Admissions
University Admissions
Southern University operates on a semester plan and generally holds an eight-week summer term. In compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Southern University is open to all persons who are eligible for admission, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, physical disabilities, veteran status, or any other non-merit factors. Eligibility for admission is determined by the Office of Admissions in accordance with University policies.
The University has an admissions policy whereby entering freshmen must achieve a composite score of 20 and a sub score of 18 in English or a 19 subscore in Mathematics on the ACT (940/1020 on SAT), a 2.0 grade point average, or rank in the top 50% of graduation class and require no more than one remedial course (ACT Math and English sub-scores can be no lower than 16). Additionally, entering freshmen must have successfully completed four units of English (I, II, III, and IV),four units of mathematics (Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus, or an approved advanced math substitute),four of social sciences, (American History, World History, Western Civilization, or World Geography), four units of science (Biology, Chemistry and Earth Science, Environmental Science, Physical Science, Biology II, Chemistry II, Physics, Physics II, or Physics for Technology), two units of the same foreign language, and one unit of art.