Major-Specific Requirements

To earn direct admission to one of the schools or programs listed below, you may need to meet requirements beyond those for general admission to KU. Note that admission to the schools and programs below is selective.

Freshman Requirements

The University of Kansas is test optional. First-year students are assured admission into KU’s College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, the School of Education & Human Sciences, or the School of Social Welfare if they meet one of these admission requirements:

  • A cumulative high school GPA (weighted or unweighted) of 3.25 or higher OR
  • An ACT score of at least 21 or an SAT of at least 1060 plus a 2.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale

School-Specific Requirements

  • 24+ ACT (1160+ SAT) and 3.2+ cumulative GPA
  • If you have not had the opportunity to take the ACT or SAT and are interested in majoring in Architecture, your application will be given a holistic review with or without test scores.
  • Interest Profile completed as a part of the online application to KU or submitted separately online at arcd.ku.edu/architecture-interest-profile.

Priority deadline is Nov. 1. Final deadline for consideration is Feb. 1.

Incoming freshmen can be directly admitted if they meet the following requirements:



Our current ACT and GPA index score: ACT/10 + High School GPA ≥ 5.55 OR 3.4+ High School GPA

Transfer students will need to meet competitive admission requirements:

  • 30 credit hours complete
  • 2.5+ GPA overall and in business coursework
  • ACCT 200, ECON 142, and BSAN 202 complete

More information is available on the School of Business website.

 

  • 3.25 High School GPA OR 21+ACT and 2.0 High School GPA
  • Required audition if seeking entry into the B.F.A program
  • 21+ ACT (1060+ SAT) and 3.25+ cumulative GPA or 24+ ACT (1160+ SAT) and 3.0+ cumulative GPA (preferred: 24+ ACT (1160+ SAT) and 3.2+ cumulative GPA)
  • If you have not had the opportunity to take the ACT or SAT, and are interested in majoring in Design, your application will be given a holistic review with or without test scores.
  • Portfolio and essay submitted online at kudesign.slideroom.com/#/Login.

Priority deadline is Nov. 1. Final deadline for consideration is Feb. 1.

  • Incoming first-year students can be directly admitted if they meet the following requirements:
    • 3.25 GPA on a 4.0 scale, no test scores required OR an ACT score of at least 21 or an SAT score of at least 1060 plus a GPA of at least 2.0.
  • Transfer students must have a 2.75 KU + Transfer Cumulative GPA to be admissible to the SOEHS.
  • Must be admissible to the University of Kansas by assured admissions or individual review AND
  • Have a 3.0+ high school GPA AND
  • Demonstrate mathematics preparedness by:
    • Obtaining a mathematics ACT score of 22+ (or math SAT score of 540+), OR
    • Achieving a ‘B’ or better in ‘college algebra’ or a more advanced mathematics course, OR
    • Achieving a ‘C’ or better in a high school calculus course; OR
    • Earning credit via IB or AP credit for the above-mentioned courses in accordance with KU placement credit requirements; OR
    • Achieving at minimum a qualifying score for MATH 104 on the ALEKS mathematics placement exam.
  • Unofficial or official transcript must be submitted for admission consideration

 

  • Clinical laboratory science: 2.7+ college GPA
  • Health information management: 2.5+ college GPA
  • Respiratory care: 2.5+ college GPA

Students enter these programs after two years of undergraduate study at KU or another institution. In all programs, prerequisite courses in biology, chemistry, and math must be completed with a grade of C or better. All grades (including courses that were repeated) are used in the calculation of the GPA. Additional requirements vary by program.

  • 24+ ACT (1160+ SAT) and 3.2+ cumulative GPA
  • If you have not had the opportunity to take the ACT or SAT, and are interested in majoring in Interior Architecture, your application will be given a holistic review with or without test scores.
  • Interest Profile completed as a part of the online application to KU or submitted separately online at arcd.ku.edu/interior-architecture-design-interest-profile.

Priority deadline is Nov. 1. Final deadline for consideration is Feb. 1.

  • Incoming first-year students can be directly admitted if they meet the following requirements:
    • 3.25 High School GPA on a 4.0 scale OR 3.0 High School GPA and 21+ ACT/1060+SAT
  • Transfer students can be admitted if they meet the following requirements:
    • 2.5 transferable GPA, and
    • C (2.0) or higher in JMC 101, and 
    • 2.5 Journalism GPA*
      • *Students with only JMC 101 can be admitted with a 2.0 Journalism GPA
  • Successful completion of audition on primary instrument or voice
  • 2.5+ college GPA
  • Completion of prerequisite courses
  • Nursing application submitted at nursing.kumc.edu

Students enter these programs after two years of undergraduate study at KU or another institution.

Students enter these programs after two years of undergraduate study at KU or another institution.

  • Students enter these programs after approximately two years of undergraduate study at KU or another institution
  • Admission earned by meeting KU’s assured admission standards

 

  • 3.25 High School GPA OR 21+ACT and 2.0 High School GPA

 

  • 3.25 High School GPA OR 21+ACT and 2.0 High School GPA