Southwestern Oklahoma State University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
TEST OPTIONAL REQUIREMENTS Southwestern Oklahoma State University participates in an Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education pilot program on admitting students without a standardized test score. The following guidelines are used to designate student readiness for college level coursework and appropriate course placement. Students with no ACT or SAT will be placed in the following method: 1. At the time of enrollment, the student will submit a form to the Office of Admissions and Recruitment indicating consideration for admission without an ACT/SAT score. 2. When submitting the form, the student will be provided with information about the implications of admission without an ACT/SAT. 3. Students who chose the ACT/SAT waiver will be encouraged to take a CPT exam before enrollment if possible. The student will have the option of taking the CPT exam on campus free of charge or remotely using Examity. The remote test will have a fee. Scores from this placement test will be used as normal. 4. Without an ACT, SAT, or CPT exam score, placement will be based on the following: a. Mathematics i. Tier 1: Students with a 3.25 GPA or higher cumulative high-school GPA will clear all deficiencies. ii. Tier 2: Students with a 2.75-3.24 cumulative high-school GPA will be placed in the core mathematics course with co-requisite support course. iii. Tier 3: Students with below a 2.75 GPA cumulative high-school GPA will be placed in the developmental mathematics support course. i. Tier 1: Students with a 3.25 GPA or higher cumulative high-school GPA will clear all deficiencies. ii. Tier 2: Students with a 2.75-3.24 cumulative high-school GPA will be placed in the core English Composition I course with co-requisite support course. iii. Tier 3: Students with below a 2.75 GPA cumulative high-school GPA will be placed in the developmental English Composition I support course. c. Reading i. Tier 3: Students with below a 2.75 GPA cumulative high-school GPA will be placed in the developmental reading support course. ALTERNATIVE ADMISSION b. English • Individuals who meet curricular requirements but do not qualify for admission on performance criteria (e.g., ACT score or high school GPA and class rank) may be eligible for admission through the alternative admission category. Applicants admitted in the alternative category must present evidence that they have a reasonable chance for academic success. Other criteria for admission include unusual talent/ability (e.g., art, music, drama) or a disadvantaged educational and/or economic background. Admission in this category is limited. Contact the Admissions and Recruitment Office for additional information.
• Individuals who meet performance requirements may satisfy a maximum of two course deficiencies in the summer term prior to the regular semester of desired entry. The student must successfully complete deficiency courses at every opportunity during the first 24 hours; however, students that have not completed required deficiency courses within the first 24 hours may be eligible for further enrollment in cases where they are enrolled in the necessary courses that are required to remove deficiencies. • Adult students (21 years and older) who do not meet regular admission requirements may be admitted under adult admission criteria. The ACT or other entry-level assessment will be required for placement in classes. ADMISSION FOR CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT A senior student enrolled in an accredited Oklahoma high school may, if the student meets the requirements set forth below, be admitted provisionally to SWOSU. • The student must meet the published criteria of the State Regents (other than high school graduation) for admission to the institution to which they applied. • The student must be eligible to complete requirements for graduation from high school no later than the spring of the senior year as attested by the high school principal. • A high school student admitted under the provisions set forth above may enroll in a combined number of high school and college courses per semester not to exceed a full-time college workload of 19 semester credit hours. For purposes of calculating workload, one high school credit course shall be equivalent to three semester credit hours of college work. The collegiate portion of the student’s workload must be taken on the SWOSU campus or through interactive video with regular faculty members of the institution. • A student who is otherwise eligible under this policy may enroll in a maximum of nine semester credit hours during a summer session or term at a college or university of the state system following the end of the junior year of high school without the necessity of being concurrently enrolled in high school classes during the summer term. The completion of the high school curricular requirements set forth above shall not be required of concurrently enrolled high school students. • Following high school graduation, such a student may continue enrollment at the institution to which the student has been admitted or may transfer to another institution in the state system, provided that during the provisional enrollment period the student has achieved a college grade-point average of 2.0 or above on a 4.0 scale and meets the entrance requirements of the receiving institution, including the high school curricular requirements. SPECIAL ADMISSION FOR NON-DEGREE SEEKING STUDENTS • Individuals having no intent to pursue a degree may enroll in a maximum of nine credit hours without submitting academic credentials or meeting the academic performance or curricular requirements. Retention standards will be enforced. Before enrolling in hours beyond the nine-credit hour maximum, students must be formally admitted to the University.
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