UA Institutes New Admissions Standards Beginning This Fall

Beginning this Fall, entering freshmen must present 16 units of high school core courses, where a "unit" means a full year--two semesters--of courses. These 16 units must include 4 units of English, 3 units of social studies, 3 units of natural science, 3 units of mathematics, and 3 units of electives chosen from English, foreign languages, oral communications, mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, and social studies. Entering freshmen must also present either (1) a high school grade-point average of 3.0 or higher, or (2) an ACT composite score of 20 or higher (SAT 930), or (3) significant evidence of the student's potential to succeed at the University. "Significant evidence" may include such information as the high school core grade-point average, rank in class, letters of recommendation, or evidence of leadership, community service, special talents, or other indicators that the student is prepared for college work. For freshman transfer students the revised requirements are 24 hours of transferrable course credits from any accredited instituion of higher education with a grade-point average of 2.0 or higher. *

Note: This information was correct when it was written (in 1998) but may not be current. Please go to http://apply.uark.edu for current information.