Minimum Course Requirements
To be considered for admission, students under the age of 24 must meet the minimum course requirements, as established by the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina system. Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to Appalachian. Applicants who are at least 24 years of age may be exempted from the minimum course requirements.
For high school graduates of 2003 or earlier:
- A high school diploma or its equivalent;
- four English courses;
- three mathematics courses, including Algebra I, Algebra II, geometry, or a higher level mathematics course for which Algebra II is a prerequisite;
- three science courses, including at least one in a life or biological science (biology); at least one course in a physical science (physical science, chemistry, physics) and at least one laboratory course; and
- two courses in social studies including one in US History.
For high school graduates of 2004 and beyond:
- all of the above requirements for graduates of 2003 or earlier; and
- two units of a second language will be required for admission.
For high school graduates of 2006:
- all of the above requirements for graduates of 2004 and beyond; and
- an additional unit of mathematics (for a total
of four) will be required for admission to Appalachian. These courses include:
- Algebra I
- Algebra II
- Geometry (or a higher level of mathematics course for which Algebra II is a prerequisite)
- Any one of the following courses: AP Calculus, AP Statistics, Pre-Calculus (formerly Advanced Math), Discrete Mathematics, IB Mathematics Level II, Integrated Mathematics IV, and Advanced Functions & Modeling.
