Application and Admission Requirements
All applicants must have graduated from high school before beginning classes at SIUC. Exceptions are made for students participating in our High School Concurrent Enrollment program and for those who have earned the G.E.D.
To be considered for admission, freshmen applicants must submit:
- An Application for Admission and Scholarships
- $30 non-refundable Application Fee. (Application fee waivers are available to students who meet certain income requirements. See your high school or community college guidance counselor for information.).
- Current official transcripts of each high school and/or college attended (in official sealed envelope). A final high school transcript (in official sealed envelope) will be required upon graduation and completion of all high school course work.
Mail High School Transcripts to:
HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS
Admissions Reception Center - Mail Code 4710
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
425 Clocktower Drive
Carbondale, IL 62901Mail College Transcripts to:
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Academic Support Programs - Mail Code 4701
900 S. Normal Ave.
Carbondale, IL 62901 - An official copy of ACT or SAT scores.
- SIUC does NOT require essays or letters of recommendation.
To be admitted freshmen applicants must:
- Meet high school course pattern requirements.
- Meet certain criteria based primarily on high school rank, ACT score and course subject pattern. (Students files are also reviewed for ACT subscores, high school grade point average, improvements in high school GPA from year to year, letters of recommendation, participation in service or extracurricular activities and extenuating circumstances.)
An additional step or screening process is required for certain programs. Requirements for direct entry into some programs exceed university admission requirements. Please be sure to read the Special Conditions section.
If you have completed less than 26 semester hours or 39 quarter hours of transferable college credit, you must apply as a freshman. Send, in addition to official college transcripts, your ACT (or SAT) scores and an official high school transcript that includes your class rank. You must, in this case, meet both freshman and transfer requirements (2.0 GPA on 4.0 scale for all transferable work).
