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ADMISSION
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2016-2017
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ADMISSION
Birmingham-Southern College admits students at the beginning of any academic term.
Students interested in enrolling at the College should contact the Office of Admission for
application procedures and requirements. All application information and related forms
are available on the Birmingham-Southern College website.
ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
First-Year Students
The College admits students whose ability, training, motivation, and interests indicate
that they are able to complete college work. The course of study and quality of work done
in high school is taken into consideration when a student applies for admission.
Materials required to complete the application for admission:
•
official high school transcript
•
official Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or American College Testing (ACT)
scores
•
250-500 word essay
•
school recommendation form
•
letter of recommendation
Birmingham-Southern College believes all students have the potential to succeed and that
test scores may not be the best indicator of a student's abilities. With that in mind, the
College has a test-optional admission policy where applicants interview and submit an
academic portfolio in lieu of standardized test scores. The portfolio can include (but is
not limited to) the following: entrepreneurial proposal, community service project, or
graded research paper. Additionally, all students submitting a test-optional application
must complete an interview.
Materials required to complete a test-optional application for admission:
•
official high school transcript
•
250-500 word essay
•
academic portfolio
•
school recommendation form
•
letter of recommendation
To be admitted to Birmingham-Southern College as a first-year student, an applicant
must have graduated from an accredited high school or homeschool with an acceptable
average in all academic subjects attempted and received credit for at least sixteen units,
four of which should be in English.