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Describe in detail the academic profile of your student body – average SAT/ACT scores, minimum admissions requirements, high school GPAs, retention rates for each class, etc. Average ACT score: 21.4
Minimum Admissions Requirements Freshmen Requirements Students must submit high school transcripts and ACT* or SAT* scores. Students are required to complete the College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC listed below and meet ACT or SAT requirements.) College Preparatory Curriculum Admission of entering freshmen is based on the completion of the College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC) specified below with either a specific minimum grade-point average (GPA) or both a specific GPA and minimum standard test score. Students must submit a high school transcript reflecting satisfactory completion of the following College Prep Curriculum requirements. (Provisional admission may be granted with a seven-semester high school transcript provided the transcript indicates that courses to complete the CPC are underway; final admission will require a complete transcript.) The high school CPC requirements set forth below are applicable to students graduating from high school beginning with the spring of 1996 and are subject to change in accordance with the Institutions of Higher Learning. Carnegie Subject
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English
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Courses must require substantial communication skills (i.e., reading, writing, listening and speaking).
Mathematics
3
Algebra I or its equivalent plus two math units higher than Algebra I
Science
3
Biology I or its equivalent plus two units higher than Biology I
Social Studies
3
United States History (1 unit), World History (1 unit), Government (1/2 unit), and Economics (1/2 unit) or Introduction to World Geography (1/2 unit)
Advanced Electives
2
Option 1: Foreign Language I and Foreign Language II Option 2: Foreign Language I and Advanced World Geography Option 3: Any combination of English, Mathematics higher than Algebra I, Science higher than Biology I, Advanced Elective category, any AP course, any IB course
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CCS: APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
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