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Home-Schooled Applicants
Home-schooled applicants are reviewed on an individual basis. However, all applicants must
provide evidence of successful completion of a high school level of study. Applicants may be
requested to submit some or all of the following materials:
1) Application for Admission.
2) Official Secondary School Transcript/Portfolio sent directly to Avila University. First-year
student applicants may apply after completing six semesters of documented high school or
secondary work. Final transcripts indicating high school graduation need to be submitted
to the Office of Admission before freshman classes start. Agency or state issued transcripts
are necessary if applicable. For successful admission to the university, Avila strongly rec-
ommends that high school applicants complete 16 units of recommended curriculum.
Please refer to the First-year Student Applicants section for details. If needed, additional
documentation may be requested regarding high school coursework.
3) Official transcript(s) of all college-level work completed.
4) G.E.D. Scores. Home-schooled students may be requested to complete the General
Education Development test in order to provide the Office of Admission with supplemen-
tal academic information in addition to a transcript/portfolio.
5) ACT/SAT scores are required of all first-year applicants who have completed secondary
school in the United States and have not been out of school for more than one year. Please
refer to the First-year Student Applicants section for details.
If you plan to participate in intercollegiate athletics at Avila University you will need to
visit with the Director of Athletics to gain a full understanding of the NAIA (National
Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) regulations regarding home-schooled student ath-
letic eligibility. Your admission to Avila University does not guarantee athletic eligibility.
Transfer Applicants
Transfer students are degree-seeking students who have previously enrolled in an accredited,
post-secondary degree program after graduating from secondary school.
Transfer applicants must submit:
1) Application for Admission.
2) Official transcript(s) of all college-level work completed.
3) Official secondary school transcripts. (Official secondary school transcripts are required
for students who have not completed 24 college credit hours or whose grade point average
is below 2.0). Dual credit hours are not applicable, transfer hours are those hours obtained
after graduating from secondary school.