Higher ACT Requirements

By Anthony Sellers
The West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education approved a change that will raise the minimum ACT Composite score for those applying to the Nursing Department.

For applicants coming out of high school who have maintained a high school GPA of 2.5 or higher and have taken and completed Chemistry 111 with a grade of “C” or higher, a minimum ACT composite score of 23 must be earned. The previous minimum score was 21.

For college students applying, a GPA of 2.5, as well as a GPA of 2.5 in English 101, Psychology 101, Sociology 101, and Chemistry 111, a minimum score of 19 must be earned. The previous minimum score was 18.