| Screen last updated on: August 1, 2008 |
The admissions information below is valid for the 2006-07 academic year.
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| Admissions officer: |
Wallace Anderson,
Vice President for Development and Admissions |
| Contacting the office: |
706 820-2398
888 451-2683 (toll free)
706 820-0893 (fax)
admissions@covenant.edu |
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| Is there an application deadline for fall? |
no |
| Priority filing date for fall: |
April 1 |
| Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall: |
yes |
| Percent of freshmen who enter in terms other than fall: |
2% |
| Application fee: |
$35 |
| Can the application fee be waived? |
no |
| Are refunds available on the application fee? |
no |
| Is the Common Application form accepted? |
no |
| Admissions requirements: |
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Minimum combined SAT I score of 1000 (composite ACT score of 21) and minimum 2.5 GPA required. |
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| High school graduation is: |
required, GED is accepted |
| A general college preparatory program is: |
recommended |
| Campus visit is: |
recommended |
| Interview is: |
required of some |
| Off-campus interview: |
can be arranged with admissions representative |
| Visit for interview by: |
spring |
| Standardized test requirements: |
SAT I or ACT required, SAT II not used |
| School's test preference: |
SAT I |
| Aside from admissions, test scores are used for: |
counseling, placement |
| Dates test scores should be received: |
June 1 for SAT I/ACT |
| High school units required or recommended: |
| English: |
4 required, 4 recommended |
| Foreign language: |
2 required, 2 recommended |
| Math: |
3 required, 3 recommended |
| Science: |
2 required, 2 recommended |
| Social studies: |
2 required, 2 recommended |
| Academic electives: |
3 required, 3 recommended |
| Total: |
16 required, 16 recommended |
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| Special requirements for admission to specific programs: |
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- Portfolio required of art program applicants.
- Audition required of music program applicants.
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| Special programs/policies for applicants not normally admissible: |
conditional admission |
| School has formalized early decision program: |
no |
| School has early action program: |
no |
| School has concurrent enrollment program for high school: |
yes |
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| Academic criteria: |
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- secondary school report very important
- class rank considered
- recommendations very important
- standardized test scores very important
- essay very important
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| Nonacademic criteria: |
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- interview important
- extracurricular activities considered
- particular talent/ability not considered
- character/personal qualities very important
- alumni/ae relationship considered
- geographical residence not considered
- state residency not considered
- religious affiliation/commitment considered
- minority affiliation considered
- volunteer work considered
- work experience not considered
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| Admissions is need blind: |
yes |
| Average secondary school GPA: |
3.6 |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted GPA: |
99% |
| Percent of student body in each high school class rank: |
Top tenth: 22%
Top quarter: 43%
Top half: 77%
Bottom half: 23% |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted class rank: |
47% |
| Average SAT I: |
591 verbal, 561 math |
| Average ACT: |
25 composite |
| Combined ACT middle 50% range: |
21 - 28 |
| Test taken by majority of applicants: |
SAT I |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted SAT I scores: |
78% |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted ACT score: |
55% |
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| Notification of admission: |
on a rolling basis |
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| Number of completed applications received: |
951 |
| Number of applicants offered admission: |
615 (65%) |
| Number of applicants offered admission who enrolled: |
307 (50%) |
| School has a waiting list policy: |
yes |
| Number of students put on waiting list: |
62 |
| Number accepting place on waiting list: |
42 (68%) |
| Number of those on waiting list who were enrolled: |
18 (43%) |
| Percent of freshmen who came from out of state: |
71% |
| Tuition deposit amount: |
$300, nonrefundable |
| Admission may be deferred: |
yes |
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| ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
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At Covenant, we are a community of like-minded believers who
desire to prepare for lives of servant-leadership in any number of pathways of
God's calling. To that end, we admit students who profess faith in Jesus Christ
and who we think will do well in our rigorous academic program.
A written personal testimony is one component of the admissions process.
Academic requirements for admission include a high school GPA of 2.5 or above
and a New SAT of 1500 (or 1000 considering
critical reading and math only) or above or ACT of 21 or above.
If you do not meet these minimum requirements, you must submit the original
copy of a graded essay and other essay answering one of two questions.
For a full listing of our requirements, please visit www.covenant.edu/apply.
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