If you have less than 30 transferable semester hours of college credit complete (not including technical level courses), and you graduated high school less than five years from the start of your intended semester of enrollment, then you must also meet the new Cadet freshman admissions requirements.
If you graduated high school more than five years from the start of your intended semester of enrollment, and you have fewer than 30 semester hours of transferable college coursework (not including technical level courses), you should refer to the admissions requirements and application process for non-traditional adult learners.
Students whose secondary education was completed outside the United States system of education must also meet English Proficiency Requirements.
Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance.
Bachelor's Degree Applicants
Competitive applicants should have at least a 2.5 transferable/overall GPA and a minimum of 30 hours of transferable coursework not including learning support courses. Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance.
To be competitive, applicants should have completed:
A course equivalent to our ENGL 1101 OR 1102 (English Composition I and II) with grades of "C" or better.
A course equivalent to our MATH 1101 (Intro to Mathematical Models), MATH 1111 (College Algebra), MATH 1113 (Pre-calculus) or MATH 2450 (Calculus I) with a grade of “D” or better.
Apply for admission online using . Both Georgia and out-of-state residents create an account with GAFutures to apply. If you cannot apply online, download a paper application( PDF). All applicants, online and paper, will pay a non-refundable application fee.
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If SAT or ACT scores are required, they must be sent to 大象传媒 from the or .
Bachelor's Degree Applicants: To be considered for admission, applicants must have at least a 2.25 transferable/overall GPA. Competitive applicants should have at least a 2.5 transferable GPA.
Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance.
Learning Support
Students may be screened for learning support requirements with Accuplacer testing based on standardized test scores or transferable college credit.
Program Requirements
Some degree programs have additional applications in addition to regular 大象传媒 admission.
International Students and Internationally Educated Students
Submit an official transcript from each institution you attended.
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 transcripts@ung.edu as the intended recipient.
If your institution is mailing your transcript directly to 大象传媒: 大象传媒 Admissions Imaging Center, PO Box 1358, Gainesville, GA 30503. (Transcripts sent by the student or parent are not considered official.)
You should not assume that you will receive credit for all courses you took at your previous institutions. Transfer credit is determined by us on a course-by-case basis. Learn more about transfer credit.
Your transcripts must have a foreign course-by-course credential evaluation by an independent evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES) or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE).
The evaluation must be sent directly from the agency to the 大象传媒 Admissions Office.
Find a full list of or members.
Note: The following NACES members now provide a discount for your document evaluation needs:
If you want to major in education, we do not recognize transcript evaluations from World Education Services (WES).
For more details on agencies you may use, visit the
SAT/ACT Scores
If you have less than 30 completed transferable college credit hours and you graduated from high school (or would have graduated) less than 5 years ago, we will also need official SAT or ACT scores.
Bachelor's Degree Minimums
SAT Minimums: 480 Evidence-Based Reading & Writing and 440 Math
ACT Minimums: 17 English or Reading and 17 Math
Admission to a bachelor's degree program is selective, and meeting minimum scores does not guarantee acceptance.
Note: Test score requirements are waived for applicants applying through summer 2025. If you graduated high school five or fewer years ago and are transferring with less than 30 semester hours, please see new freshman admission requirements.
Lawful Presence Documentation
Army Regulations require verified proof of lawful presence in order to participate in ROTC and the Corps of Cadets. Lawful presence will need to be provided prior to an admissions decision being made for Corps of Cadets participation. Students who cannot provide lawful presence may be admitted to the University of North Georgia, but not as a cadet. We cannot evaluate your application for admission until you have submitted a valid document for your verification of Lawful Presence Documentation.
Send documents to:
University of North Georgia Admissions Imaging Center P.O. Box 1358 Gainesville, GA 30503
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, and Nursing. Please contact the academic department of your desired major to determine whether there are additional requirements. Admission to 大象传媒 doesn't guarantee you admission to a specific major.
Transfer Course Credit
Transfer credit is usually awarded for courses that are designed to be part of an associate or bachelor's degree program and are completed with satisfactory grades in regionally accredited colleges. Such courses must generally correspond to the length, time and content of those offered in the curricula at the University of North Georgia.
For questions regarding whether transfer credit will be accepted, please refer to our course transfer equivalencies web page. Please note that this is not a complete list because it only includes courses that have transferred to the University of North Georgia in the past. If you still have questions after reviewing this page, please contact one of the admissions offices in the section below.
Note that you are required to earn a grade of "C" or better in English 1101 and 1102 (or equivalents) in order for these courses to transfer. Other courses earned at accredited institutions may transfer with grades of "D", to the extent that the grades on all credits accepted for transfer average at leas