Langston University

Langston University has been approved to offer the following special admission criteria for students seeking admission to the university:

Applicants for the Summer Provisional Admission Program must meet the following criteria to be considered for admission as a regular university student in the fall:

• Be a first-time enrolled student;
• Graduate from an accredited high school or achieve a high school equivalency certificate based on the GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT tests (GED);
• Meet the high school curricular requirements for admission;
• Have a minimum ACT of 17 or a minimum high school grade point average of 2.5;
• Participate in the university’s entry-level assessment battery. if the need for remedial course work is indicated, the student must successfully complete the required development course work prior to entering this provisional program.

1. Enrollment is restricted to the summer session immediately following the student’s high school graduation.
2. Each student is required to register for a minimum of two summer session “core academic” courses (at least six hours) and must take one course in each of the first two categories listed below:

   English: Either of the introductory college level English courses unless the student through advanced standing credit or concurrent enrollment has previously acquired such credit. If such credit has previously been earned, then the student may take an additional course in one of the categories listed below:

   Mathematics: College Algebra or the equivalent unless the student through advanced standing credit or concurrent enrollment has previously earned such credit. If such credit has previously been earned, then the student may take an additional course in one of the categories listed below.

   Students “testing out” of the introductory English and/or mathematics courses must select courses from the following categories:

   Social Science: A college level course approved for general education credit.
   Natural Science: A college level introductory lab science course approved for general education credit.
   Humanities: A college level course approved for general education credit.

3. Students admitted in this program will be required to participate in academic support programs designed to enhance their success. Such services will include academic tutoring, mentoring opportunities, career counseling, etc.
4. To continue, the provisionally admitted student must complete a minimum of six credit hours in the summer as specified above with no grade lower than a “C”. Such students will be admitted as a regular university student in the subsequent semester.
5. A provisionally admitted student who does not meet the academic requirements previously detailed will be unable to enroll for further work at the university until such time as the student is eligible for regular admission as detailed in the section “First Time Entering Freshmen.

Students who wish to enroll in courses without intending to pursue a degree may enroll in up to nine credit hours without submitting academic credentials or meeting the academic curricular or performance requirements.

The Director of Admissions may allow non-degree seeking students who meet the retention standards to exceed this initial nine credit hour limit on an individual student basis. If the non-degree seeking student receives approval to exceed the nine-hour rule or wishes to change their admission status to degree seeking, they are required to meet the formal admission or transfer criteria.

• Meet the curricular requirement (no deficiencies) but do not meet either performance criteria; or
• Meet one of the performance criteria (GPA and class rank or ACT composite) but do not meet the curricular requirements; or
• Have unusual ability in art, drama, music, sports, etc., or are educationally/economically disadvantaged. Students admitted through this subpart (#3) must present documentation of their unusual ability or situation to the Admission and Retention Committee, who will evaluate their request and render a decision.

All students admitted through the Alternative Admission category will have an interview, either electronically or in person, with the Director of Admissions before they are accepted. Additionally, these students must adhere to the following principles:

• ¾ Utilizing the University’s Academic Support Services, including professional and peer tutoring;
• ¾ Meet once per week with a member of Student Support Services for monitoring of academic progress.