How to Apply as a Graduate of an Unaccredited High School or Home School Program
If your home school program or high school is not accredited by one of the approved accreditation agencies, you are on the right web page. If your program is accredited, please use the new freshman requirements and application procedures.
Requirements for All New Unaccredited Home School or High School Applicants
16 or older before the first day of class. Younger students may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Submit a homeschool summary form (PDF) and homeschool portfolio. If you enroll in any college, ask the college to submit an official transcript.
Approved home-school and high school accrediting agencies
A regional accrediting association such as the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACSCASI).
Bachelor’s degree new freshman applicants applying through summer 2025 must meet one of the following admissions criteria:
3.0+ unweighted high school GPA in the required high school curriculum and on track to complete all required high school curriculum requirements.
2.4+ unweighted high schools GPA in the required high school curriculum, and on track to complete all required high school curriculum requirements, with SAT scores that meet a 480 Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and a 440 Math OR ACT scores that meet a 17 English or Reading and a 17 Math and a freshman index of at least 2400.
If a bachelor’s degree applicant does not meet one of the above requirements, they will automatically be considered for associate pathway admission. Associate pathway freshman applicants must have at least a 2.0 unweighted high school GPA in the required high school curriculum to be considered for admission.
While submission of ACT or SAT scores is not required for admission to UNG through summer 2024, there may be implications of not submitting them if you have them. Learn more about Learning Support course requirements. Submission of test scores does not change a student's admissibility.
Note: Requirements listed below are for students applying to UNG for fall 2025 or a later semester.
All new freshman applicants should have at least a 2.4 high school GPA in the Required High School Curriculum. for consideration for admission as a bachelor’s degree seeking student. To be considered for an associate pathway program, applicants must have a least a 2.0 high school GPA in the Required High School Curriculum.
College Dual Enrollment
Those applying for freshman admission who have completed dual enrollment through another institution while enrolled in high school should meet the following:
Bachelor's degree applicants: At least a 2.0 cumulative GPA on all college dual enrollment coursework. (Students with dual enrollment GPA's below this may be considered on a case-by-case basis.)
Associate degree applicants: Must be eligible to re-enroll at the institution where you dual enrolled.
Applicants who have been suspended from a college or university during dual enrollment may not be eligible for admission.
All students whose SAT or ACT test scores fall below bachelor's degree minimums, or who are deficient in the areas of English and/or math, must also have an English and/or Math Placement Index calculated for course placement and admission purposes. Minimum scores on these indices are required in addition to the minimum SAT/ACT requirements. For further details, please review the English and Math Placement Index Calculation document.
Associate Degree Test Score Requirements
SAT
380 Evidence-Based Reading & Writing
360 Math
ACT
12 English or Reading
14 Math
Accuplacer
220 Reading and 3 Write Placer
216 Math
Bachelor's Degree Minimums
Admission to a bachelor's degree program is selective, and meeting minimum scores does not necessarily guarantee acceptance. For the 2021 application cycle, UNG will be using a GPA only admissions model and will consider applicants who have at least a 2.8 GPA in the Required High School Curriculum for admission. Those who have a Required High School Curriculum GPA of at least 2.4 and meet USG test score minimums will also be considered.
at least 18 years old (exceptions for younger students may be considered)
meet all associate admissions requirements
high school graduating class graduated within 5 years of the start of your intended semester of enrollment.
You must submit a home school summary form (PDF) and portfolio that demonstrates you are on track to complete your RHSC.
RHSC requirements can also be satisfied by obtaining the following scores on the SAT II subject test: English Writing - 520; World History - 540; Literature - 530; Biology - 480; Math 1C or IIC - 500; Chemistry - 540 - or Physics - 590; American History & Social Studies - 560.
You must submit a home school summary form and portfolio that demonstrates you are on track to complete your RHSC, or SAT II Subject exam results.
RHSC requirements can also be satisfied by obtaining the following scores on the SAT II subject test: English Literature - 613; United States History - 651; World History - 624; Mathematics Level 1 - 621; Mathematics Level 2 - 686; Biology(Ecological) - 626; Biology(Molecular) - 655; Chemistry - 666; Physics - 667; Chinese with Listening - 759; French - 635; French with Listening - 654; German - 622; German with Listening - 624; Modern Hebrew - 620; Italian - 684; Japanese with Listening - 688; Korean with Listening - 767; Latin - 615; Spanish - 656; Spanish with Listening - 668
Associate pathways are not offered on the Dahlonega campus.
If your primary campus is Cumming, Gainesville or Oconee, please do not secure off-campus housing until after you have registered for New Student Orientation. Please view our off-campus housing resources.
You may choose to start in an associate degree program on our Cumming, Gainesville or Oconee campus, or in a bachelor's degree program on any campus. However, bachelor's degrees can only be completed on the Dahlonega or Gainesville campuses.
Not all degree programs are offered on all campuses. Please refer to the Degrees & Programs Listing to see which degrees are offered on which campus. You may need to take classes on other campuses or internally transfer to another campus to complete your degree.
You are not guaranteed a class schedule at particular times or locations.
Not sure of which major you should choose? Use these tools to help you determine a career interest and what major is best for you.
Full-time students who are accepted on the Dahlonega Campus of UNG and who have not earned 60 semester hours or lived four semesters in university housing must live on campus. For further details, please visit UNG's Residence Policy in the Residency Life Handbook.
Some bachelor's degree programs have additional requirements that you must complete before you can enroll in that major. Examples include Elementary & Special Education, Middle Grades, Secondary & Science Education, Exercise Science, and Nursing. Please contact the academic department of your desired major to determine whether there are additional requirements. Admission to UNG doesn't guarantee you admission to a specific major.
Apply for admission online: GAFutures. If you cannot apply online, download a paper application. All applicants (online and paper) will pay a non-refundable application fee.
Submit a homeschool summary form (PDF) and homeschool portfolio. If you enroll in any college, ask the college to submit an official transcript.
If you have completed dual enrollment credit by the time you apply to UNG, please request an official college transcript to be sent to UNG directly from the college where you were taking your dual enrollment credit. If you have dual enrolled at multiple colleges, please request that an official transcript from each school be sent to UNG. We must receive the transcripts through e-script, Parchment, National Student Clearinghouse or another secure transcript delivery service directly from the institutions: choose Admissions Imaging Center or use admissions-gvl@ung.edu as the intended recipient. If your institution is mailing your transcript directly to UNG: UNG Admissions Imaging Center, PO Box 1358, Gainesville, GA 30503. (Transcripts sent by the student or parent are not considered official.)
You may request the College Board to send your SAT scores to account #5497, or your ACT scores to account #0848, regardless of which campus you want to attend. Test scores printed on high school or college transcripts will not be accepted.
Submit your verification of lawful presence documentation if you wish to pay in-state tuition. This is not required if you pay out-of-state tuition. Out-of-state tuition is much higher than in-state tuition. Admission to UNG is not contingent upon proof of lawful presence. If you no longer wish to be considered for tuition at the in-state rate, please contact us so that we can remove the requirement from your record.
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy, Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 require higher education institutions to provide an annual security report and annual fire safety report that contain crime statistics and fire statistics for the three most recently completed calendar years, institutional policies or procedures for reporting crimes and current policies concerning the security of, and access to, campus facilities and residencies, as well as security considerations in the maintenance of campus facilities.
A print copy of the most recent report is available upon request, email clery@ung.edu.