| Screen last updated on: September 1, 2007 |
The admissions information below is valid for the 2006-07 academic year.
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| Admissions officer: |
Marc Grundy |
| Contacting the office: |
423 236-2844
800 768-8437 (toll free)
423 236-1835 (fax)
admissions@southern.edu |
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| Is there an application deadline for fall? |
yes |
| Priority filing date for fall: |
July 16 |
| Final filing date for fall: |
September 7 |
| Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall: |
yes |
| Percent of freshmen who enter in terms other than fall: |
5% |
| Application fee: |
$25 |
| Can the application fee be waived? |
yes |
| Are refunds available on the application fee? |
yes |
| Is the Common Application form accepted? |
no |
| Admissions requirements: |
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Minimum composite ACT score of 18 (combined SAT I score of 710) and minimum 2.0 GPA required. |
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| High school graduation is: |
required, GED is accepted |
| A general college preparatory program is: |
recommended |
| Campus visit is: |
recommended |
| Interview is: |
recommended |
| Off-campus interview: |
can be arranged with admissions representative |
| Visit for interview by: |
April |
| Standardized test requirements: |
SAT I or ACT required, SAT II not used |
| School's test preference: |
ACT |
| Aside from admissions, test scores are used for: |
placement |
| Dates test scores should be received: |
August 15 for SAT I/ACT, August 15 for SAT II |
| High school units required or recommended: |
| English: |
3 required, 4 recommended |
| Foreign language: |
2 recommended |
| History: |
1 required, 2 recommended |
| Lab: |
1 recommended |
| Math: |
2 required, 3 recommended |
| Science: |
2 required, 3 recommended |
| Social studies: |
1 required, 1 recommended |
| Academic electives: |
9 required, 7 recommended |
| Total: |
18 required, 24 recommended |
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| Special requirements for admission to specific programs: |
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- Audition required of music program applicants.
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| Special programs/policies for applicants not normally admissible: |
conditional admission |
| School has formalized early decision program: |
no |
| School has early action program: |
no |
| School has concurrent enrollment program for high school: |
no |
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| Academic criteria: |
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- secondary school report very important
- class rank not considered
- recommendations not considered
- standardized test scores very important
- essay not considered
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| Nonacademic criteria: |
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- interview not considered
- extracurricular activities not considered
- particular talent/ability not considered
- character/personal qualities not considered
- alumni/ae relationship not considered
- geographical residence not considered
- state residency not considered
- religious affiliation/commitment not considered
- minority affiliation not considered
- volunteer work not considered
- work experience not considered
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| Admissions is need blind: |
yes |
| Average secondary school GPA: |
3.4 |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted GPA: |
99% |
| Percent of student body in each high school class rank: |
Top tenth: 0%
Top quarter: 0%
Top half: 0%
Bottom half: 0%
Bottom quarter: 0% |
| Average SAT I: |
516 verbal, 487 math |
| Average ACT: |
22 English, 21 math, 22 composite |
| Combined ACT middle 50% range: |
19 - 25 |
| Test taken by majority of applicants: |
ACT |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted SAT I scores: |
43% |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted ACT score: |
81% |
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| Notification of admission: |
Rolling as soon as decision made |
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| Number of completed applications received: |
1,325 |
| Number of applicants offered admission: |
750 (57%) |
| Number of applicants offered admission who enrolled: |
567 (76%) |
| School has a waiting list policy: |
no |
| Percent of freshmen who came from public schools: |
16% |
| Percent of freshmen who came from out of state: |
81% |
| Room deposit amount: |
$250, nonrefundable |
| Admission may be deferred: |
yes, up to 1 year |
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Data is copyrighted material under license to Wintergreen Orchard House, a division of Alloy Education, which is reproduced on this website by permission of Wintergreen Orchard House. Material may contain updates provided solely by the institution to which the updated Data relates. Copyright © 2006-2009 by Wintergreen Orchard House. All rights reserved.
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