Applicants for admission must complete a secondary-school program or receive satisfactory scores in a high school equivalency examination. Recommended preparation includes 16 academic units of study distributed among English (4 units), Mathematics (3 units including Algebra and Geometry), Laboratory Sciences (2 units), Social Sciences (2 units) and 5 additional units in any of the above subject areas (and/or in a Foreign Language).
Special consideration is given to veterans and other nontraditional students whose educational backgrounds may vary from the recommended program but who show promise of the ability to do college-level work.