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Part I:  Matriculation Requirements
 

A. Required Units for Admission
Although individual consideration is given to each applicant, it is expected that all applicants, except in the most unusual circumstances. Will minimally satisfy the unit requirements listed below. A unit represents a year’s work.

For Arts and Education Curricula:
English 4
Mathematics 3
Foreign Language 2
Science 1
History or Social Science 2
Electives 3

For Science and Mathematics Curricula:
English 4
Foreign Language 2
Chemistry 1
Physics 1
Mathematics 4
Electives

B. Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Credit
Students who have taken Advanced Placement or International
Baccalaureate tests at the conclusion of high school should report to the Dean’s Office to verify Villanova’s receipt of the official scores and to ensure that proper adjustments have been made to their academic record. The guidelines for granting credit for courses that are equivalent to Advanced Placement courses are shown on the following page. Please consult the Dean’s Office for guidelines regarding equivalency for International Baccalaureate courses. The following is the list of Advanced Placement Tests and scores and their application to the baccalaureate degree:

C. Pre-matriculated College Credit Prior to HS Graduation
College-level work done prior to high school graduation may be awarded transfer credits upon receipt, in the Dean’s Office, of the following three documents:

1) an official letter from the high school principal or guidance counselor describing the college-level program of study;

2) an official letter from the college/university stating that the courses were taught on its campus by a member of the regular faculty, open to enrollment by and graded in competition with regularly matriculated undergraduates at the college, and a regular part of the normal curriculum published in the college catalog;

3) an official, seal-bearing transcript from the college/university.

D. Foreign Language Placement
All students who decide to continue their study of French, German, Italian, or Spanish from high school in order to fulfill the Core Curriculum requirement of two courses at or above the intermediate- level are required to complete the online language placement examination for the language in which they will enroll by June 30.

The online language placement examination consists of questions on vocabulary, grammar, and reading comprehension and generally takes about 25 minutes to complete. Based on the results of the test and a number of other factors (such as the number of years of study of the language in high school, study or time abroad, etc.) you will be placed by professors of the language of your choice and you will automatically be registered for the course in which you have been placed.

Please note that if you have never studied the language for which you are registering, you must register for 1111 for the language which the first semester introductory course. You do not have to take the online placement examination. But remember that in this case you must successfully complete 4 semesters of that language.

For important additional information on the online placement exam and to take the online examination, please refer to the following Web site:

http://www.artsci.villanova.edu/langtest

E. Transferring to the College of Arts and Science from another college or university.
Students wishing to transfer to he College of Liberal Arts and Sciences after having attended another college or university must submit a formal application to the Villanova University Office of Admissions.

Transfer students will be considered for admission if the have completed a minimum of eight courses of three credits or more with a grade of “C” or better; and have a grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5. Students who meet the eight course requirement but do not have a 2.5 GPA will be considered if their high school academic profile ( SAT scores, GPA and class standing) match the academic profile of the middle 50% of the most recent entering freshman class to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Students who have taken college courses at another institution prior to attending Villanova, must present the necessary course descriptions and other documentation as needed to the Dean’s Office before or during their first semester at Villanova. Courses will be given consideration for transfer credit only upon receipt of a seal-bearing, official transcript sent by mail to the College, and, upon request, an official course description (e.g., from a course catalog). If such courses are not presented for evaluation during the first year, no future possibility for evaluation or credit will exist. Transfer credit will be awarded only for approved courses in which a student earns a grade of “C” or better. The actual grade received at the other institution (earned either before attending Villanova or earned during a summer) is not calculated into the student’s cumulative grade point average.

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