Freshman Admission Requirements
To learn how to apply, see our freshman checklist.
To be admitted, freshmen 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.
- Meet high school course pattern requirements.
- Meet certain criteria based primarily on high school rank, ACT or SAT score and course subject pattern. (Students’ files are also reviewed for ACT or SAT 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.)
- Meet transfer requirements if college-level work has been taken after high school graduation.
Additional Requirements
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).
