Not Eligible for Admission
Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2010 PRINT PAGE

An applicant with an ACT composite score of 17 and who graduated in the lower half of his/her high school class or an applicant with an ACT composite score of 16 and below is not eligible for admission to Henderson State University.

All first time entering freshmen at all statesupported colleges and universities in Arkansas who are admitted to enroll in a bachelor's degree program or in associate degree programs which transfer to the bachelor's degree are tested for purposes of placement in either collegelevel credit courses in English and mathematics or remedial courses in English, reading, and mathematics.  Remedial courses shall not provide credit toward a degree.

 To encourage the completion of remedial courses during the first year of college work, a student is limited to one repeat of a remedial course.  Any grade other than "W" in a remedial course is counted as a repeat. If the student has not completed the remedial  requirement after one repeat, the student may either complete the remedial course(s) at another institution or pay additional course fees of $100.00 for each additional repeat. The university has a requirement that students may not enroll in upper-division courses until all remedial requirements have been met.
 
 The score for collegelevel courses in mathematics, English, and  reading is 19 or above on the Enhanced American College Test in each of the three areas. Students may offer equivalent scores on the COMPASS or SAT.