Office of Admissions

Application for Admission and $20 Application Fee($30 application fee for International Students)Apply and pay fee online at www.nsula.edu/applyforadmission.asp.

  Proof of Immunization Compliance

Or request for waiver.

Copy of Selective Service Registration CardMales 18-25 yrs; to register or obtain proof visit www.sss.gov.

Official High School and/or College Transcript(s)The Student Transcript System (STS) will be used to obtain the official transcript for Louisiana high school graduates of years 2003 to present. Official college transcripts must be requested from the student and mailed directly to the Office of Admissions from the previous institution.

Official ACT or SAT ScoresOfficial COMPASS scores or transfer credits from a regionally accredited institution can also be used to determine developmental need.

Regents’ Core CurriculumAND

Need no more than one developmental Course

AND one of the following2.0 Final High School GPA

OR20 ACT Composite

ORRank in the top 50% of the graduating class

ACT 20+AND

GPA 2.0+AND

No more than one developmental course required

ACT 23+AND

Need no more than one developmental course

ACT SCORES PLACEMENT English 18 - 27 Engl 1010 Math 19 - 27 Math 1020/1810/1100

(check major) Math 28 + Credit given for Math 1020 SAT SCORES PLACEMENT Verbal 450 – 620 Engl 1010 Verbal 630 - 710 Credit given for Engl 1010 Verbal 720 + Credit given for Engl 1010

& 1020  Math 460 - 620 Math 1020/1810/1100

(check major)  Math 630 + Credit given for Math 1020 COMPASS SCORES PLACEMENT Writing 68 + Engl 1010  Pre-Algebra 56 - 94 Math 1020 Algebra 36 – 88 Math 1020 College Algebra 30 - 66 Math 1020  Pre-Algebra 95+ Credit for Math 1020 Algebra 89+ Credit for Math 1020 College Algebra 67+ Credit for Math 1020

LOUISIANA REGENTS' CORE CURRICULUM*17.5 Total Units Required for Admission

  Units Course(s) 4 English I, English II, English III, English IV 1 Algebra I (one unit) or Applied Algebra 1A and 1B (two units) 1 Algebra II 1 Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus, or an approved advanced math substitute 1 Biology 1 Chemistry 1 Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physical Science, Biology II, Chemistry II, Physics, Physics II, or

Physics for Technology (one unit) 1 American History 1 World History, Western Civilization, or World Geography 1 Civics and Free Enterprise (one unit combined) or Civics (one unit) 1 Fine Arts Survey (or substitute two units of performance courses in music, dance, and/or theater; or

substitute two units of visual art; or substitute two units of studio art; or substitute one unit of an elective from among the other subjects listed in this core curriculum)

2 Foreign Language (two units in the same language) ½ Computer Science, Computer Literacy, or Business Computer Applications (or substitute at least one-half

unit of an elective course related to computers approved by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education or one-half unit of an elective from among the other subjects listed in this core curriculum)

1 *Additional unit of an advanced math or advanced science from among the following courses: Geometry, Calculus, Pre-Calculus, Algebra III, Probability and Statistics, Discrete Mathematics, Applied Mathematics III, Advanced Mathematics I, Advanced Mathematics II, Integrated Mathematics III, Biology II, Chemistry II, Physics, or Physics II.

*The additional unit of advanced math or advanced science is effective with the 2008 graduating class.