Admission Requirements

To apply to Ouachita, please submit the following:

• Completed Application for Admission
• An up-to-date high school transcript (and a final transcript after graduation)
• If you are a transfer student, you must have all college transcripts sent
• Have your ACT or SAT scores sent to Ouachita
• Send two recent photographs for our records

You may apply for admissions online or print out the application below and mail it to the offices listed on the forms. International Students should apply using the International Student Application.

• Application for Admission
• Online Application for Admission

Find the Specific Requirements for

• High School Graduates
• Non-Graduates of High School
• Home Schooled Students
• Transfer Students
• International Students

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Requirements for High School Graduates

Regular Admission

• A certificate of graduation from high school (certified or official transcript)
• A minimum high school grade point average (GPA) of 2.750 on a 4.000 scale
• A minimum ACT composite score of 20 or an SAT score of 950
• The required application fee

Your high school transcript must indicate the following units:

English	4
Social Science	3 (American history and World history recommended)
Natural Science	2 (Chosen from Biology, Chemistry, and/or Physics)
Mathematics	2  (Algebra I and Geometry recommended)
Other units should include 2 foreign language units and one-half unit in computer science.

The university may grant conditional admission to students who fall below the previously stated standards. Most of these students will be advised to enroll in certain Academic Skills courses. The university will refuse admission to students who high school GPA and/or ACT/SAT scores indicate an inability to meet Ouachita’s academic standards.

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Requirements for Non-Graduates of High School

Regular Admission

• A certificate indicating a student has earned 16 units in high school
• A GPA of 3.000 or higher on a 4.000 scale in these high school units
• A recommendation from one’s principal, superintendent, or counselor
• A minimum ACT composite score of 20 or SAT score of 950
• The required application fee

Conditional Admission

The university will consider for admission students 18 years of age and older, not a high school graduate, and who submits the following:

• A minimum General Educational Development (GED) test score at the 50^th percentile
• A minimum ACT composite score of 20 or SAT score of 950
• The required application fee

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Requirements for Home-Schooled Students

• A student who has been home-schooled and desires admission to Ouachita must submit:
• A transcript of high-school work completed
• A high-school GPA of 2.750 or higher on a 4.000 scale
• A minimum ACT composite score of 20 or SAT score of 950
• The required application fee

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Requirements for Transfer Students

Those who wish to transfer to Ouachita should apply for admission as transfer students and supply catalogs from college(s) in which you are presently enrolled. Transfer students may be admitted only if they are eligible to return to the institution from which they came. They must declare all colleges and universities attended in the past.

For additional information regarding admission of transfer students and for the transferability of coursework taken at other institutions, please contact our Registrar at 870-245-5578.