J.B. Speed School of Engineering

Admission Guidelines


A student is eligible for admission to the academic programs of the Speed School of Engineering upon the basis of graduation from an accredited high school with at least 20 units or credits meeting the Kentucky Pre-College Curriculum requirements. Applicants for admission are required to submit satisfactory scores from the ACT. The minimum acceptable ACT scores are available from the Office of Admissions. Academically qualified new freshmen and most transfer students are admitted into the General Engineering Studies Division.

General Engineering Studies Division

Applicants must have a high school minimum GPA of 3.00, minimum ACT Composite, Mathematics and Science Reasoning scores of 23, and must have met the Kentucky Pre-College Curriculum requirements. SAT minimum scores are 450 Verbal and 550 Mathematics. Transfer applicants with more than 24 transferable semester hours must have a college minimum GPA of 2.50 in engineering-related courses. Transfer applicants with less than 24 transferable semester hours are required to present scores from either the ACT or SAT and must meet the admission requirements for both new freshmen and transfer students. In some instances students of demonstrated ability may be admitted on a conditional basis, even though there is some deficiency in academic units.

Pre-Engineering Studies Division

The Pre-Engineering Studies Division is an admission division administered by the Speed School of Engineering for applicants who do not meet the requirements for entrance into the General Engineering Studies Division, who have a high school minimum grade-point average of 2.25 or minimum ACT Composite score of 16. All Pre-Engineering Studies admitted students are required to complete 30 semester hours of specified courses with a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 2.25 in order to be eligible for admission into the General Engineering Studies Division. Sixteen of the required thirty semester hours are applicable to baccalaureate degree requirements in all engineering degree programs.

Information:

Speed School
Academic Services
Phone: 1.502.852.6100
Fax: 1.502.852.6268
 

Cooperative Education and Career Services
Phone: 1.502.852.0397
Fax: 1.502.852.0392
E-mail: Prof. Faye Sutton

University of Louisville
University Admissions Office
E-mail: admitme@gwise.louisville.edu
Phone: 1.502.852.6531
Toll Free: 1.800.334.UOFL(8635)

University Information
Phone: 1.502.852.5555