4 • All courses have the same or equivalent textbooks, examinations, grading standards, and policies as those used by the corresponding main campus university courses. Admission Requirements The NSU Rising Scholars Program is open to high school juniors and seniors and must meet the criteria found on the application form: High school junior eligible to enroll in a high school in South Dakota who meets one of the following requirements: a) earn an ACT composite score or superscore of 24 reflective of the 70% percentile; or b) rank in upper one-third of their graduating class; or c) earn a cumulative high school GPA of at least 3.50 on a 4.0 scale. High school senior eligible to enroll in a high school in South Dakota who meets one of the following requirements: a) earn an ACT composite score or superscore of 21 reflective of the 50% percentile; or b) rank in the upper one-half of their graduating class; or c) earn a cumulative high school GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale. OR High School junior or senior eligible to enroll in a high school in South Dakota who meets all the following Undergraduate admissions requirements: a) ACT composite score or superscore of 18 (or 21 for USD & SDSM&T); and b) Successful completion of coursework Requirements • Four Years of English • Three years of advanced mathematics • Three years of laboratory science • Three years of social studies • One year of fine arts OR High School junior or senior eligible to enroll in a high school in South Dakota who meet the benchmark scores on one of the assessments listed below: a) Smarter Balanced – Score Level 3 or higher on the English Language Arts AND Mathematics 11th Grade Assessments. b) PreACT Exam Composite Score of 24 or higher. c) ACCUPLACER Next Generation (QAS – Score 255 or higher AND Writing Score 263 or higher)
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