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- 1. You must complete at least 20 full year academic courses between grades 9 through 12, and at least 5 of those units must be completed during your senior year.
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| 2. The level of these courses must be at least college preparatory or higher. If your school denotes its course levels with “phases” (with 5 as the highest) then these must be phase 3, 4 or 5 level courses. |
| 3. At least 2 of these 20 academic courses must be at a level that is higher than college preparatory -- for example, “honors,"accelerated," "enriched," "Advanced Placement," "International Baccalaureate," "Academic Challenge" If your school uses course "phases" (with 5 as the highest), then courses denoted as phase 4 or phase 5 would meet this requirement. |
| 4. Among these 20 full year academic courses, no grade may be below a B- (or the equivalent of a B- according to your school’s grading scale) and your overall cumulative GPA in these academic courses must be at least a B+ or higher. |
| 5. You must have a record of good conduct in your school and in your community. Students who have been expelled from school, have received suspensions for serious infractions, or have been convicted or adjudicated by the courts of crimes are not eligible. |
| 6. You must be a resident of the State of Delaware and qualify for in-state tuition at the University of Delaware. Your application must be complete by our application deadline, and you must enter the University of Delaware as a freshman for the fall or spring semester immediately following your high school graduation. |
| 7. You must graduate with a high school diploma from a regionally accredited high school. (We will gladly consider home-schooled students on a case-by-case basis.) |
| 8. Finally, your 20 academic courses must include the following as specified below. |
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Course |
Years Required |
Level |
| English |
4 years |
At least college preparatory |
| Mathematics |
4 years |
At least college preparatory drawn only from algebra I, algebra II, geometry, trigonometry, statistics, probability, precalculus, and calculus or an equivalent integrated math sequence that incorporates the above |
| Science |
4 years |
At least college preparatory; at least 3 of the 4 years must be drawn only from chemistry, biology, and physics and all 3 must include a laboratory; alternatively, you may complete 3 years of an approved integrated science curriculum |
| Foreign Language |
3 years of the same foreign language |
At least college preparatory and all 3 years must be completed during 9-12 grades |
| History |
2 years |
At least college preparatory, including one course in world history |
| Social Studies |
2 years |
At least college preparatory and drawn from psychology, political science, government, geography, economics, or sociology; a year of college preparatory science may be substituted for one of the social studies courses |
| Elective |
1 years |
At least college preparatory |
