Admission to Shawnee State University baccalaureate or associate degree programs is determined by an applicant's (1) earned high school diploma from a state chartered or regionally accredited high school and to students who have earned high school equivalency through the General Education Development (GED) program, (2) level of college preparedness as defined by the State of Ohio's UNIFORM STATEWIDE STANDARDS for REMEDIATION-FREE STATUS, and (3) ability to meet the requirements of a specific ...