Entrance Requirements and Guidelines
Entrance Requirements and Guidelines
Below are the basic requirements and guidelines relating to your admission application.
Course Work Competency Requirements*
All freshman and transfer applicants under age 22 must satisfactorily complete the Arizona Board of Regents’ course work competencies.
Refer to the table below for the course work competency requirements and for specific scores and/or courses needed.
To make up any course work deficiencies with transferable college courses, see the right-hand column in the table below.
If you have met a subject area in high school, you do not need to satisfy college course work requirements in that area for admission purposes.
*Academic aptitude as demonstrated by course work competency requirements is one of many factors considered in the review of an application.
High School Competency Requirements |
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Subject areas |
Arizona Board of Regents' requirements |
or ACT scores |
or SAT score |
or College course work to make up deficiencies |
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English Composition Literature
4 units/years
composition or literature
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English I
English II English III English IV |
English sub score of 21 or above
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SAT Reasoning Test:
critical reading score of 530 or above |
One 3-credit English course
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Mathematics 4 units/years
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Algebra I
Geometry Algebra II
Advanced Math for which Algebra II is a prerequisite
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Math sub score of 24 or above
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SAT Reasoning Test:
math score of 540 or above |
One 3-credit course at the college algebra level or higher
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Laboratory Science
3 units/years |
One unit from any three of the following: biology, chemistry, physics, earth science, integrated lab science (may include advanced study in one area)
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Natural science sub score of 20 or above
(Test scores may be used to demonstrate competency in one (1) science only)
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SAT Subject Test scores:
chemistry—600 or above; biology—590 or above; physics—620 or above |
Three 4-credit lab science courses (only two may be in the same field)
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Social Science
2 units/years |
One unit of American history; one additional unit from: (European/world history, economics, sociology, geography, government, psychology, anthropology)
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Equivalent not available
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SAT Subject Test scores:
American history/social studies: 560 or above; European world culture: 580 or above |
One 3-credit American history course and one 3-credit social science course
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Second language
2 units/years |
Two units of the same language
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Attain a minimum score on a national standardized language test, such as AP, CLEP Subject Examination, or SAT Subject Test; or earn certified placement into third college-level semester of higher based on an exam given by an accredited institution of higher education; or other forms of verification are available, please call 520.621.3237
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One year of study in the same language; includes American Sign Language
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Fine Arts
1 unit/year |
One unit of fine arts or any combination of two semesters of high school fine arts
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N/A
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N/A
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One 3-credit fine arts class
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Applicants must have an unweighted overall grade point average of 2.0 (A=4.0) in each subject area and may not have more than two deficiencies. Students may not have deficiencies in both math and laboratory science or in the same subject area.
Admissions Decisions Please use the following link to learn more about our Admissions Decisions. There is also information regarding specific major requirements.
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