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Admissions Information for Adult Learners

This information applies to you if you are age 21 or older, have never attended APSU and are not in the military.

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• Complete and submit an application online or download our PDF application and mail it to the Office of Admissions.

• Pay your one-time, non-refundable $15 application fee online, through the mail, or in person at the Browning Administration Building.  Checks should be made out to APSU.

• Take the COMPASS assessment  through our testing center.
  The COMPASS assessment is an untimed, computerized test that will measure your skills in reading, writing and mathematics.

• Have your former college(s) and high school/GED test center send an official copy of your academic transcripts to our Office of Admissions.

Send an official copy of your academic transcripts.

We cannot accept hand-delivered transcripts, special education diplomas or high school certificates.  Click here to print a Transcript Request Form you can mail to your former school(s).

Admission Requirements for Students Age 21 or Older

There are two kinds of admission to APSU: unconditional and conditional. If you meet our criteria for unconditional admission, you will be fully admitted to the University based on your proven academic ability.

Criteria for Unconditional Admission

To be fully admitted to APSU, you must:

• Provide academic transcripts that prove you graduated high school OR prove you earned a GED average score of 450 with a passing notation.  (If you earned a GED before January 2002, you must have an average score of 45.)
  -AND-

• Complete the COMPASS assessment, earning no more than one subscore that requires enrollment in an enhanced core English or mathematics class.

If you aren’t eligible for full admission to APSU, read our criteria for conditional admission to see if you qualify to be admitted on probation.

Criteria for Conditional Admission

You will be conditionally admitted to APSU if you:

• Provide academic transcripts that prove you graduated high school OR prove you earned a GED average score of 450 with a passing notation.  (If you earned a GED before January 2002, you must have an average score of 45.)
  -AND-

• Complete the COMPASS assessment, earning scores that require you to take two or more enhanced courses.

If you are conditionally admitted to APSU, these restrictions will apply to you during your first semester:

• You will be on academic probation.

• You may take no more than 13 credit-hours (roughly four classes). 

• You must earn at least a 1.5 GPA.

• You must take part in academic activities meant to help you succeed.

If you do not earn a GPA of at least 1.5 during your first semester, you will be suspended for one full semester.