When to Apply
Application for admission should be made well in advance of the expected enrollment date — 3-4 months in advance if possible.
New Students
- Submit a complete online application and $30 nonrefundable processing fee for admission to address below.
- Take American College Testing Program (ACT) or Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT I). Have scores sent to Judson College. Foreign students must submit a TOEFL score.
- Have transcript of high school grades sent directly to director of admissions.
- Arrange a personal interview with the director of admissions or an admissions counselor.
- Complete a personal data form and return with a $100 nonrefundable confirmation fee. After registration, this fee shall be applied toward the cost of education.
- Submit the official health report completed by your physician.
Requirements for Admission
- Graduation from an accredited high school with at least:
- Four units of English
- Three units of social studies
- Two units of natural science
- Two units of mathematics (algebra is strongly recommended)
- Five units of electives, with two units of foreign language recommended
- A composite score of 18 or above on the ACT or 870 or above on the SAT I and at least a 2.0 GPA
- Personal qualifications indicated by character references and extracurricular activities
- Applicants who are not high school graduates must provide an official report of test results from the General Education Development (GED) test indicating a passing score.
*A student who wishes to be well-prepared should take additional units in social studies, natural science, and mathematics.
Transfer Students
The admissions procedures for transfer students are the same as above. The student must submit transcript(s) of all college work attempted, including a statement of honorable dismissal.
Transfer Credit
Judson College accepts academic credit from regionally accredited institutions of higher education as well as credit earned through AP, CLEP, DANTES, and USAFI prior to initial enrollment.
- Only grades of C or better will be accepted.
- A maximum of 64 semester credits may be transferred from a two-year college.
- Two-year college courses which parallel Judson upper-level (300-400) courses may transfer but will not count toward the requirements for junior-senior (300-400) hours in the major or the degree. A student may, however, petition a department to take a "challenge test" or complete a project to receive upper-level credit for the course. In the event that the transferred course is a required course in a major, the department may designate a substitute upper-level course.
- Students who hold the associate of arts or the associate of science degree in a university-paralleled field of study will be considered to have met all the requirements of the General Education Core at Judson College.
- Professional education courses to be applied toward Alabama Teacher Certification (300 or higher level courses at Judson) will not transfer from a two-year college.
- Students wishing to transfer credit from institutions that are not regionally accredited may petition the vice president and dean of the faculty accordingly.
Types of Admission
Regular Admission - A student who has met all admission requirements shall be granted regular admission.
Conditional Admission - A student showing academic promise but lacking the necessary grade point average and ACT score, showing area weaknesses or coming from an unaccredited school shall be admitted conditionally. A student admitted conditionally shall:
- be limited to an academic load of 13 credit hours during the first semester, one credit hour of which will be the JUD 101 (Foundations for Success) section that concentrates on study skills
- maintain a 2.0 or better GPA to avoid academic probation
Early Admission - A student who begins college studies after the junior year of high school may be admitted under early admission. Students seeking early admission should possess unusual academic promise.
Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit
Judson College acknowledges the Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit Program with cooperating high schools. Students may attend class at Judson College and receive college credit for courses that are also applicable to their high school.
The following conditions apply:
- Students must be in grade 12.
- Students must be recommended by the high school principal and/or guidance counselor.
- The student must have a high school grade point average of 3.0.
- The student must exhibit both academic readiness and social maturity. Approval from the high school principal indicates that the student demonstrates both.
Eleventh graders may be admitted to the program in exceptional cases.
Special Students
Students taking a course or courses but not seeking a degree at Judson College are classified as Special students. This includes adults (at least twenty years of age) showing academic promise, high school students enrolled in special programs, transient students seeking additional educational certification or recertification, and others taking personal interest courses.
Credit for Examination
Pre-enrollment credit may be earned as follows:
- Advanced Placement (AP) - Satisfactory performance (3 or better on a 5-point scale) on certain Advance Placement Subject Tests. For science tests, a score of 3 earns credit for SCI 101 or CHE 100. A score of 4 earns credit for BIO 104 or CHE 101.
- College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) - The college will grant elective credit or, within the discretion of respective departments, credit for required courses to students who submit satisfactory scores on the CLEP General Examinations or the CLEP Subject Examinations before they enter any college as freshmen.
This credit is recorded as non-graded credit and is not used in calculating the overall grade point average (GPA).
An incoming freshman must have scores sent to Judson College prior to the last day to add a class in her first semester in order for credit to be received. No student may receive over thirty semester hours of nonattendance credit from all sources, or over six semester hours (nine in lab courses) in any one department. The maximum permitted from the CLEP General Examinations is fifteen of the thirty hours.
Transfer students who have already had CLEP credit accepted by another accredited school may transfer this credit to Judson at the discretion of the registrar.
For more information, contact the registrar or the vice president and dean of the faculty.
