Undergraduate Admissions

Freshman Requirements

High school courses:

1. English: four units (college preparatory)

2. Algebra I, algebra II, and geometry or a higher level math for which algebra II is a prerequisite*

3. Social studies: two courses, one of which must be U.S. History

4. Science: three courses (a physical science, a biological science, and a laboratory course)

5. Foreign language: two units of the same foreign language

* Engineering majors must present a fourth year of advanced high school math, for example trigonometry, algebra III, statistics, pre-calculus, or calculus.  All math grades for engineering majors must be a “C” or higher.

Admission decisions are based on high school performance:

1. Academic courses taken in grades 9 - 12.

2. Grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

3. Senior year course selection. In addition to English, math, science, and foreign language should be taken in the senior year with a solid schedule of academic courses in the spring semester.

4. Engineering majors must have a math SAT score of at least 480 to be admitted to the college.

SAT or ACT Test Scores:

1. Take the test prior to and during the fall of your senior year.

2. Highest score made from each individual section are used in admission decisions.

3. Send results to UNC Charlotte College.  SAT code - 5105; ACT code – 3163.

Transfer Requirements

Students wishing to transfer into the College of Engineering as an engineering major must report an overall GPA of 2.5 for all college courses attempted in addition to meeting the university transfer requirements.

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