Enrollment | Alternative Admission Procedures
Although church affiliation is not a requirement for admission,
you are expected to abide by the policies outlined in this Bulletin
and the Student Guide. To qualify for admission, you must give
evidence of Christian character, intellectual competence, satisfactory
health, and a genuine desire to learn.
Admission to Regular Undergraduate Standing
Admission on Academic Probation
Admission on Provisional Status
Admission by Advanced Enrollment
Admission as a Special Non-Degree or Audit Student
Admission as a Guest Student for Transfer Credit
Admission of International Students
Admission to Regular Undergraduate Standing
You will have regular admission status if you have acceptable
recommendations and qualify in one of the following categories:
1. Students having secondary-school graduation, or its equivalent,
and a grade-point average of at least 2.3 (C+) in solid subjects.
You are expected to have completed the following:
Minimum Requirements:
4 years of English
2 years of Mathematics, including Algebra
1 year of Science
1 year of History
Strongly Recommended:
3 years of Mathematics, including Algebra II and Geometry
3 years of Science, including Biology,
Physics, and Chemistry
2 years of History, including U.S. and World History
2 years of Foreign Language
Computer Literacy
If you have not completed all the above minimum requirements, you
may be admitted on a provisional basis. (See "Admission on
Provisional Status," page 19.) A maximum of three quarters
is allowed for completing any remedial work.
2. Students lacking secondary-school graduation who have passed
the Test of General Educational Development (GED) with a standard
score of 40 or above on each of the five tests and an average standard
score of 50 for all five tests. (To be eligible to write the GED
examination, one must be 18 years of age, an exception being made
for a seventeen-year-old who will have reached 18 by the time of
enrollment in college, or whose class will have graduated by that
time.)
3. Students seeking early entrance to college and lacking secondary-school
graduation but having passed the California High School Proficiency
Examination will be considered for admission when the following
requirements have been satisfied:
Successful completion of a minimum of two years of secondary school.
A personal interview of applicant and parents by an admissions
officer of the College or a designated representative.
A letter from the applicant stating the rationale for early entrance
into college.
Recommendation by the faculty of the secondary school last attended,
including an evaluation of social and academic readiness for college,
and a recommendation from the applicant's local pastor.
4. Transfer students who have attended other accredited institutions
of higher education and who have on file in the Office of Admissions
official transcripts showing a minimum cumulative grade-point average
of 2.0 on all course work taken. A maximum of 108 quarter hours
of transfer credit will be accepted from community or junior colleges.
5. Reapplicants who have a minimum cumulative grade-point average
of 2.0 on course work taken at Pacific Union College and have maintained
an acceptable citizenship record.
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Admission on Academic Probation
Applicants for admission as first-year students who meet the requirements
of one of the categories above, but whose grade-point average in
solid subjects is between 2.0 and 2.3, may be admitted on academic
probation. Also admitted on academic probation are those applicants
who have taken the GED test with standard scores of not less than
35 on each of the five tests and an average standard score of at
least 45 for all five tests.
If you are admitted on academic probation, you may take a course
load of 12-14 hours (plus a physical education activity course)
each quarter, including any required remedial courses, until you
achieve regular enrollment status. You must complete any required
remedial courses within three quarters of admission.
Transfer students admitted on academic probation should read the
sections of this Bulletin entitled "Academic Probation" and
Academic Renewal" under ACADEMIC INFORMATION AND POLICIES
(page 37).
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Admission by Provisional Status
If you have graduated from secondary school but have not completed
all courses required for admission, you may be admitted on provisional
status. Not more than three quarters are allowed for removing secondary-school
deficiencies.
If you are transferring from an unaccredited institution, you
may also be admitted on provisional status. When you complete 16
quarter hours of course work in residence at Pacific Union College
with a minimum grade-point average of 2.0, your transcript from
the unaccredited institution will be analyzed on a course-by-course
basis and credit awarded for those courses which appropriately
apply toward the program at Pacific Union College.
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Admission by Advanced Enrollment
Advanced Enrollment status is designed for secondary-school students
of superior ability who wish to enroll in some college classes
while completing their requirements for second ary-school graduation.
For admission to this status, you must meet the following requirements:
1. Completion of at least 16 high-school units with a minimum
grade-point average of 3.5.
2. Recommendation from the secondary-school faculty supporting
your ability to benefit from early college enrollment and specifying
the requirements for graduation and the method of fulfilling them.
3. Written rationale for early entrance into the college program
and evidence of superior motivation.
Students in this category are admitted tentatively, subject to
secondary-school graduation, and are classified as Advanced Enrollment
Freshmen.
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Admission as a Special Non-Degree or Audit Student
If you do not meet college entrance requirements or do not wish
to qualify for a degree, but do wish to take certain courses at
the college level on either a credit or an audit basis, you may
apply for admission as a special nondegree student. On this basis
you are permitted to select courses for study without reference
to the requirements of any prescribed curriculum. Enrollment in
any particular course is subject to the approval of the instructor
and to your meeting any course prerequisites.
Applicants for admission as special students are expected to follow
the same procedures for application and registration as regular
applicants. Ordinarily, a special student may register for one
to six quarter hours at any one time.
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Admission as a Guest Student for Transfer Credit
If you have been accepted for study in another accredited college
or university and wish to earn credit at Pacific Union College
for transfer, you are not required to follow regular admission
procedures. You need only apply to the Office of Enrollment Services
at least one month prior to the beginning of the quarter for which
you expect to register at Pacific Union College.
As a guest applicant you must provide evidence of good and regular
standing, including a statement from the college or university
to which you have been admitted that the credits you earn at Pacific
Union College will be accepted as transfer credit.
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Admission of International Students
Please visit the International Students website for more information.
International students will be considered for admission when they
have:
1. Met all regular requirements for admission.
2. Submitted certified English translations of official transcripts.
3. Provided the required recommendations, written in English.
4. Presented evidence of ability to meet all financial obligations
to the College. (See also the section of this Bulletin entitled "International
Students" under FINANCIAL INFORMATION.)
5. Demonstrated ability to pursue studies
in the English language by pre sent ing
one of the following: a minimum score of
195 on the computer-based Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) (525
on the paper-based test); a minimum
score of 14 on the ACT verbal; a minimum
score of 360 on the SAT verbal;
equivalent score on another recognized
test such as Michigan or Cambridge.
International
students can verify English ability one of the following ways.
TOEFL, internet based 70
TOEFL, computer based 195
ACT, English, 14
SAT, critical reading, 360
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