Analysis of Inequities in the Requirements for Admission to the University System of Georgia

Requirements for Non-accredited Applicants

1. Meet or exceed the prescribed cut score for each of seven out of nine SAT II subject area tests, including one for math.

A student who fails to meet the cut score of any one of seven SAT II tests will have two or more CPC deficiencies.

The SAT II tests assess relative achievement in topics found in higher-level high school courses. Satisfactory performance on an SAT II test also indicates satisfactory achievement in any CPC units that are prerequisite to the higher-level high school course.

Some required SAT II tests and their course equivalents are as follows:

MATHEMATICS: SAT II Math IC or IIC "to show equivalence with three required CPC mathematics courses (Algebra I and II, Geometry)…". "A student not passing either test would have, if admitted as a Presidential Exception, three deficiencies…" "A fourth CPC mathematics unit will be required in 2001."

According to the College Board, the purpose of the Mathematics level IC test is to assess the student’s understanding of the topics commonly taught in three years of college-preparatory mathematics terminating with algebra II and geometry. The purpose of the Mathematics level IIC test is to assess the student’s understanding of the topics commonly taught in three-plus years of college-preparatory mathematics terminating with pre-calculus and/or trigonometry.

SCIENCE: SAT II Biology and either Chemistry or Physics "to show equivalence with three required CPC Science courses (including one laboratory course from the life sciences and one laboratory course from the physical sciences)".

2. Demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language at the level of two years of high school "study". The method of demonstration is yet to be determined but will include both oral and written components. Some institutions are using yet another SAT II test to show compliance with this requirement. Some institutions use their own placement exams.
3. Provide portfolio or other evidence of academic achievement as required by the admissions officer. "Universities which require two to four additional academic units beyond the CPC for freshman admission are permitted to make professional judgments of the applicant’s additional subject matter competency based upon the applicant’s pattern of scores on SAT II Subject Tests, portfolio assessment, or other evidence of academic achievement."

A non-accredited applicant who fails to meet or exceed all of the requirements noted in items 1 through 3 will be considered CPC deficient. Additionally, a non-accredited applicant who fails to meet or exceed any of the requirements noted in items 1 and 2 "would have, if admitted as a Presidential Exception," CPC "deficiencies and must be tested for placement into LS."

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