UW raises ACT score requirement

Posted 8/29/19

LARAMIE (WNE) — The University of Wyoming’s board of trustees voted this month to set a minimum ACT score of 17 for students to be admitted to the school, doing so at the request of …

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UW raises ACT score requirement

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LARAMIE (WNE) — The University of Wyoming’s board of trustees voted this month to set a minimum ACT score of 17 for students to be admitted to the school, doing so at the request of university administrators.

Previously, high school graduates could be assured admission to UW, albeit with some remedial classes, if they had a cumulative grade-point average of 2.5-2.99. No standardized test score was required.

The new policy will require those students with a sub-3.0 GPA to have an ACT score of at least 17 or an SAT score of 900.

Kyle Moore, UW’s associate vice provost for enrollment management, said that, in recent years, about 20 freshmen admitted under the old requirement would now be disqualified from admittance based on low ACT scores. Forty-five students who were admitted during 2018’s record-breaking freshman class would be disqualified.

About half the students have not returned to school, and 16 were suspended for substandard grades, Moore said.

UW’s top attorney, Tara Evans, told trustees this month that “the administration believes this is a very positive thing” to ensure students succeed as freshmen.

“We wanted to make sure we weren’t putting students in a position where they were going to struggle and not succeed,” she said.

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