College Info—Fall 2009 Freshmen

Admission
Anderson University
www.andersonuniversity.edu
Required Credentials:
Application
Application fee
Official high school transcript
Official SAT/ACT scores
Profile:
Minimum 2.5 GPA
Minimum 1000 SAT or 20 ACT
(The index scores acts as a sliding scale so that a student with a high GPA and low test
scores (or low GPA and high test scores) to be accepted to Anderson if they do not meet the
stated minimum requirements.)

Citadel
www.citadel.edu
Required Credentials:
Application
Application fee ($40)
Official high school transcript
Official SAT/ACT scores
Medical approval by physician
Citadel fitness test (summer before enrollment)

Clemson
www.clemson.edu
Deadlines:
December 1- early application deadline (will receive a notification in
February)
December 31- deadline to complete file for scholarship consideration
May 7- final application deadline
Required Credentials:
Application
Application fee
Official high school transcript
Official SAT/ACT scores
Other requirements:
3 units of the same foreign language

Coastal University
www.coastal.edu
Required Credentials:
Application
Application fee
 Official high school transcript
Official SAT/ACT scores
College of Charleston
www.cofc.edu
Deadlines:
November 1- early application deadline (essay is optional)
April 1- regular application deadline (essay is required)
*online application should be available the end of August
March 1- FAFSA priority deadline
Required Credentials:
Application
Application fee
Official high school transcripts from each high school attended
Official SAT/ACT scores
Secondary School Report
Essay (if applied under regular admission deadline)
Letters of Recommendation (not required, but suggested)
Other Requirements:
3 units of the same foreign language
Average Student Profile Primary Admissions Factors:
1100-1240 SAT (instate)
22-26 ACT (instate)
3.3 – 3.7 GPA
Top 20% of class
Strong high school curriculum (above the required)
Secondary Admissions Factors:
Admissions Essay
Leadership skills
Letters of Recommendation (not required)
Extracurricular Activities

Francis Marion University

www.fmarion.edu
Required Credentials:
Application
Application fee ($30)
Official high school transcript
Official SAT/ACT scores
Furman University
www.furman.edu
Deadlines:
November 15- early decision deadline
December 15- decision letters mailed to early applicants
January 15- commitment deadline for early admits (binding decision!)
- regular application deadline
March 15- decision letters mailed to regular deadline applicants
May 1- commitment deadline
Required Credentials:
First Year Common Application
Application fee ($50 – application fee is waived if you apply online!)
Official high school transcript
Official SAT/ACT scores
Secondary School Report
Teacher Evaluation
Furman Supplement
Freshmen Profile:
Average 1200-1380 SAT
Average 3.68 unweighted GPA

Midlands Technical College

www.midlandstech.com
Required Credentials:
Application
Application fee
Official high school transcript

Newberry College
www.newberry.edu
Required Credentials:
Application
Application fee ($25 Online/$30 Print)
Official high school transcript
Official SAT/ACT scores

Presbyterian College
www.presby.edu
Deadlines:
November 1- Early Decision application deadline (for applicants with PC as
FIRST choice)
November 15- Early Action application deadline (for applicants with PC in
TOP choices)
December 1- decision notifications mailed to Early Decision deadline
applicants
December 15- decision notification mailed to Early Action deadline applicants
January 15- commitment deadline for Early Decision admits (binding
decision!)
February 1- regular application deadline
March 15- decision notifications mailed to regular deadline applicants
May 1- commitment deadline (for Early Action and Regular deadline
applicants)
Required Credentials:
Application
Application fee
Official high school transcript
Official SAT/ACT scores
Other Requirements:
3 units of the same foreign language
Freshmen Profile (for class of 2005/2006):
Average 1100-1300 SAT
Average 25-29 ACT
Average 3.5 GPA

UNC-Chapel Hill
www.unc.edu
Deadlines:
November 3- early decision application deadline
January 15- decision notifications mailed to early applicants
-regular admission application deadline
March 20- decision notifications mailed to regular deadline applicants
May 1- commitment deadline for all accepted students
Required Credentials:
Application
Application fee ($70)
Official high school transcript
Official SAT/ACT scores
Guidance Counselor statement
2 Essays (a long essay and short essay)
Teacher Recommendations
Freshmen Profile:
87.3% graduated high school with 4.0 or better
Average SAT 1302
Average GPA 4.42 (weighted 4.0 scale)
USC-Columbia
www.sc.edu
Deadlines:
October 1- early action application deadline (will be mailed December 15)
November 15- Honors College application deadline
December 1- regular application priority deadline
February 1- credential deadline
May 1- commitment deadline (enrollment deposit) for accepted students
Required Credentials:
Application
Application fee ($50)
Official high school transcript
Official SAT/ACT scores
Freshmen Profile:
Average 1180 SAT (2006 Freshman Class 1070-1250)
Average ACT (2006 Freshman Class 22-27)
Average 3.67 weighted GPA

USC-Lancaster
www.usclancastersc.edu
Required Credentials:
Application
Application fee
Official high school transcript
Official SAT/ACT scores

Winthrop
www.winthrop.edu
Required Credentials:
Application
Application fee ($40)
Official high school transcript
Official SAT/ACT scores

Primary criteria:
• high school performance, including grades, class rank, and level of course work
• completion of high school course prerequisites as set by the South Carolina Commission on Higher
Education
• standardized test scores (SAT or ACT)
• guidance counselor recommendation
Wofford
www.wofford.edu
Deadlines:
November 15- early decision application deadline
February 1- regular application deadline
Required Credentials:
Application
Application fee ($25)
Official high school transcript
Official SAT/ACT scores
Wofford Report Form
Freshmen Profile:
Top 30% of class
Average 1244 SAT
Average 25 ACT
Average High School GPA 3.49 (using only academic courses)