Nontraditional

A Nontraditional applicant must meet all of the following criteria:

• Out of high school for at least five years (high school class graduated five years ago)
• High School diploma from an accredited high school or satisfactory completion of GED
• Fewer than 30 transferable semester hours of college credit
• Be a resident of one of the following counties surrounding the greater Athens area: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Greene, Hart, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Stephens, and Walton

Minimum considerations include:

• 2.5 grade point average in high school and/or college
• Minimum test scores of at least one:
  • SAT: 430 (CR) / 400 (M)
  • ACT: 17 (E) / 17 (M)

Applications must include all of the following items:

• Apply online by choosing the Transfer-Athens option.  There will be a section on that application where you will indicate that you are a nontraditional applicant.
• $70.00 application fee
• Official high school transcript
• Official college transcript (if multiple schools attended, please submit an official transcript from each institution)
• A personal statement detailing activities since high school and explaining intentions to enroll at the University of Georgia
• Current SAT or ACT exam results.