Students must have completed the following high school courses: 4 units of English (one of which may be speech or debate; two units must emphasize composition or writing); 3 units of mathematics, including Algebra I, II and geometry; 2 units of sciences, including at least one lab science; 3 units of social sciences; 1 unit of visual/performing arts; and 3 units of electives, selected from foreign language and combinations of the above courses. Two units of foreign language are strongly recommended. They are required to meet the following criteria: ACT of 21 or higher; or SAT of 980 or higher (combined math and critical reading scores); or 3.50 high school GPA on a 4.0 scale. In addition, international students must have a minimum scores on TOEFL (500 on the paper exam, 61 on the internet based exam), or 5.5 on the IELTS.