Admission Referral System Pilot Program

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1 Admission Referral System Pilot Program Report on the Admission Referral System Pilot Program (H.B., General Appropriations Act, Rider 6, Page III-5 of the 78th Texas Legislature) October 004 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Student Services Division

2 Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Jerry Farrington (Chairman) Dallas Robert W. Shepard (Vice Chairman) Harlingen Cathy Obriotti Green (Secretary of the Board) San Antonio Neal W. Adams Bedford Laurie Bricker Houston Ricardo G. Cigarroa, M.D. Laredo Paul Foster El Paso Gerry Griffin Hunt Carey Hobbs Waco George L. McWilliams Texarkana Nancy R. Neal Lubbock Lorraine Perryman Odessa Curtis Ransom Dallas A. W. Whit Riter, III Tyler Terdema L. Ussery II Dallas Coordinating Board Mission The mission of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is to work with the Legislature, Governor, governing boards, higher education institutions and other entities to provide the people of Texas the widest access to higher education of the highest quality in the most efficient manner. THECB Strategic Plan Coordinating Board Philosophy The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board will promote access to quality higher education across the state with the conviction that access without quality is mediocrity and that quality without access is unacceptable. The Board will be open, ethical, responsive, and committed to public service. The Board will approach its work with a sense of purpose and responsibility to the people of Texas and is committed to the best use of public monies. The Coordinating Board will engage in actions that add value to Texas and to higher education; the agency will avoid efforts that do not add value or that are duplicated by other entities. THECB Strategic Plan

3 Executive Summary The 78th Texas Legislature, through Rider 6, page III-5, of the General Appropriations Act, mandated the Coordinating Board, the Texas Common Application Advisory Committee, and The University of Texas at Austin to continue the pilot program to assist students who are denied admission to the institution of their first choice in gaining admission to another college or university. The rider states: Admission Referral System Pilot Program. Out of funds appropriated above, the Higher Education Coordinating Board and its Common Application Committee shall design and implement a pilot program for a college admission referral system to be administered at no cost to students. The University of Texas at Austin will assist the Coordinating Board in developing the pilot program by providing the necessary modifications to the Common Application System. The pilot system should be designed to refer and facilitate the admission of students who have been denied admission to the institution of their first choice to other Texas public higher education institutions. In no way should the pilot program interfere with existing provisional admission programs already in place at higher education institutions. Participation by institutions in the pilot program shall be on a voluntary basis. The pilot program shall begin operation with the Fall 00 semester. The Coordinating Board, in conjunction with the institutions participating in the pilot program, shall produce a report evaluating the pilot program no later than vember, 003 and vember, 004. Coordinating Board staff and the Board s Texas Common Application Advisory Committee had many lengthy discussions about how best to implement an admission referral system pilot program. Ultimately, they chose to use The University of Texas at Austin s Coordinated Program (CAP). In addition, a survey of all general academic teaching institutions determined which institutions already have alternative admissions and/or referral programs in place. Nineteen of 3 institutions offer students an alternative or provisional admissions program. In addition, four institutions are open-admissions institutions; that is, high school graduates who complete an application are admitted. The remaining eight institutions refer and encourage students who are denied admissions to apply to local community colleges. The first legislatively mandated report on the pilot program was presented to the Board in October 003. This second report updates the data and notes actions that have been implemented. The University of Texas at Austin s Coordinated Program (CAP) continued to serve as the pilot program. Our findings indicate that CAP, the pilot program, is successful in getting students referred and admitted to alternative institutions. Based on this finding, the report recommends that institutions that do not have formal alternative admissions or referral programs be required to implement a referral system to all academically prepared students either at the system level or with local community colleges or other institutions.

4 Eighty-six percent of the students who were not admitted to an institution of higher education in Texas applied to only one institution. Based on this finding, the College for Texans Campaign s GO Centers and the Coordinating Board-sponsored College Enrollment Workshops have begun to promote the idea that all students should apply to more than one institution. These measures should help increase the percentage of students who pursue higher education in Texas and prove helpful in meeting the participation goal of the state s higher education plan, Closing the Gaps by 05. should be informed that there are alternatives if they are not admitted to the institutions to which they have applied. While each university gives some of this information to students who are denied admissions, students should be informed of their options prior to applying for admissions. To help facilitate this, information encouraging students to apply to more than one institution was added to the electronic common application web site. Each university was asked to add a sentence to its denial letter to direct students to this web page and encourage them to apply to another institution. The information on the web site includes a list of all Texas public universities, grouped by application fee. Links lead to contact and admissions information for each public university. The web site also directs students to the page at that links to the Texas public community colleges and other Texas institutions of higher education. This fall, Coordinating Board staff is sending letters to all high school counselors asking them to encourage students to apply to more than one institution of higher education and to pass this message on to others (i. e., English teachers) who help students complete the admissions application. All of the College for Texans Campaign s GO Centers and their partners will be asked to encourage students to do the same and to include this information when staff counsel students as part of the Coordinating Board-sponsored College Enrollment Workshops. These recommendations will help Texas meet the participation goal of the state s higher education plan, Closing the Gaps by 05.

5 Report on the Admission Referral System Pilot Program Background The 78th Texas Legislature, through Rider 6, page III-5, of the General Appropriations Act, mandated the Coordinating Board, the Texas Common Application Advisory Committee, and The University of Texas at Austin to continue the pilot program to assist students who are denied admission to the institution of their first choice in gaining admission to another college or university. As recommended by the Texas Common Application Advisory Committee, The University of Texas at Austin s Coordinated Admission Program was used as a program model and is an example of a system-wide application referral system. In addition, data was collected from the 35 public institutions of higher education to provide details on the availability of alternative or provisional admissions programs at each institution and the level of advice given to students who were denied admission. The Role of the Texas Common Application The Texas Common Application provides a mechanism for students to self-refer themselves to more than one institution. can complete one application, either electronic or paper, and apply to as many public universities as they wish. no longer have to complete repetitive, lengthy forms each time they apply to more than one public university in the state. The Texas Common Application simplifies the college admission process and improves access to higher education for all Texans. Data Collection Data collected shows that each of the 35 Texas public universities helps direct students to other institutions if they are denied admission to the first institution. (See Attachment A.) Universities within systems direct students to other system schools or other institutions of higher education. Universities outside of a university system typically direct students to a local or regional community college. Four of the institutions surveyed indicated that they do not deny any applicants; however, students must apply to enroll. For purposes of this report, students who were offered provisional admissions were combined with those who were part of a referral admissions program. Over the past seven or eight years, many universities have moved away from offering provisional admissions programs and have begun offering referral programs. Nineteen institutions have a formal referral system today. In a typical referral program, a university will refer a student to a particular institution of higher education and require the student to complete specified coursework with a specified grade-point

6 average. If the student is successful, then the university will admit the student. The Coordinated Program offered by the University of Texas at Austin is a referral program. The last column on Attachment A gives a brief description of the programs offered by each university. The following table shows the numbers and percentages of students who applied to public universities and were either accepted or denied admission to an institution of higher education in Texas for summer and fall 003. Application Statistics for Texas Public University for Summer and Fall 003* Total Applicants to Public Universities 94,674 Applicants Denied at Every Public University to Which They Applied 9,3 9.8% Applicants Enrolled in Public Universities 54, % Applicants t Accepted and t Enrolled in Texas Higher Education 35, % Of Those Denied, Enrolled in Texas Higher Education (includes public and private universities and community colleges) 4,49 4.7% t Found in Texas Higher Education 4,90 5.% Applicants Denied Admission After Applying to Only One 8, % *These are unduplicated numbers. Many students apply to more than one institution. Source: CBM00B Report Coordinated Program (CAP) Some students who are not offered regular admission to The University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin) are offered admission through the Coordinated Admission Program (CAP). Approximately one-third of the students offered CAP enrolled in the program. Below is an outline of the CAP process:. UT-Austin notifies applicants that they are being offered admission through CAP.

7 . Each applicant selects a participating UT System university, other than UT-Austin, in which to enroll. are sent an acceptance contract, which states the requirements for participation. must complete the contract and return it by May. 3. When the student's acceptance contract is received, UT-Austin forwards the student's application materials to his or her selected campus. ( are not charged any additional application or enrollment fees.) 4. Applicants who successfully complete 30 semester credit hours of transferable coursework with at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA before July of the following year are eligible to enroll at UT-Austin to complete a degree. CAP students do not have to reapply for admission to UT-Austin after completing the CAP requirements, and they do not have to pay any additional enrollment fees. who successfully complete CAP are guaranteed admission to UT-Austin in either the College of Liberal Arts or the College of Natural Sciences. They may choose to compete for admission into other areas, but they are not guaranteed admission to any college other than these two. The UT-Austin Office follows up with each CAP participant late in the fall semester with details about how the process works and answers any questions the students may have. CAP Details Beginning semester: CAP students must begin studies at their selected universities in the fall semester following the offer. Required credit: Only credit that the CAP students earn through coursework at their selected universities counts toward the required 30 hours of credit needed for transfer to UT-Austin. (Placement credit cannot count toward the required 30 hours.) Failure to complete requirements on time: If a student does not complete the CAP requirements by July of the following year, the student will no longer be guaranteed admission to UT-Austin. Such students may, however, apply for transfer, but their previous CAP offer won't be considered in the admission decision. Housing and financial aid at universities in the UT System: The UT System participating institutions have made a commitment to provide any available housing and financial aid for which a student qualifies. Participating s The University of Texas at Arlington The University of Texas at Brownsville The University of Texas at El Paso The University of Texas-Pan American The University of Texas of the Permian Basin The University of Texas at San Antonio 3

8 Coordinated Program (CAP) Participating s Fall 00 Fall 00 Fall 003 Fall 004 Recommendations Percent Percent Percent Percent Enrolled Enrolled Enrolled Enrolled UT Arlington 0 35% % 673 3% 334 4% UT El Paso 9 3% 4 % 4 % 3 % UT Pan American % 6 3% 39 % 35 3% UT Permian Basin 6 % 6 % 5 % % UT San Antonio 35 59% 59 60%,30 63% % UT Brownsville (began participating Fall 004) n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 5 0% Total Enrolled in CAP ,089,366 Total Offered CAP,0 3,407 6,58 4,348 CAP Returning to UT Austin % % % CAP Returning to CAP Campus % % % * Twelfth class day reports for this period are not yet available. Our findings indicate that CAP, the pilot program, is successful in getting students referred and admitted to alternative institutions. Based on this finding, the report recommends that institutions that do not have formal alternative admissions or referral programs be required to implement a referral system to all academically prepared students either at the system level or with local community colleges or other institutions. should be informed that there are alternatives if they are not admitted to one or any of the institutions to which they have applied. While each university gives some of this information to students who are denied admissions, students should be informed of their options prior to applying for admissions. To help facilitate this, information encouraging students to apply to more than one institution was added to the electronic common application web site. Each university was asked to add a sentence to its denial letter to direct students to this web page and encourage them to apply to another institution. The information on the web site includes a list of all Texas public universities, grouped by application fee. Links lead to contact and admissions information for each public university. The web site also directs students to the page at that links to the Texas public community colleges and other Texas institutions of higher education. This fall, Coordinating Board staff is sending letters to all high school counselors asking them to encourage students to apply to more than one institution of higher education and to pass this message on to others (i. e., English teachers) who help students complete the admissions application. All of the College for Texans Campaign s GO Centers and their partners will be asked to encourage students to do the same and to include this information when staff counsel students as part of the Coordinating Board-sponsored College Enrollment Workshops. These recommendations will help Texas meet the participation goal of the state s higher education plan, Closing the Gaps by not available* not available*

9 their application) Total Accepted Program? Offers Fall 00 t Given Offer applications) Brief Description of Program Offered or Referral Advice Given Angelo State University 3,49,598 X, All students are offered one of the Programs. 0. Academic Year Admission. A high school graduate who has completed a college preparatory curriculum and has a 50% or greater probability of earning a.35 GPA during his or her freshman year at ASU may be admitted on a provisional basis. Applicants who have not satisfactorily completed at least four years of English, three years of mathematics, three years of social science, and three years of natural science in grades 9- must have a 50% or greater probability of earning a.60 GPA during their freshman year at ASU. admitted provisionally under this program must register for courses only at ASU while on provisional admission status and must complete semester credit hours of prescribed course work at ASU during both the fall semester and spring semester. Transfer credits will not be considered in connection with the admission or subsequent status of a provisionally-admitted student.. Summer Program. Must enroll as a full-time student during a six-week summer term, complete six SCH of prescribed coursework at ASU, and pass all coursework attempted. First-time applicants who do not meet the published criteria for unconditional admission are asked to include with the regular application a one-page, handwritten statement that addresses personal and academic goals, with particular attention to any academic shortcomings, why they exist, and how they will be overcome. Lamar University,53,368 X 45, Alternative admission: Individual Approval Admission A. Applicants who fail to meet the requirements for "Unconditional Admission" may be considered on an "Individual Approval" basis. A limited number of applicants may be admitted under this provision. B. Student admitted as "Individual Approvals" are subject to mandatory advisement, maximum enrollment in 6 credit hours in a summer semester and 4 hours in a fall or spring semester, and must successfully complete at least 9 credit hours of collegiate (non-developmental) courses with a GPA of.0 or higher within months of their first registration at Lamar University. al Survey

10 their application) Total Accepted Program? Offers Fall 00 t Given Offer applications) Brief Description of Program Offered or Referral Advice Given Midwestern State University,96,783 X Letters are sent suggesting students attend junior college and after earning 8 or more hours of non-remedial course work, then reapply to MSU as a transfer student. are also advised to contact Midwestern for equivalency with institution they choose to attend to make sure courses will transfer. Prairie View A&M University,08,969 X 0, are denied admission if their GPA is below.0, and they may appeal to the and Academic Standards Committee. They are advised to enroll in a community/junior college. Once they earn 5 transferable credit hours and a.0 GPA, they can reapply. Sam Houston State University 4,936 3,789 X, denied admission are encouraged to attend a community college and earn transfer credit hours with a.0 GPA or to repeat the ACT or SAT to earn the required score. Stephen F. Austin University 5,65 4,85 X 793, Summer Program. must complete 3 SCH with overall C (.0) average in order to continue in the fall semester.. Academic Opportunity Program (AOP). must have significant extenuating circumstances, complete AOP application, and be selected by the AOP committee. must complete 5 SCH with a.0 GPA during their first academic year. 3. Denied freshmen may attend another accredited college, complete 5 SCH with a.0 GPA and be admitted to SFA for a future semester as a transfer student. Sul Ross State University X Accepted probationally. al Survey

11 3 their application) Total Accepted Program? Offers Fall 00 t Given Offer applications) Brief Description of Program Offered or Referral Advice Given. Complete an appeals application and write an essay. Student is then interviewed by the Academic Standards Committee. If merit is shown, committee draws up an individualized contract for the student and student must meet certain conditions in order to enroll for the next semester. Tarleton State University,86,88 X 5, Texas A&M International University, X Advised Admission. One probationary academic year for students who meet standards slightly below the admission requirements. are never formally denied, but are evaluated upon completion of application for advised admission. All advised admission students are closely monitored by the Office of General Studies and must meet with the Academic Support Counselor at least two times per semester. If student is in "Good Standing" at the end of the first semester, he or she will be released from contract at that time and will be regarded as fully admitted. However, if the student GPA is.0 -.9, his or her contract will be extended for another long semester. whose GPA is.99 or below are suspended for one long semester. Undergraduate students who do not meet the minimum requirements for admission may petition to have their academic credentials reviewed by the University and Exceptions Committee (UAEC) for conditional admissions. If admitted, students are placed on provisional/academic probation for one semester (fall or spring) or two summer sessions. To be granted full admission to the University, students must enroll in nine prescribed SCH, enroll in three hours of supplemental instruction for a core course, complete all courses with a "C" or better, and schedule a monthly counseling session with the freshman counselor in the Office of. al Survey

12 4 their application) Total Accepted Program? Offers Fall 00 t Given Offer applications) Brief Description of Program Offered or Referral Advice Given Texas A&M University 7,84,777 X 73 6, Texas A&M has a Wait List and Blinn TEAM Program. In June, a list of students not admitted from the Wait List or to the Blinn TEAM Program is created. The list includes test scores, class rank, etc., and is sent on diskette to all Texas A&M University System schools. Other system schools may contact these students. The denial letter tells students they can apply to transfer to Texas A&M after completing at least SCH of transferable coursework. may apply to be considered for "Early Transfer Consideration" for the following fall if they complete with a 3.0 GPA at least 4 hours of courses for their chosen major. Blinn TEAM (Transfer Enrollment to A&M) Program. successfully completing this two-year program are guaranteed admission to Texas A&M. selected to the program must enroll for at least SCH each fall and spring semester with 3-5 hours at Texas A&M and the remainder at Blinn College, and complete at least 60 SCH in two years (5 at Texas A&M and 45 at Blinn) with a 3.0 GPA. Texas A&M University-Commerce,864,603 x provisionally enrolled in First Summer session of 00 out of 407 denied for fall An offer of summer provisional admission is made to any freshman student denied for the fall. Referral advice often is to begin college studies at a community or junior college. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 3,56,785 X,059, Letter sent to students denied admission, encouraging them to attend another college or university and consider transferring at a later date. Hours not stipulated; only a required GPA. Information about denied students is shared with Del Mar College, Coastal Bend College, and South Texas Community College. Texas A&M University-Galveston, X Texas A&M University-Kingsville,333,38 X n/a 988 n/a n/a freshman is denied admission at TAMUK. Texas Southern University 8,75 8,75,85 al Survey

13 5 their application) Total Accepted Program? Offers Fall 00 t Given Offer applications) Brief Description of Program Offered or Referral Advice Given Texas State University-San Marcos 7,77 5,844 X,04,748, Predicted Academic Success (PAS) Review. Additional review for students who do not qualify for general admission. Once official seventh semester transcripts are received, students meeting high school unit requirements who rank in the top three quarters of their class are evaluated for a limited number of positions in the freshman class. Admission offers are either with no conditions or under specific conditions (completion of minimum number of hours and grade point average, advising sessions, and a learning effectiveness class). who do not qualify for freshman admission through the PAS review process are encouraged to attend another college and to apply to Texas State as a transfer student once 30 transferable SCH have been completed. Names and addresses of denied students are shared with Angelo State and Sul Ross for additional follow-up. al Survey

14 6 their application) Total Accepted Program? Offers Fall 00 t Given Offer applications) Brief Description of Program Offered or Referral Advice Given who do not meet university admissions requirements are offered three alternative admissions options, listed below. The names of students who do not accept one of the Gateway Options are shared with South Plains College. Texas Tech University 3,0 9,599 X,333 4,533 ) Summer Gateway Program: Taught by faculty of South Plains College. required to enroll in summer following high school graduation: (a) may attend either the first or second summer session; pass 7 hours of transferable course work with GPA of.50 or (b) may attend both summer sessions and pass 3 hours of transferable course work with GPA of.5. who complete requirements then admitted to Texas Tech as transfer student. ) Fall/Spring Gateway Program: required to enroll for academic year following high school graduation. Taught by faculty of South Plains College. can be admitted to Texas Tech as transfer students if they complete a) 4 semester hours of transferable credit with GPA of.5 or b) semester hours of transferable credit with GPA of.50. 3) Transfer option: For students who do not successfully complete one of the Gateway programs: (a) Complete -3 SCH at another institution with GPA of.5 or (b) Complete 4+ SCH at another institution with GPA of.5. Texas Woman's University,397,09 X If a freshman applicant does not meet all of the criteria for assured or regular admission, his or her admission file is reviewed by an Committee. If the committee determines that the applicant demonstrates adequate ability to succeed, the student may be offered provisional admission. admission requires the student to take University 0 during the first semester of attendance. University 0 is a one-credit course emphasizing study skills and transition to college coursework. Additionally, students must work closely with an academic adviser during the first 30 hours of college work. Upon completion of the first 8 credit hours of TWU coursework with a cumulative GPA of.0 or higher, the provisional status is removed. For students not admitted provisionally, TWU recommends in its denial letter that the student consider taking or more credits at a community college to establish.0 GPA and apply later as a transfer student. al Survey

15 7 their application) Total Accepted Program? Offers Fall 00 t Given Offer applications) Brief Description of Program Offered or Referral Advice Given The University of Texas at Arlington 4,89 4,377 X 83, Until May, applicants who have completed applications but do not meet minimum admission requirements are offered the Gateway Program for the fall semester. This is an academic transition program. must take -4 semester hours and earn an overall GPA of.0 in order to continue at UTA. who earn less than a.0 GPA may return to UTA only after completing 30 SCH with a.5 GPA from another college or university. After May, students not meeting minimum requirements for admission or the Gateway Program are sent a letter and encouraged to apply to another institution within The University of Texas System or a two-year college, then re-apply as a transfer student after one full year of college. The University of Texas at Austin 9,7 3,5 X 3,407 7,98 389,3 Denials were based on high school course deficiencies or applications submitted after February deadline. who submitted on-time applications but were not admitted are offered summer admissions or the Coordinated Program (CAP). are offered admission at another University of Texas System campus and the opportunity to enroll on the UT Austin campus after the freshman year. who complete 30 transferable SCH with a 3.0 GPA during the freshman year are guaranteed admission into the UT Austin College of Liberal Arts or the College of Natural Sciences. The University of Texas at Brownsville,949,949 X n/a 00 n/a n/a UTB is an open-admissions university and does not deny anyone admission. The University of Texas at Dallas 3,55,984 X The University of Texas at El Paso 3,993 3,750 X 69, The START program allows incoming freshmen to attend one semester with the condition that they take nine hours of courses along with a tutoring lab. They must pass the nine hours with a minimum of a "C" in each course in order to continue attending. al Survey

16 8 their application) Total Accepted Program? Offers Fall 00 t Given Offer applications) Brief Description of Program Offered or Referral Advice Given The University of Texas-Pan American,063,063 X,48 6* 0 0 are denied admission only in certain cases, such as if an application is incomplete or if a high school transcript is not received. Enrollment Program (PEP) is offered to all students who do not ) complete a college preparatory curriculum, ) achieve a class ranking in the top 5%, or 3) achieve a minimum ACT composite score of 0 (minimum SAT total score of 930) at time of initial admission to UTPA. A student is offered regular admission after one semester if student attempts a minimum of 9 SCH and achieves.0 GPA in at least two different subject areas. may continue PEP for one additional semester, in which a minimum.7 GPA must be achieved. Admission is denied for two years if student does not achieve the successful completion rate or student does not achieve minimum GPA of.5. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin X n/a 6 40 that do not meet our entrance requirements are encouraged to enroll in any area community college and complete 4 semester credit hours of general education courses with a cumulative GPA of.0 or better. The University of Texas at San Antonio 6,480 6,436 X 897 5, FTIC Texas resident students who do not qualify for regular admission because of inadequate SAT or ACT score or high school record are admitted as an undeclared major on a provisional basis. A student's provisional admission is valid only for a summer or spring term. Beginning fall 003, limited fall provisional enrollment is available. must obtain a GPA of.0 or better in the first semester credit hours of specified college-level work. Unsuccessful students are dismissed and become eligible for re-admission after remaining disenrolled for one long semester. The University of Texas at Tyler,04,05 X ne are accepted as freshmen, but may reapply as a transfer student. 39 We do not make tuition status determinations on denied students, so am unable to complete this section. If a student's ACT/SAT scores fall below the minimum required for admission, the denial letter encourages the student to take the test again and resubmit the scores. The letter encourages the student to enroll at a junior college and apply to UT Tyler as a transfer student after completing 30 SCH if the student is unable to attain the minimum requirements. al Survey

17 9 their application) Total Accepted Program? Offers Fall 00 t Given Offer applications) Brief Description of Program Offered or Referral Advice Given not granted unconditional admission may go through the appeals process and submit additional material, plus letters of recommendation. 70 FTIC students were admitted through the appeals process for Fall 00. University of Houston 8,35 6,750 X,9 3,457 denied admission by UH are offered the option of attending the UH-Downtown campus, with the understanding that if they meet certain stated academic goals they will be considered for admission the following year.,9 students were offered this option for fall 00. University of Houston-Downtown, X 4* 0 0 Open admissions institution University of rth Texas 8,076 6,96 X n/a 3,09, West Texas A&M University,653,64 X UNT does not have a provisional program. All students who do not meet the requirements for admissions are automatically reviewed by a professional admissions officer and may be offered the "Individual Review" procedure. These students are given the opportunity to provide additional information to justify admission to the university. All denied freshman students are referred to, and encouraged to attend, their local community college and earn a.5 GPA for at least 30 transferable SCH. The student is encouraged to re-apply after 30 transferable SCH. may take advantage of provisional admission by enrolling in six hours of specified coursework during the summer. are given regular admission for the fall if they make an "A" in both classes, or conditional admission if their GPA is between.5 and 4.0. with GPA of less than.5 are denied enrollment for the fall semester but may reapply for a later semester. If a student applies after July and is marginal but not considered at risk, he or she may come in the fall on "Individual Approval" in the fall. The student must meet the same requirements as a summer provisional student to continue for spring. totals are given because these are duplicated numbers. *These numbers are off because of mismatches using Social Security numbers. al Survey