University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
FALL 1996 AND SPRING 1997

• Good Standing
• Conditional Admission
• Special Admission

Good Standing

In order to be admitted in Good Standing to UNK as an entering freshman, an applicant under 21 years of age must be a graduate of an accredited high school, and meet one of the following sets of conditions:

A. Have completed the following subjects:

1. Language Arts: 3 years of English required which must include 1 year of composition plus 1 year selected from speech, journalism, or foreign language.

   Total: 4 Units*

2. Mathematics: 1 year of algebra required and 1 year selected from geometry, advanced algebra, trigonometry, calculus, or computer science.

   Total: 2 Units*

3. Sciences: such as biology, physics, chemistry, earth sciences, life sciences.

   Total: 2 Units*

4. Social Sciences: such as American government, American history, world history, psychology, sociology, economics, or anthropology.

   Total: 2 Units*

* A Unit is equivalent to one school year in a class, grades 9-12.

Although not a requirement, students planning to attend UNK are encouraged to take elective courses in foreign language (at least a 2 year sequence), fine arts, and/or humanities.

B. Rank in the upper one-half of their graduating high school class.

C. Present a composite ACT score of 20 or a combined score of 850 on the SAT.

Conditional Admission

High school graduates who cannot meet one of the above options may be admitted on a conditional basis.

A. High school graduates who cannot meet one of the above options may be admitted on a conditional basis if they have successfully completed the following courses:

3 Units of English (including one unit of composition)
1 Unit of Algebra

B. A number of students (not exceeding five percent of the full-time entering Fall Freshman class) may be admitted even though they do not meet admission requirements, providing that they show good promise of success in college work.

To advance from conditional to good standing, a student must successfully complete at least one college-level course in each area of deficiency within 24 credit hours of matriculation at UNK.

Special Admission

A student may be admitted in Good Standing or Conditional Admission depending on individual circumstances and background. Applicants under 21 years of age who do not hold a high school diploma from an accredited high school may be admitted if they present evidence of equivalent academic training, such as a certificate of high school equivalency (i.e., the General Educational Development [GED] Test), high school transcript, and scores on the SAT or ACT test.

Adults over 21 years of age do not need to meet the above requirements for admission. Those who show evidence of ability to do college work, may be considered for special admission.