The Arizona Board of Regents has agreed to change the curriculum requirements for admission into the state's universities beginning in 1998.

The changes will affect in-state as well as out-of-state students entering the state's universities, said Marita Gomez, assistant director of counseling in the office of admissions.

Currently, the requirements for incoming freshmen are:

• four years of English
• three years of math
• two years of a lab science
• two years of social studies

Admission requirements now take into consideration student's academic and overall grade point average, Gomez said.

However, she said in 1998, only the academic GPA will be considered when reviewing an application for admission.

"Students must also have at least a 2.0 grade point average in each subject," Gomez said. "New requirements will be taking the curriculum units needed form 11 to 16 units."

1998 requirements will be:

• four years of English
• four years of math (algebra 1 and beyond)
• three years of a lab science
• two years of social studies
• one year of a fine art
• two years of a foreign language

Gomez said the regents are trying to consider the impact the curriculum has on education.

"They are trying to make sure high school students are thoroughly prepared for college," Gomez said.

Students will be accepted with two deficiencies, but they cannot be in the same subject or in math or science, Gomez said. She said any deficiencies students are accepted with must be made up within one year of the date of enrollment.

"We've been working hard to educate counselors in-state and out-of-state about these changes," Gomez said. "For the past year, we've been meeting with counselors around the state."

To make the transition as smooth as possible, Gomez said that in September, all Arizona high schools and colleges will convene to work on educating each other on scholarships, financial aid and admissions.

deficiencies, but they cannot be in the same subject or in math or science, Gomez said. She said any deficiencies students are accepted with must be made up within one year of the date of enrollment.

"We've been working hard to educate counselors in-state and out-of-state about these changes," Gomez said. "For the past year, we've been meeting with counselors around the state."

To make the transition as smooth as possible, Gomez said that in September, all Arizona high schools and colleges will convene to work on educating each other on scholarships, financial aid and admissions.