HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULAR REQUIREMENTS
Effective for first-time entering freshmen since the fall of 1997, fifteen units will be required as follows:

Students lacking curricular and/or performance requirements may be admitted into the Associate of Science degree program, but they must remove the deficiencies at the earliest time and within the first 24 collegiate hours attempted. Students must remove curricular deficiencies in a discipline area before taking collegiate-level work in that discipline.

REDEMPTION OF HIGH SCHOOL DEFICIENCIES

Students incur high school deficiencies two ways:

1. Not meeting curricular requirements given in the section "High School Curricular Requirement";

2. ACT subscores below 19* OR scores below the cutoff on the University’s entry-level assessment battery.

Students may remove curricular deficiencies in one of three ways:

1. Scoring at the 70th percentile or higher on the ACT in the deficiency area;

2. Achieving a score at or above the cutoff on the University’s entry-level assessment battery; or

3. Successfully completing a zero-level course in the area of deficiency with a grade equivalent of "C" or better.

Students with a deficiency in history who present an ACT reading subscore at or above the specified level OR who score at least a 12.0 on the Nelson-Denny Reading Test will be required to take an additional three-hour collegiate history course to make up the high school deficiency. If the student does not score at the designated level given above, she/he must enroll in a developmental reading course until acquiring the reading proficiency. Once the student has acquired the designated reading proficiency she/he is required to enroll in the zero-level history course to make up the high school deficiency.

Curricular deficiencies must be removed at the earliest time but within the first 24 collegiate hours attempted or have all subsequent enrollments restricted to deficiency removal courses until all deficiencies are removed. Students must remove deficiencies in a discipline area before taking collegiate-level work in that discipline.

The Vice-President for Academic Affairs may allow a deserving student who failed to remediate a basic skills deficiency in a single course to continue to enroll in collegiate level courses in addition to remedial coursework beyond the 24 hour limit providing the student has demonstrated success in collegiate courses to date.

*The ACT score may change as it is based on the average of the preceding three years’ ACT scores of Oklahoma graduating seniors.

SPECIAL ADMISSION CATEGORIES

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

A.  Summer Enrollment
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:

1. Be a first-time entering student;

2. Graduate from an accredited high school or achieve a high school equivalency certificate based on the General Educational Development tests (GED);

3. Meet the high school curricular requirements for admission;

4. Have a minimum ACT of 17 or a minimum high school grade point average of 2.5;

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 developmental course work prior to entering this provisional program.

Program Requirements:

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."

C. Alternative Admission

Students who are high school graduates who do not meet the curricular and performance criteria may be admitted to Langston University through the "Alternative Admission" category as follows:

1. Meet the curricular requirement (no deficiencies) but do not meet either performance criteria; or

2. Meet one of the performance criteria (GPA and class rank or ACT composite) but do not meet the curricular requirements; or

3. 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:

1. ¾ Utilizing the University’s Academic Support Services, including professional and peer tutoring;

2. ¾ Meet once per week with a member of Student Support Services for monitoring of academic progress.

 

D.  Adult Admission

Students who are 21 years of age or older or on active military duty and who do not qualify for regular admission at Langston University may apply for admission based on the following criteria:

1. High School Graduates

If these students do not meet the performance and/or curricular requirements, they may be admitted in the Adult Admission category with the following stipulations:

1. Students’ ACT subscores will be reviewed by the Admission and Retention Committee who will evaluate each student’s probability for success. They will also evaluate the student’s academic background as it relates to any curricular deficiencies. Students may submit additional documents, i.e., letter, resume, letters of recommendation, job evaluations, etc., reflective of academic potential.

2. If approved, the Admission and Retention Committee will stipulate whether the student’s enrollment will be limited to 13 credit hours for the first semester or whether the student will have no restriction on enrollment within University policy.

3. All students admitted in this category must participate in the University’s Academic Support Services, including professional and peer tutoring.

4. All students will be required to meet once per week with a member of Student Support Services for monitoring of their academic progress.

2. Students Who Are Not High School Graduates

Students who did not graduate from high school but whose class has graduated may apply for admission as an "Adult Associate" (Adult Associate does not have to be 21 years old as long as his/her high school class has graduated) with the following stipulations:

1. Students’ ACT subscores will be reviewed by the Admission and Retention Committee, who will evaluate each student’s academic background as it relates to any curricular deficiencies. Students may submit additional documents, i.e., letters, resume, letters of recommendation, job evaluations, etc., reflective of academic potential.

2. If approved, the Admission and Retention Committee will stipulate whether the student’s enrollment will be limited to 13 credit hours for the first semester or whether the student will have no restriction on enrollment within University policy.

3. All students admitted in this category must participate in the University’s Academic Support Services, including professional and peer tutoring.

4. All students will be required to meet once per week with a member of Student Support Services for monitoring of their academic progress.

An individual who is a graduate of a private, parochial, or other non-public high school which is not accredited by a recognized accrediting agency is eligible for admission to Langston University as follows:

1. The student must have participated in the American College Testing or Scholastic Aptitude Test program and achieved a score on each subtest’s frequency distribution equal to or greater than the score given in the section "First-Time Entering Freshmen."

2. The student’s high school class of his or her peers must have graduated.

3. The student must satisfy the high school curricular requirements as given above as certified by the high school or for home study by the parent.

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F.  Opportunity Admission Category

Students who have graduated from high school whose composite standard score on the American College Test places them at the 99th percentile of all students using Oklahoma norms, or whose combined verbal and mathematical score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test places them at the 99th percentile of all students using national norms, may apply for full enrollment at Langston University. The University will determine admissibility based on test scores; evaluation of the students’ level of maturity and ability to function in the adult college environment; and whether the experience will be in the best interest of the students intellectually and socially.

CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

1. A twelfth grade student enrolled in an accredited high school may, if he or she meets the requirements set forth below, be admitted provisionally to Langston University as a special student.

1. Achieved a composite ACT score (or its equivalent) at the 62nd percentile using Oklahoma norms.

2. He or she must be eligible to satisfy requirements for graduation from high school (including curricular requirements for admission) no later than the spring of the senior year, as attested by the high school principal.

3. He or she must satisfy the requirements for entry-level assessment.

An eleventh grade student enrolled in an accredited high school may, if he/she meets the requirement

2. A-2 listed above and the additional requirements set forth below, be admitted provisionally to Langston University as a special student.

1. If the student has achieved a composite score which places him/her at or above the 90th percentile on the American College Test (ACT) using Oklahoma norms, or

2. If this student’s combined verbal and mathematical score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) places him/her at or above the 90th percentile using national norms.

3. If the student’s ACT or SAT composite score is not at the 90th percentile, as detailed above, but the student’s subscore(s) is at the 90th percentile, he/she may enroll in course work in the discipline with the required score, providing the student does not have a curricular deficiency in the subject area.

3. A student receiving high school-level instruction at home or from an unaccredited high school may be admitted provisionally to Langston University as a special student if he/she meets the requirements set forth below:

1. He or she must be 17 years of age or older and have achieved a composite score which places him/her at or above the top 62nd percentile of the American College Test (ACT) using Oklahoma norms.

2. He or she must be 16 years of age and have achieved a composite score which places him/her at or above the 90th percentile on the American College Test (ACT) using Oklahoma norms or whose combined verbal and mathematical score on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) places him/her at or above the 90th percentile using national norms.

3. If the student’s ACT or SAT composite score is not at the 90th percentile, as detailed above, but the student’s subscore(s) is at the 90th percentile, s/he may enroll in course work in the discipline with the required score, providing the student does not have a curricular deficiency in the subject area.

A high school student admitted under the "Concurrent Enrollment" provision may enroll in a combined number of high school and college courses per semester not to exceed a full-time college workload of 19 semester credit hours. For purposes of calculating workload, one-half high school unit shall be equivalent to three semester credit hours of college work. Students wishing to exceed this limit may appeal to the Vice President of Academic Affairs. The student’s load may not exceed the number of semester credit hours 50 percent greater than the number of weeks in the applicable semester/term. The college should provide appropriate academic advising prior to and continuing throughout the student’s enrollment. High school students enrolling concurrently in off-campus classes may only enroll in liberal arts and sciences courses.

A student who is otherwise eligible under this policy may enroll in a maximum of nine semester credit hours during the summer term. The completion of the high school curricular requirements set forth in "First-Time Entering Freshmen" shall not be required of concurrently enrolled high school students for purposes of admission. (Students may only enroll in curricular areas where the student has met the curricular requirements for college admission). Concurrently admitted high school students will not be allowed to enroll in any zero level courses offered by Langston University designed to remove high school deficiencies.

A high school student concurrently enrolled in courses may continue concurrent enrollment in subsequent semesters if he/she achieves a college cumulative grade-point average of 2.0 or above on a 4.0 scale. Following high school graduation, a student who has been concurrently enrolled as a high school student may be admitted if the student meets the entrance requirements, including the high school curriculum requirements.

ADMISSION BY TRANSFER

A.   Undergraduate Students Entering by Transfer From a State System Institution

An Oklahoma State System student who wishes to transfer to Langston University may do so under the following conditions:

1. If the student originally met both the high school curricular requirements and academic performance standards given under "First-Time Entering Freshmen," he/she must have a grade point average high enough to meet Langston University’s retention standards for the number of hours attempted.

2. If the student originally met the high school curricular requirements but not the academic performance standards of Langston University, he/she must have a grade point average high enough to meet the retention standards based on at least 24 attempted semester credit hours of regularly graded (A,B,C,D,F) college work; or

3. If the student originally met the performance but not the curricular requirements of Langston University, he/she must have a grade point average high enough to meet the retention standards of Langston University and must also complete the curricular requirements before transferring; or

4. If the student originally met neither the curricular nor the performance requirements of Langston University, he/she must have a grade point average high enough to meet the retention standards based on at least 24 attempted semester credit hours of regularly graded (A,B,C,D,F) college work and must also complete the curricular requirements before transferring.

B.   Undergraduate Students Entering by Transfer from An Out-of-State Institution

Undergraduate students wishing to transfer from an out-of-state college or university to Langston University may do so by meeting the entrance requirements given in the section "First-Time Entering Freshmen" and by the following:

1.   Transcripts of records from colleges or universities accredited by the North Central
      Association or other regional associations will be given full value.

1. Each non-resident applicant must be in good standing in the institution from which he/she plans to transfer.

2. Each non-resident applicant must have made satisfactory progress (an average grade of "C" or better) in the institution from which he/she plans to transfer.

2.   Transcripts of records from institutions not accredited by a regional association may be accepted in transfer when appropriate to the student’s degree program and when Langston  University validates the courses or the program.

1. Each non-resident undergraduate applicant must meet the conditions of B1-a and B1-b above and also will be required to validate the transferred credit by making satisfactory progress (an average of "C" or better) for at least one semester.

C.   Transfer Probation

A student who does not meet the academic criteria including curricular requirements in A-1 and B-1 above, but has not been formally suspended, may be admitted as "transfer probation" student if he/she meets the following criteria:

1. Is transferring from an Oklahoma State System institution or is an Oklahoma resident transferring from an out-of-state institution.

2. Documents to the Admission and Retention Committee any extraordinary personal circumstances that contributed to his/her academic deficiencies.

3. If the Admission and Retention Committee approves the admission, the student will be allowed to enroll in only twelve credit hours.

4. Any student admitted in this category must do the following to continue enrollment at Langston University:

1. If there are any curricular deficiencies, they must be removed within the first 12 hours of enrollment.

2. He/She must achieve a semester grade point average of at least a 2.0 each semester until the cumulative grade point average is at the designated level required for retention.

3. He/She must adhere to the following principles:

1. Attend every class and be on time.

2. Carry out all class assignments.

3. Utilize the university’s Academic Support Services, including professional and peer tutoring

4. Meet once per week with a designated member of Student Support Services for monitoring of academic progress.

Non-Oklahoma residents wishing to transfer from out-of state colleges or universities may be admitted on "Transfer Probation" if they meet the following conditions:

1. Have at least a 1.7 cumulative grade point average (students with a grade point average below 1.7 may appeal to the Admissions and Retention Committee).

2. Document to the Admission and Retention Committee any extraordinary personal circumstances that contributed to his/her academic deficiencies.

3. If the Admission and Retention Committee approves the admission, the student will be allowed to enroll in only 12 credit hours.

4. Any student admitted in this category must do the following to continue enrollment at Langston University:

1. If there are any curricular deficiencies, they must be removed within the first twelve hours of enrollment.

2. He/She must achieve a semester grade point average of at least a 2.0 each semester until the cumulative grade point average is at the designated level required for retention.

3. He/She must adhere to the following principles:

1. Attend every class and be on time.

2. Carry out all class assignments.

3. Utilize the University’s Academic Support Services, including professional and peer tutoring.

4. Meet once per week with a designated member of Student Support Services for monitoring of academic progress.

International students are required to meet equivalent academic performance standards as listed in the University Policies on Admission section of this catalog. Additionally, students for whom English is a second language shall be required to present evidence of proficiency in the English language prior to admissions, either as first-time students or by transfer from another college or university. Students must demonstrate their competency in English by meeting one of the standards detailed below:

1. First-Time Undergraduate Students:

   1. Score 500 or higher on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)

   2. Score 460 or higher on the TOEFL test administered at a special testing center or an international testing center and subsequently and immediately prior to admission successfully complete a minimum of 12 weeks of study at an approved English language center or program operated by an institution of higher learning or a private school approved by the State Regents. (Official documentation must be mailed directly from the Language School; copies will not be accepted).

   3. Successfully complete the high school core requirements in an English speakin