Regents’ Testing Program

To establish eligibility for an undergraduate degree, every student in the University System of Georgia must pass the Regents’ Test, an examination designed to measure proficiency in reading and English composition. Students are invited to take this examination when they have earned 10 hours of college credit. Any student accumulating forty-five hours of college credit toward a degree without passing the Regents’ Test must schedule remedial English or reading along with other credit coursework. If a student fails in the first attempt, he or she must repeat the test. Alternative tests of competence and remediation are offered to non-native speakers of English. In addition, alternative tests are offered for students with disabilities documented through the Dean of Students’ Office. Listed below are test scores that can be used to satisfy the Regents' Test requirements.

Effective Summer Term, 2003, the Board of Regents made several changes regarding the Regents' Test. Additional changes were made in Spring 2007 and Summer 2008.

  1. The READING portion of the test can be satisfied with:
    1. Regents’ Test score of at least 61
    2. SAT Verbal score of 510 or higher
    3. ACT Reading score of 23 or higher

  2. The ESSAY portion of the test can be satisfied with:
    1. Regents’ Test score of at least 2
    2. SAT II English Writing score of 650 or higher
    3. SAT Reasoning, Writing Section score of 560 (effective Spring 2007)
    4. SAT Critical Reading score of at least 510 and a SAT Writing score of at least 500 (effective Summer 2008)
    5. ACT score of at least 24 on the ACT combined English/Writing exam (effective Summer 2008)
    6. ACT score of least 22 on the ACT combined English/Writing for students who also earned an ACT Reading score of at least 23 (effective summer 2008)
    7. AP English Language and Composition score of 3 or higher
    8. AP English Literature and Composition score of 3 or higher
    9. International Baccalaureate higher-level English score of 4 or higher
    10. * SAT-I Verbal score of at least 530 and a grade of "A" in English 1101
    11. * SAT-I Verbal score of at least 590 and a grade of "B" in English 1101
    12. * ACT English score of at least 23 and a grade of "A" in English 1101
    13. * ACT English score of at least 26 and a grade of "B" in English 1101

    * (These exemptions are only available for students enrolled in the University System Fall 2005 through Spring 2008).

    Scores must be from a national administration of the SAT or ACT. Scores from institutional SAT or residual ACT tests will not be acceptable for this purpose.

    If you are a transfer student and believe you have test scores that would fulfill Regents' Test requirements, you will need to provide a copy of your test scores from the testing agency indicating that it was a national administration. Please bring your scores to room 104 of the Administration Building (Tech Tower) between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM Monday through Friday.