Students can be entered directly into one of these colleges from high school if they meet the honors requirements of an ACT of 29 or an SAT of 1250. Each college has basic requirements. Business requires students to complete the prerequisites of math, English, economics, computer science, and accounting with a C- or better. Arts and sciences offers both a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts option and requires a general liberal arts foundation. A student can enter the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences after being eligible to take English 110, Math 102, and completing 12 hours of University credit.
Engineering requires a strong math, physics, engineering graphics, and mechanics background.
Students can enter the College of Engineering after completing Math 152 and Physics 132 with a 2.00 point-hour ratio or better. The GEC is a body of courses designed to ensure that each student becomes acquainted with the basic areas of academic study. Some majors also require completion of a foreign language requirement. If entering the College of Business, the student would have additional finance, management, marketing, economics, and administration courses. In the Colleges of Engineering and the Arts and Sciences, the student must choose a major area of concentration.