Admission Criteria

Freshman Student Admission Status
REGULAR ADMISSON - The applicant qualifies for Regular Admission status if he/she meets the admission criteria and one of the following:

1. High school graduate with grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale
2. Minimum composite ACT score of 18 or SAT score of 850

PROVISIONAL ADMISSION - The applicant not meeting the above GPA or test score criteria may receive Provisional Admission status if her/his GPA is 3.00 or the ACT composite score is at least 17 or the SAT composite score is at least 280. Provisional Admission status may be converted to Regular Admission status upon completion of 24 hours of course work at LMU with a GPA of 2.0 or higher. The freshman student with Provisional Admission status is allowed to register for no more than 12 credit hours per semester of enrollment and is subject to the guidelines regarding academic probation and suspension applicable to all Lincoln Memorial University students.  Further, applicants granted provisional admission are required to take developmental English (ENGL 099), developmental mathematics (MATH 099) and Strategies for College Success (UACT 100).

EARLY ENROLLMENT ADMISSION - The high school student with a superior academic record or having been identified as academically talented/gifted may be granted Early Enrollment Admission as a Lincoln Memorial University freshman student. The application for Early Enrollment Admission is reviewed with special care and must have the endorsement of the student's parents and high school officials.

1. Distinguished, high academic achievement in the ninth, tenth and eleventh grades may qualify the applicant for Early enrollment Admission following the junior year of high school. The applicant must have a high school GPA of 3.2 or higher on a 4.0 scale and a minimum composite ACT score of 22 or a minimum composite SAT score of 1020. If the student successfully completes prescribed freshman level courses at Lincoln Memorial University, he/she satisfies equivalent requirements for high school graduation.
2. A high school student (ninth, tenth, eleventh or twelfth grade) identified as academically talented/gifted, with a program of study designed by a special multidisciplinary committee, may qualify for Early Enrollment Admission and take presribed Lincoln Memorial University courses. A high school GPA of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale is required and a minimum ACT composite score of 18.

Transfer Student
Transfer admission students who have completed 12 or more semester credit hours of potentially transferable course work at an accredited college or university will be considered for transfer admission. Students having completed fewer than 12 semester credit hours are subject to the admission criteria and procedures applicable to freshman admissions. Transfer student applicants must submit the following:

1. Application for Admission
2. Non-refundable $25 application fee
3. Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended; if fewer than 12 semester credit hours of college level course work have been completed, an official high school transcript must be submitted.

Transfer Student Admission Status
REGULAR TRANSFER ADMISSION - The applicant qualifies for Regular Transfer Admission status if he/she has a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher on all college level course work.

PROVISIONAL TRANSFER ADMISSION - The applicant with a cumulative GPA below 2.0 but equal to or higher than the appropriate cumulative GPA level appearing on the Suspension Scale qualifies for Provisional Transfer Admission status.  The student with Provisional Transfer Admission status is allowed to register for no more than 12 credit hours the first semester of enrollment and is subject to the guidelines regarding academic probation and suspension applicable to all Lincoln Memorial University students.

See the Lincoln Memorial University Undergraduate Catalog for additional information regarding admission criteria.


Write to:
Office of Admissions
Lincoln Memorial University
6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway
Harrogate, TN 37752

Call: 423.869.3611 or 800.325.0900
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