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TrailGuide: Life After High School

Question #3 How do you apply for college and get accepted?

Standardized Tests

Take either SAT, ACT or both standarized tests for entrance.

UAS Bachelor's Degree applicants do as follows:
Freshman and transfer students with fewer than 30 semester credit hours are required to submit the results of either the ACT or SAT examinations.

Applicants who graduated from high school three or more years prior to the semester in which they are seeking admission are not required to submit test results.

Certificate and Associate Degree applicants:
Applicants with fewer than 30 semester credits who apply to a certificate or associate degree program are not required to submit ACT or SAT exam results but are highly encouraged to do so for advising purposes.
Further information about the SAT & ACT entrance Tests:

  • SAT Registration
  • About the SAT
  • SAT Practice Questions
  • ACT Assessment
  • About ACT
  • ACT Practice Questions