Students applying to attend a public college or state university in Georgia this fall will not need to submit an ACT or SAT score to enroll. In the past, any students applying were required to submit those results to enroll, but this week the University System of Georgia announced it will temporarily waive those score requirements for most of the schools in the state.
Students must still meet all other admission requirements, including their grade-point averages (GPA). Students applying to a research university must have a 3.4 GPA, comprehensive universities require a 3.2 GPA, and state universities call for a 3.0 GPA.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the scores have been waived for college applications since the coronavirus pandemic because of difficulties administering the exams. The waiver was expected to end this spring, but college officials said they are still receiving a high number of incomplete applications.
There are a few exceptions to this waiver. There are three schools out of 26 that will still be requiring an ACT or SAT score to enroll. Students must still submit scores if they are applying to Georgia College & State University, Georgia Tech or the University of Georgia. Those are the most academically competitive schools. Students must also still submit scores if they would like to receive the Zell Miller Scholarship, which pays the full tuition at the University System schools. The HOPE scholarship will NOT require an ACT or SAT score.
