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ARIZONA TRI-UNIVERSITY ADMISSION STANDARDS
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Assured Admission for Residents of Arizona

FRESHMEN
(Less than 24 transfer credits)		 TRANSFER STUDENTS
(24 or more transfer credits)

  • Class Rank: Top Quarter (25%) and

  • Satisfactorily complete all core competency areas

Core Competency Areas

English, Mathematics, Laboratory Science, Social Science, Foreign Language and Fine Arts.

  • GPA: Minimum 2.0 (4.0 scale) on a minimum 24 transferable credits in basic academic subjects and

  • Satisfactorily complete all core competency areas

OR

  • Complete the Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) or an associate degree with a minimum 2.0

Delegated Admission For Resident And Non-Resident Students

FRESHMEN TRANSFER STUDENTS

Arizona Residents

  • Class Rank: Second Quarter (26-50%) and
  • Core Competencies: No more than one deficiency in two areas, except both not in mathematics and laboratory sciences

Non-Residents

  • Class rank: Top 50%
  • Core Competencies: No more than one deficiency in two areas, except both not in mathematics and laboratory sciences

Non-Residents

  • GPA: Minimum 2.0 on 24 transferable credits and
  • Core Competencies: No more than one deficiency in two areas, except both not in mathematics and laboratory sciences
     

ACADEMIC COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

SUBJECT AREAS HIGH SCHOOL CORE COURSES COLLEGE COURSE WORK
ENGLISH
4 units
(Composition or Literature) 		English I
English II
English III
English IV
  • One 3-credit English course
MATH
4 units		 Algebra I
Geometry
Algebra II
Advanced Math (Alg II Prereq)
  • One 3-credit College Algebra course (for which at least intermediate Algebra, or its equivalent, is a prerequisite).
LABORATORY SCIENCE
3 units		 One unit in at least three of the four areas (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science) An advanced level, e.g. advanced placement (AP) or honors course in a lab science completed previously can be used for a third unit.
  • Three transferable 4-credit lab science courses from a regionally accredited institution of higher education (including one semester each from three of the following: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science).
SOCIAL SCIENCE
2 units		 One unit of American History and one additional unit of any combination of 2 semesters of social science such as:  European/World History, Economics, Sociology, Geography, Government, Psychology, Anthropology, or Philosophy
  • One 3-credit transferable American History course and
  • One 3-credit social science course such as:
    European History, World History, Economics, Sociology, Geography, Government, Psychology, Anthropology, or Philosophy
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
2 units		 Two units of same foreign language
  • Two 3-credit courses in the same foreign language
FINE ARTS
1 unit		 One unit of fine arts or any combination of 2 semesters of fine arts
  • One 3-credit fine arts course

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