Home School or Non-Accredited High School Students Seeking Freshman or Joint-Enrollment Admissions

Students attending non-accredited home school programs or non-accredited high schools will be eligible to participate in North Georgia's joint-enrollment program if they provide a completed Admissions Portfolio and meet the university's joint enrollment requirements. Students who have completed all high school college-preparatory curriculum credits except for the fourth mathematics course, fourth English course and third social science course, may be interested in reviewing North Georgia's joint-enrollment program requirements.

Home Schooled/Non-Accredited High School applicants seeking either freshman admission or joint-enrolled admission must submit the following:

• Application for Undergraduate Admission with $30 non-refundable application fee
• Official SAT or ACT score report
• Admissions Portfolio Only for non-accredited home schools or high schools; a list of accreditation agencies recognized by North Georgia is listed at the bottom of this page; portfolio should not include more documents than requested in the portfolio guide
• Document showing lawful presence in the United States if requesting to pay Georgia in-state tuition.   Click here for a list of documents that can be used.
• International applicants seeking F-1 or J-1 visas must complete the International Student Application
• Prior to enrolling a student must submit a North Georgia Certificate of Immunization showing proof of immunization as required by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia

Admission of freshman or joint-enrolled applicants in non-accredited home school programs or high schools is based on the following:

• Acceptable SAT I or ACT scores

• To be admitted as a college freshman having less than 30 transferable college semester hours, the student must meet or exceed the average SAT-1 score (Critical Reading + Mathematics), or average ACT Composite score, of North Georgia's preceding year’s entering freshman class. For example, applicants for admission to either the Summer 2012, Fall 2012 or Spring 2013 Semester must meet or exceed an average SAT I score of 1112 (Critical Reading + Mathematics) or an ACT Composite score of 25, with minimum SAT I scores of 480 Critical Reading and 440 Math (or the ACT equivalent of 20 English and 18 Math).
  
• To be admitted as a joint-enrolled student, applicant must meet or exceed SAT I scores of 530 Critical Reading and 530 Math, with at least a 1100 Critical Reading and Mathematics combined score (or the ACT equivalent of 23 English, 23 Math and 24 Composite). Additional joint-enrollment requirements are available for “Joint-Enrolled Students”.

•  The applicant providing a portfolio and/or other evidence of successfully completing the equivalent of the Georgia high school College-Preparatory Curriculum (CPC), as defined by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (4 units of English; 4 units of mathematics, including Algebra I and II, Geometry, and a higher level mathematics course; 3 units of laboratory science, 4 for students graduating 2012 or later, including one in life science and another in physical science; 3 units of social science, including one each in US and world history; and 2 units of the same foreign language).

•  Acceptable scores from an approved high school summation examination such as the Iowa Test of Educational Development, the California Achievement Test or the Stanford Achievement Test. (Note: If you have completed all SAT II Subject exams with our approved passing scores (refer to this link for the required SAT II Subject Exams and scores), you are not required to provide a high school summation examination score sheet; instead, have CollegeBoard send a paper copy of the scores to the Admissions Office.)

•  Completion of the Admissions Portfolio with all supporting documentation required.

•  Applicants who are transferring from a college must also meet our transfer admission criteria.

Home-schooled applicants with a diploma from a regionally accredited home study program will be given the same consideration for admission as students with a diploma from a public school.

Home study programs accredited or approved by the following are acceptable:

Accrediting Commission for Independent Study
Association of Christian Schools International
Georgia (or any other state’s) Accrediting Commission
Georgia Association of Christian Schools
Georgia Private School Accrediting Commission
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
New England Association of Schools and Colleges
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Northwest Accreditation Commission
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Western Association of Schools and Colleges

In some instances, the applicant may be requested to come to Dahlonega for testing and/or for an interview by an Admissions Officer. If required, the Admissions Officer will notify the applicant of the time and place of the interview. The university reserves the right to refuse applicants when it appears that the number of students already accepted will fill the University to its capacity.

As soon as your file is complete, it is evaluated by an Admissions Officer and you will be notified of the decision within 2-4 weeks.  Admission to North Georgia as an undergraduate student does not automatically admit the individual to Teacher Education, Athletic Training, Exercise Science or Nursing programs.