Advanced Pre-College Experience Program

Admission Standards

The Advanced Pre-College Experience Program (APEX) is designed for students who wish to attend Alabama State University while simultaneously completing requirements for high school graduation.

The overall objective of APEX is to improve academic achievement, to develop personal maturity and to provide the benefits of an early college experience. Students in this program may take work in specific areas for which they are recommended and in which they have adequate preparation.

It should be noted that APEX is not an early admissions program.

Candidates who apply to participate in APEX are required to be currently enrolled high school students who have completed their freshman year of high school. Recommendations from either their high school principal or counselor, along with written permission from the student’s parents or guardians, must accompany their applications for admission.

Admission Procedures

APEX students must submit a copy of their high school record to the Office of Admissions and Recruitment. Candidates must have a cumulative grade point average equivalent to 3.0 (B) on a 4.0 scale.

Recommendation for enrollment into APEX will be made by the director of the Office of Admissions and Recruitment with final approval by the Admissions and Recruitment committee. After acceptance into the program, students are classified as “special students’’ (non-degree-seeking students).

A maximum of three credits is allowed each semester. Students enrolled in the summer program may enroll for a maximum of six semester hours.

APEX students may not take courses that they are simultaneously taking in high school. For example, if a student is taking algebra in high school, he or she would not be permitted to enroll in algebra at ASU. Courses taken at the college level may not conflict or interfere with the student’s high school schedule. With the above provisions, APEX students may enroll in any 100- or 200-level course that does not require a prerequisite.

Course credits earned through APEX are acceptable as regular college credits. APEX students are not to use credits earned at ASU toward high school graduation requirements. Transcripts are not released until the student provides the Office of Records and Registration with notification of high school graduation.

After acceptance into APEX, students are required to meet with the dean of University College. The student is then assigned an adviser from the Academic Advisement Center.