Academic requirements: First-year students must have a 3.00 grade point average (GPA) (a "B" or better where "A"=4.00) from a secondary school. Competency requirements - International students who attended four years of high school in the U.S. are required to meet the competency requirements: English - four years (composition/literature based); Math - four years (algebra I, geometry, algebra II and one course requiring algebra II as a prerequisite); Laboratory science - three years total (one year each from any of the following areas are accepted: biology, chemistry, earth science, integrated sciences, and physics); Social science - two years (including one year American history); Foreign language - two years (same language); Fine arts: one year. International students who completed high school outside the U.S. are required to meet the following competency requirements: Math - four years (algebra I, geometry, algebra II and one course requiring algebra II as a prerequisite); Laboratory science - three years total (one year each from any of the following areas are accepted: biology, chemistry, earth science, integrated sciences and physics).