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Utah Valley State College
800 W. University Parkway
Orem, UT 84058-5999

Official telephone: (801) 863-8000
Fax number: (801) 226-5207

Website: www.uvsc.edu

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Screen last updated on: February 6, 2008

The admissions information below is valid for the 2007-08 academic year.

ADMISSIONS OFFICE

Admissions officer:

Liz Childs,
Director of Admissions

Contacting the office:

801 863-8466
801 225-4677 (fax)
admissions@uvsc.edu

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN APPLICATION PROCESS & REQUIREMENTS

Is there an application deadline for fall?

yes

Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall:

yes

Application fee:

$35

Can the application fee be waived?

yes

Are refunds available on the application fee?

Is the Common Application form accepted?

Admissions requirements:

Open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications.

High school graduation is:

not required

A general college preparatory program is:

neither required nor recommended

Interview is:

neither required nor recommended

Standardized test requirements:

SAT I or ACT required of some

School's test preference:

ACT

Dates test scores should be received:

August 25 for SAT I/ACT

School has formalized early decision program:

School has early action program:

School has concurrent enrollment program for high school:

yes

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN SELECTION PROCESS

Academic criteria:

secondary school report not considered
class rank not considered
recommendations not considered
standardized test scores not considered
essay not considered

Nonacademic criteria:

interview not considered
extracurricular activities not considered
particular talent/ability not considered
character/personal qualities not considered
alumni/ae relationship not considered
geographical residence not considered
state residency not considered
religious affiliation/commitment not considered
minority affiliation not considered
volunteer work not considered
work experience not considered

Admissions is need blind:

yes

Average secondary school GPA:

3.63

Percent of freshmen who submitted GPA:

43%

Percent of student body in each high school class rank:

Top tenth: 10%
Top quarter: 28%
Top half: 60%
Bottom half: 40%
Bottom quarter: 15%

Percent of freshmen who submitted class rank:

39%

Average ACT:

20 English, 20 math, 20 composite

Combined ACT middle 50% range:

18 - 23

Test taken by majority of applicants:

ACT

Percent of accepted applicants who submitted SAT I scores:

Percent of accepted applicants who submitted ACT score:

64%

UNDERGRADUATE NOTIFICATION FOR FALL TERM

Notification of admission:

on a rolling basis

Acceptance of admission:

no set date

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT

Number of completed applications received:

4,715

Number of applicants offered admission:

4,715 (100%)

Number of applicants offered admission who enrolled:

3,581 (76%)

School has a waiting list policy:

Percent of freshmen who came from out of state:

21%

Admission may be deferred:

yes, up to 2 semesters

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Utah Valley State Athletics offers the only NCAA wrestling program in Utah

UVSC's NCAA Division I scholarship athletic programs are: M/W basketball, M baseball, W softball, M/W track, M/W cross country, M/W golf, W volleyball, W soccer, M wrestling

Winning its last 10 of 11 season matches, the Wolverine women's volleyball team earned the 2005 D-I Independent Championship Title

During her final season of college eligilibity, Noelle Pikus-Pace '05 received NCAA Division I Independent All-American honors in shot put and discus and also became 2005 World Cup skeleton gold medalist

Student Heidi Wheelwright garnered national attention when she was selected to fill a pretigious nanotechnology intership at Stanford University

Happy Peterson, an integrated studies major (history and political science) from Orem, completed an internship at the United Nations in New York City

Jessica Beck, an integrated studies major (communications and leadership) from Orem, served an internship for the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initatives in Washington D.C.

Ronnie Price '05, guard for the Sacramento Kings, is the first Wolverine athlete to jump directly from UVSC to the NBA

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