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)