Identification and Performance Monitoring of Selected Students Requiring Special Consideration for Admissions
REG 02.10.4
Authority: Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
History: First Issued: November 3, 2003.
Related Policies:
UNC - System Policy 700.1.1.1 [R] - Minimum Undergraduate Course Requirements
UNC -System Policy 1100.1 - Intercollegiate Athletics
Contact Info: Vice-Provost for Enrollment Management and Services (919-513-2134)
1. Introduction
The NC State University Office of Undergraduate
Admissions reviews and makes admissions decisions based on the individual
merits of each application received. Multiple criteria including demonstrated
exceptional talent in areas important to the University community, and
representation of interests critically important to the University are
considered in the admissions process. However, the overriding criterion
in all admissions decisions is potential for academic success. Only students,
who in the judgment of the Director of Admissions in consultation with
appropriate faculty and other academic professionals have a reasonable
chance for achieving academic success at NC State (given the availability
of academic support programs), will be admitted to the University.
Because of this commitment to an admissions
process based on the individual merits of applicants, there may be a broad
range of academic preparation among students admitted in each new student
cohort. Additionally, because of the University's accompanying commitment
to meeting the needs of all students we enroll the decision has been made
to monitor very closely the success rates of student admitted on the lower
end of that range. This regulation establishes the criteria for identifying
students who will be subject to special monitoring and reporting.
2. Students Subject to Special
Monitoring
Two categories of students will be subject
to special monitoring:
Category 1 - Students meeting both
UNC-System and NC State minimum admissions requirements who
2.1. received
additional consideration for admission based upon the recommendation of an
NC State academic or administrative unit and, where appropriate
2.2. were
judged by the responsible academic support provider to be capable of academic
success at NC State given available support services, and who
2.3. meet
two or more of the following criteria
2.3.1. are
in the bottom half of their high school graduating class and/or
2.3.2. have an SAT total score less than 900, and/or
2.3.3. have SAT Verbal or Math score less than 420, and/or
2.3.4. have a high school GPA less than 2.5
Category 2 - All students granted waivers of UNC-System minimum
admissions requirements or of the NC State Minimum Admissions Requirements
listed below.
NC State Minimum Admissions Requirements
1. Fulfill all UNC-System Minimum Course Requirements
(MCR) unless specifically waived according to Board of Governors criteria
**
2. Have earned a minimum cumulative high school grade
point average (GPA) of 2.0 or better *
3. Have earned a high school diploma *
4. Have the support of the dean of the college or head
of the academic program to which the student is being considered for enrollment,
and the director of the appropriate academic support program by which the
student will be served, ** in addition
5. Student-athletes admitted as first year students in
this category must be eligible for NCAA competition (meeting minimum core
course requirements and sliding scale GPA and SAT/ACT requirements)* and
as transfers in this category, who were NCAA non-qualifiers upon graduation
from high school, must have completed an associate of arts or associate
of science degree. **
* Freshman students
** Freshman and transfer students
3. Reporting Academic Progress and Review of Process
3.1. Students meeting the criteria in Section
2 above will be closely monitored by the academic departments and colleges
in which they are enrolled and by the Admissions Committee. The academic
progress of these students will be reported by the chair of the Admissions
Committee to the Faculty Senate, and by the chancellor to the Board of
Trustees and Office of the President each academic year.
3.2. The Admissions Committee will be convened
annually to review admissions and performance data on students covered
by this regulation and will advise the Director of Admissions regarding
appropriate adjustments to the future admissions consideration of applicants
in this category.
