Admissions Requirements
Freshmen (0-11 semester hours)
Southwestern classifies new freshmen as students having 0 to 11 semester hours of college credit. Southwestern requires that students have graduated from high school or have an equivalency diploma. Students must have acceptable ACT or SAT composite scores.
The following are admission procedures for new freshman:
1. Complete and return an SWAU application to the Admissions Office.
2. Submit an official high school transcript, showing graduation date, to Southwestern's Admissions Office. If the applicant has enrolled at any college, an official transcript of that academic record must also be submitted. Any applicant who has not graduated from high school must submit an official GED or state equivalency diploma, and an official transcript from the last high school attended if the applicant attended a high school. Home schooled applicants must submit an official GED or state recognized high school equivalency certificate.
3. Submit an official score report of an ACT or SAT exam. New freshmen must have a minimum SAT composite of 800 or a minimum ACT composite of 17 to enroll in regular classes. Applicants who have passed a college English composition course and a college math course are exempt from having to submit SAT or ACT scores. New freshmen who have an SAT composite between 600 and 790, or an ACT composite between 13 and 16, will be enrolled in the Associate of Science (AS) Program for general studies. Applicants who graduate from high school with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and have a composite ACT of 16 or composite SAT of 760 to 790 are exempt from the AS Program but can enroll in it if desired. Applicants whose highest composite scores are below 600 on the SAT or below 13 on the ACT exam will not be accepted. Southwestern's Counseling and
4. Submit a letter of explanation and commitment if involved in any incident of suspension, probation, dismissal, criminal conduct, or substance use as indicated on the application. The Admissions Committee will review the letter and determine the applicant's eligibility for admission.
Acceptance?
The Admissions Office will notify applicants by letter regarding acceptance status after application and transcripts have been received. An applicant will be accepted in good standing as a regular student in a degree program when all requirements have been met. Acceptance allows the financial aid and pre-registration process to begin. A conditional acceptance is given if acceptable ACT or SAT scores are submitted but other required documents have not been submitted. Enrollment is limited to a maximum of three semesters when a new freshman student has a conditional acceptance.
Transfer Students (12+ semester hours)
A transfer student is one with 12 or more transferable semester hours. Transfer students may be admitted in any semester. The following are admission procedures for transfer students:
1. Complete and return an application to the Admissions Office. To receive Federal financial aid transfer students must indicate on the application when they graduated from high school or passed a GED or state high school equivalency test.
2. Submit an official undergraduate transcript from each college or university the student has attended. All official college transcripts must be submitted in the same semester that the student begins classes. So that a degree audit may be completed before registration the next semester. Transfer students who were home schooled at the high school level and have not completed a college program of at least two years in length must have passed a state recognized high school equivalency test or GED to receive Federal financial aid.
3. Submit SAT or ACT scores if the applicant has not passed both an English composition course and a college math course and has less than 24 transferable semester hours. TAAS or TASP scores can be submitted in lieu of SAT or ACT scores. Minimum acceptable scores: SAT 800 composite; ACT 17 composite; TASP 220 Writing, 230 Math, and 230 Reading; TAAS 1770 Writing with a Texas Learning Index of 86 Math and 89 Reading. Southwestern's Counseling and
4. Submit a letter of explanation and commitment if involved in any incident of suspension, probation, dismissal, criminal conduct, or substance use as indicated on the application. The Admission Committee will review the letter and determine the applicant's eligibility for admission.
Acceptance?
Applicants receive notification of acceptance status from the Admissions Office. A transfer student will be accepted in good standing as a regular student in a degree program when all requirements are met. A transfer student with a cumulative GPA of less than 2.0 from previous college work will be accepted on academic probation. A conditional acceptance may be given if all official transcripts have not been submitted. Enrollment will be limited to one semester when a transfer student has a conditional acceptance.