Undergraduate Admissions at STRIVE

STRIVE’s admission criteria for bachelor’s degree programs require that applicants meet these requirements:

Applicants must possess a high school diploma or its equivalent (e.g., GED).

Academic Record: Minimum GPA requirement (e.g., 2.5 on a 4.0 scale).

Successful completion of core high school courses (e.g., English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies).

Standardized Test Scores (Optional)

• Consideration may be given to standardized test scores (e.g., SAT, ACT) if submitted.
• Scores may be used as one factor among many in the holistic review process.

Prospective undergraduate students whose native language is not English and who have not earned a degree from an appropriately accredited institution where English is the principal language of instruction must demonstrate college-level proficiency in English through one of the following for admission:  

• A minimum total score of 57 on the paper-delivered Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL PBT), or 61 on the Internet Based Test (iBT); 6.0 on the International English Language Test (IELTS); 44 on the Pearson Test of English Academic Score Report; 95 on the Duolingo English Test; or 53 on the 4-skill Michigan English Test (MET), or 650/LP on the Michigan Examination for the Certificate of Competency in English (ECCE), or 650/LP on the Michigan Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE).  A high school diploma completed at an accredited/recognized high school (where the medium of instruction is English).