Fort Valley State University

The ACCEL program is for students classified as high school juniors and seniors at accredited public or private high schools in the state of Georgia, and is operated in all school terms except summer. The program allows students to pursue postsecondary study at approved public and private colleges and technical colleges while receiving dual high school and college credit for courses successfully completed. Courses pursued by students under this program must come from the approved course directory available at the Georgia Student Finance Commission website which is supplied to high school counselors in the state.

As an ACCEL applicant you should submit the following:

• A complete Application for Admission
  • You may apply online at gacollege411.com
  • You may also download a paper application
• The required application fee ($20.00)
  • A credit card is needed to apply on-line
  • Mail in – a cashier’s check or money order only made payable to: Fort Valley State University
• A complete Certificate of Immunization form
• An official high school transcript.
• Parental Consent (submission of ACCEL application)
• High School Counselor Consent (submission of ACCEL application)
• An official SAT or ACT score report.
  • Test scores must be sent directly from the testing service or must be submitted on an official high school transcript.

Admissions Requirements for ACCEL Applicants

• The minimum SAT I Composite Score of 970 but must score at least 430 on Critical Thinking and 400 on the Math.
• The minimum ACT Composite Score of 20 but must score at least 17 on English and 17 on Math
• Academic Grade Point Average – 3.00 (based on the 16 CPC units only)

Students with SAT I Verbal scores of 530 or ACT English scores of 23 who have not completed the final unit of high school English and/or social studies may be permitted to fulfill these high school requirements with the appropriate college courses taken through the ACCEL program.

Students with SAT I Critical Thinking scores of 530 or ACT Math scores of 22 who have not completed the final unit of mathematics may be permitted to fulfill those high school requirements with the appropriate college courses taken through the ACCEL program.

ACCEL will fund only the core graduation requirements for college preparatory: English, Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, and Foreign Language).