{"id":1026,"date":"2017-06-01T18:08:06","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T18:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/admissions\/sat-optional\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T18:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:37:37","slug":"sat-optional","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/admissions\/sat-optional\/","title":{"rendered":"SAT\/ACT &#8211; Optional Admissions Criteria Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<ul class=\"bullets\">\n<li>Minimum GPA of B or 3.0 (<a href=\"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/admissions\/sat-optional-faqs\/\">recalculated<\/a> to university standards) or top 35 percent of class\n<ul class=\"bullets\">\n<li>Grades have the following values:<br \/>\n<table style=\"height: 113px;\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\" width=\"30%\">A (93-100)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\" width=\"20%\">4.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\" width=\"30%\">C (73-75)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\" width=\"20%\">2.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 18px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 18px;\">A- (90-92)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 18px;\">3.67<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 18px;\">C- (70-72)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 18px;\">1.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"; height: 19px;\">B+ (86-89)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\">3.33<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\">D+ (66-69)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\">1.33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\">B (83-85)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\">3.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\">D (63-65)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\">\u00a01.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\">B- (80-82)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\">2.67<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\">D- (60-62)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\">.67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 19px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\">C+ (76-79)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\">2.33<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\">F (59 &amp; below)<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 19px;\">\u00a00.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Submit official high school transcript<\/li>\n<li>Submit first quarter senior-year grades<\/li>\n<li>Write two essays:\n<ul class=\"bullets\">\n<li>Respond to the question, \u201cWhere do you see yourself in four years, and what are three goals you would like to accomplish as an undergraduate?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>State the reason why you have decided not to submit SAT\/ACT scores with your application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Submit resume of activities and\/or two letters of recommendation<\/li>\n<li>Apply by March 1<\/li>\n<li>Submit $50 application fee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h3>SAT\/ACT-Optional Facts<\/h3>\n<div>\n<ul class=\"bullets\">\n<li>Test scores that are submitted with a SAT\/ACT-optional application will not negatively impact the admissions decision.<\/li>\n<li>If a student does not meet the GPA criteria for the SAT\/ACT-optional application, he or she may submit SAT\/ACT scores to help with the decision process.<\/li>\n<li>Students who are applying for or considering Pre-Nursing are required to have SAT scores on record.<\/li>\n<li>Students who apply with an SAT\/ACT-optional application who do not submit test scores will be required to take WCSU placement exams upon acceptance.<\/li>\n<li>SAT\/ACT scores are required in order to be considered for a Merit Scholarship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/admissions\/sat-optional-faqs\/\"><strong>See frequently asked questions<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minimum GPA of B or 3.0 (recalculated to university standards) or top 35 percent of class Grades have the following values: A (93-100) 4.0 C (73-75) 2.0 A- (90-92) 3.67 C- (70-72) 1.67 B+ (86-89) 3.33 D+ (66-69) 1.33 B &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":198,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"three-column.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1026","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1026\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/admissions\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}