAT. Though this minimum
requirement was not stated in the
1997–1999 and 1999–2001 catalogs, it is a
continual requirement for provisional admission.
The academic progress of provisional
students is monitored each semester by the
Board of Studies.
C. Petition Process
Applicants not meeting the minimum criteria
for either category above may petition the
Admissions Standards Committee. More information
on this process is available from the
Admissions Office.
D. Health History
All undergraduate students are required to
have on file in the Health Services Office a
properly completed health form which
includes a health history, a physical examination
by a physician, nurse practitioner, physician’s
assistant or any other primary health
care provider and immunization dates. This
information is confidential and is available
only to the Director of Health Services.
Release of any health information requires the
student’s signature.
E. Placement Tests
All undergraduate students are required to fulfill
the following place ment procedures:
Reading placement–Students with and ACT
reading score of 19 or lower will be required
to take LS 100; take a writing placement test;
Math Skills Requirement–1) Test into MATH
191 on the Functions and Graphs Placement
Test; or 2) Have a Math ACT subscore of 23
AND have completed a high school math
course through Analysis of Pre-Calculus or
Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry; or 3)
Score 50 or higher on the College Algebra
CLEP exam.
Admission as a Transfer
A. Full Admission
Transfer students are eligible for admission to
St. Ambrose University if they meet the following
requirements:
1. Have submitted official transcripts from an
accredited high school or GED program,
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