Incoming Freshmen Students

Undergraduate admission requirements and procedures
Each freshman applicant is reviewed on an individual basis and is evaluated on the following areas from his/her high school transcript:
   
    *four years of English
    *three to four years of laboratory
      science
    *three years of social studies
    *three to four years of mathematics

The Admission Committee also considers:

    *SAT(1) and/or ACT composite
      scores
    *academic achievement (grade point
      average, class rank
    *extra-curricular involvement
    *recommendations from counselors

Admission in good standing is granted to students who rank in the upper 50% of their high school class. Indiana students must also complete Core 40 requirements.  The university prefers students have a 2.5 cumulative grade point average and a minimum composite SAT score of 1230 or a minimum composite ACT score of a 17 for admission.  

Transcripts recording any course work completed while in high school that could be consider for college credit including university level/dual credit courses, Advanced Placement (AP), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), or International Baccalaureate (IB), should be submitted with the Application for Undergraduate Admission.

Honors program
The Honors Program offers enhanced opportunities for students who show outstanding academic promise.  Students with an SAT score of 1200 (critical reading and math) or 1800 (critical reading, math, and writing sample) or ACT composite of 27 or higher are automatically accepted to the Honors Program upon admission.  Contact Dr. Dane Partridge at dpartrid@usi.edu or 812/465-7085 for further information. 

Step by Step Process