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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYSTEM ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS

UNC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION

While these are minimum requirements in the UNC system, some campuses require a more competitive transcript for final admission. Starting in the fall of 2009, students admitted to the UNC system will have to show a minimum of 2.0 high school grade point average and at least 700 on the SAT or 15 on the ACT.Private colleges may have different admission requirements. Students should consult their school counselors and college catalogs for further information.

UNC SYSTEM ADMISSION

(Effective Fall 2006)

Six (6) credits in language, including

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Four (4) credits in English emphasizing grammar, composition, and literature, and

Two (2) credits of a language other than English

Four (4) credits in mathematics* in any of the following

combinations:

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Algebra I and II, Geometry, and one credit beyond Algebra II

Algebra I and II, and two credits beyond Algebra II, or

Integrated Mathematics I, II, and III and one credit beyond Integrated Mathematics III

*It is recommended that prospective students take a mathematics credit in the twelfth grade.

Three (3) credits in science, including

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At least one (1) credit in a life or biological science (for example biology),

At least one (1) credit in a physical science (for example, physical science, chemistry, physics), and

At least one (1) laboratory course

Two credits in social studies, including,

• One (1) credit in United States history**

**An applicant who does not have a credit in U.S. history may be admitted on the condition that at least three (3)

semester hours in that subject will be passed by the end of the sophomore year.

By 2011, the requirements will rise to a 2.3 GPA, 750 SAT or 16 ACT. By 2013, they will be a 2.5 GPA and 800 SAT or 17 ACT.

For most recent information please go to :

http://www.northcarolina.edu/aa/admissions/requirements.htm

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