Undergraduate Catalog - University of Louisiana at Monroe

2012-2013 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG
to the University of Louisiana at Monroe, Office
of Recruitment/Admissions, 700 University Ave.,
Monroe, LA 71209-1160. Students who have
earned a GED (high school equivalency diploma)
should submit official GED results to the same
address.
3. ACT/SAT SCORE: Official scores from
either the ACT or SAT should be submitted
electronically to ULM and must be received prior
to enrollment. ACT Test (ULM Code-015980)
information is available at www.actstudent.
org. Tests are given at designated centers in
September, October, December, February, April,
and June. Internationally, tests are administered
at designated centers in October, December,
February, April, and June. Register online or
call (319) 337-1270. SAT (ULM Code-6482)
information is available at www.sat.collegeboard.
org. It is administered at designated centers in
September, October, December, February, April,
and June. Tests are administered internationally
as well. Register online or by mail. Detailed
information on both tests is also available from
high school principals or counselors.
MINIMUM ADMISSION STANDARDS
First-Time Freshmen
To be eligible for immediate admission, a first-time
freshman student must:
1. Complete the Regents Core: 19 units (from Core
Curriculum). Those courses in the English, Math,
Science, Social Studies, Foreign Language, and Art
categories as defined in the Core 4 Curriculum listed
in the Department of Education Bulletins 741.
http://www.doe.state.la.us/bese/policies.html
(Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators,
Section 2318; Louisiana Handbook for Non-public
School Administrators, Section 2109), and
2. Earn a 2.35 minimum overall high school GPA, and
3. Require no more than one developmental course:
Minimum ACT subscore:
• English ≥ 18 (SAT Verbal ≥ 450)
• Mathematics ≥ 19 (SAT Math ≥ 460)
4. And meet one of the following requirements:
• 2.00 minimum Core GPA, or
• 21 minimum ACT composite score
For admissions purposes, a First-Time Freshman
is a student under the age of 25 who has never attended
any college or other post-secondary institution. This
includes students enrolled in the fall term who attended
college for the first time in the prior summer term and
those who entered with college credit earned before
graduation from high school.
Students who are 25 years or older must refer to
Adult Learner admissions standards.
All students are encouraged to apply for
admission even if they do not meet the above criteria.
Such applications will be reviewed on an individual basis
and evaluated to determine likelihood of success at ULM.
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International students should refer to ULM
Admission Standards for International Students.
Students who are not admitted to ULM should
consider a 2 + 2 Community College.
TRANSFER STUDENTS (under age 25)
1. APPLICATION: Complete and submit an
undergraduate application and pay the
appropriate admission fee online at www.ulm.
edu/apply (a paper application may also be
downloaded and completed)..
2. TRANSCRIPTS: Request the Registrar of each
college or university forward a complete and
official transcript of work. An official transcript is
one mailed directly from one institution to another
and bears the institution’s seal, Registrar’s
signature, and date of issuance. Transcripts
should be mailed to the University of Louisiana at
Monroe, Office of Recruitment/Admissions, 700
University Ave., Monroe, LA 71209-1160.
3. IF FEWER THAN 18 COLLEGE-LEVEL
ACADEMIC HOURS EARNED: A transfer
applicant who has earned fewer than 18 collegelevel
academic hours will be considered a First-
Time Freshman for admissions purposes. See
previous section for selective admissions criteria
and application information
4. ACT/SAT SCORES: ULM reserves the right to
require ACT/SAT scores for transfer students
whose grades earned do not reflect satisfactory
college-level performance.
MINIMUM ADMISSION STANDARDS
Transfer Students
To be eligible for immediate admission, a transfer
student must have earned:
a transferable associate degree (AA or AS), or
1) 18 college-level academic hours, with a
2) 2.00 minimum GPA, and
3) have completed a college-level English AND
a college-level mathematics course designed to fulfill
general educational requirements.
• A Transfer Student is a new applicant to ULM who
has previously attended another US postsecondary
institution. The DOES NOT include students enrolled
for the first time in the summer.
• Students transferring from non-US postsecondary
institutions must meet minimum standards.
Admissions decisions will be made after receipt of
academic transcript evaluation from an accredited
evaluation service (WES is preferred - www.wes.org)