Admission Requirements for Freshmen

Freshman applicants must:

• Be at least 16 years old on or before the registration date.
• Have graduated from an accredited high school or a high school that is approved by the University.
• Present credit for the following 16 CPC (College-Preparatory Curriculum) units:
  • Four college-preparatory Carnegie units of English which have as their emphasis grammar and usage, literature (American, English, or World), and advanced composition skills.
  • Four college-preparatory Carnegie units of mathematics .  Specifically, Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, and an additional mathematics course that has these courses as prerequisites.
  • Three college-preparatory Carnegie units of science , with at least one laboratory course from the life sciences and one laboratory course from the physical sciences.
  • Three college-preparatory Carnegie units of social science , with at least one course focusing on United States studies and one course on world studies.  Public school students in Georgia, in order to meet high school graduation requirements, must complete one-half Carnegie unit each in Political Science/Government and in Economics and must meet the world studies requirement with a course focusing on world history.
  • Two college-preparatory Carnegie units of the same foreign language emphasizing speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
• Have satisfactorily completed the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) or the American College Test (ACT), and any other entrance examination required by the University, with an acceptable score.
• Freshman applicants who are transferring from a college must also meet our transfer admission criteria.

Admission to North Georgia College & State University is a selective process and meeting minimum admission requirements will not necessarily guarantee acceptance.  Typically, over 2,000 applications are submitted for approximately 650 freshman openings for the fall semester.  The middle 50% of recently enrolled North Georgia freshmen had SAT-I scores between 1020-1100, and a (College-Preparatory Curriculum) high school GPA of 3.00-3.60.

Admission to North Georgia is ultimately determined by the freshman applicant's Freshman Index (FI), which helps determine the student's potential to successfully complete the academic programs of the University. The FI is calculated in the following way:

• FI (w/SAT) = 500 x (High School GPA of CPC courses) + SAT I Verbal + SAT I Math
• FI (w/ACT) = 500 x (High School GPA of CPC courses) + (ACT Composite x 42) + 88

In some instances, the applicant may be requested to come to Dahlonega for testing and/or for an interview by an Admissions Officer. If required, the Admissions Officer will notify the applicant of the time and place of the interview. The university reserves the right to refuse applicants when it appears that the number of students already accepted will fill the University to its capacity.

As soon as your file is complete, it is evaluated by an admissions officer and you will be notified of the decision.  Admission to North Georgia as an undergraduate student does not automatically admit the individual to teacher education or nursing programs. 

Freshman applicants must submit the following:

• Application for Undergraduate Admission
• $25 non-refundable application fee
• Official high school transcript
• Official SAT or ACT score report (scores noted on official high school transcripts are acceptable)
• Applicants who are U.S. citizens and were born outside the U.S. must submit proof of U.S. citizenship
• Applicants who have been granted permanent U.S. residency must submit proof of permanent residency
• Applicants seeking F-1 or J-1 visas must complete the international student application
• Prior to enrolling a student must submit a North Georgia Certificate of Immunization, showing proof of immunization as required by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia

Home-schooled applicants with a diploma from a regionally accredited home study program will be given the same consideration for admission as students with a diploma from a public school.

Home study programs accredited or approved by the following are acceptable:

Accrediting Commission for Independent Study
Association of Christian Schools International
Georgia (or any other state’s) Accrediting Commission
Georgia Association of Christian Schools
Georgia Private School Accrediting Commission
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Applicants home-schooled in non-accredited programs or applicants from non-accredited high schools who wish to apply as freshmen should click on Applicants Home-Schooled in Non-Accredited Programs/Applicants from Non-Accredited High Schools.

For information on Advanced Placement (AP) credits or International Baccalaureate (IB) credits granted by North Georgia, click here.