Exceptions
1. Official transcripts indicating satisfactory completion (C or above) of program-level English and/or math courses
2. Old SAT score minimums
• Diploma Programs: 430 SATR and 400 SATM (440 for programs requiring Algebra)
• Degree Programs: 450 SATR and 440 SATM
3. New SAT score minimums
• Diploma Programs: 24 Reading and 22 Math
• Degree Programs: 25 Reading and 24 Math
4. PSAT Scores (After March 2016)
• Diploma Programs: 22 Reading, 23 English, and 20 Math
• Degree Programs: 23 Reading, 24 English, and 22 Math
5. ACT Score minimums
• Diploma Programs: 13 Reading, 12 English, and 17 Math
• Degree Programs: 17 Reading, 16 English, and 19 Math
6. A HOPE GPA (After Completion of 10th Grade) of a minimum of a 2.6 or high school GPA of 2.0 for approved entry level workforce certificates satisfies the admission requirements for placement.
7. A score of 235 or higher on the English/Language Arts (ELA) portion of the Georgia High School Graduation Test for exemption of English or reading for placement into diplomas and technical certificate of credit programs.
8. A score of 525 or higher on the Georgia Milestones EOC – 9th Lit/Comp for exemption of Accuplacer Reading and Sentence for degree, diploma, and technical certificate of credit.
9. GED score minimums
• Diploma and Degree Programs: 145 English and 145 Math
10. Any previously earned AAS, AA, AS, or higher degree satisfies the admission requirements for placement.