Admissions Requirements
Application Requirements for All Students
- ACT and SAT scores will be optional for students entering UofL through spring/summer/fall 2024.
- Submit: Take Flight application or Common App, high school transcript, $30 non-refundable fee*
- No letters of recommendation are required if you meet minimum standards
*Students on free/reduced lunch do not pay the application fee.
Admission Requirements for General Admission to UofL
Admission Requirements by School or Program
Academic Unit or Program |
Automatic Admission with ACT/SAT Scores |
Minimum Requirements for Consideration Without ACT/SAT Scores |
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Arts & Sciences*, Public Health, Social Work |
GPA: 2.5 20 ACT or 1030 SAT |
GPA: 2.5 Comprehensive review of high school transcript, including grades & courses particularly college preparatory courses |
College of Business Accountancy, Computer Information Systems, Economics, Equine Industry, Finance, Management, Marketing |
GPA: 3.0 25 ACT or 1200 SAT 23 ACT Math or 560 SAT Math
OR
GPA: 3.3 22 ACT or 1100 SAT 23 ACT Math or 560 SAT Math |
GPA: 3.0 Completion of rigorous Math curriculum with A/B grades in 10th grade math and and beyond. Algebra 2 completed Enrolled in Advanced Math: Algebra 3, Trigonometry, Pre-calculus, Calculus, Statistics, AP Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Pre-Calculus, IB Math, Dual Credit College Algebra, Dual Credit Pre-Calculus , Dual Credit Calculus, Dual Credit Statistics |
College of Business Business Administration |
GPA: 2.75 23 ACT or 1130 SAT 21 ACT Math or 530 SAT Math |
GPA: 3.5 or GPA: 2.8 |
Dental Hygiene Dental Hygiene is a two-step process. Freshmen are admitted to the lower division and then apply for upper division after 3-4 semesters. |
GPA: 2.8 21 ACT of 1060 SAT
OR
GPA: 3.0 20 ACT or 1030 SAT |
GPA: 2.8 Comprehensive review of high school transcript including grades and courses, particularly college preparatory courses. |
College of Education & Human Development |
GPA: 2.5 21 ACT or 1060 SAT |
GPA: 2.5 Comprehensive review of high school transcript including grades and courses, particularly college preparatory courses. |
School of Music Audition required for admission into School of Music |
GPA: 2.75 21 ACT or 1060 SAT
OR
GPA: 3.0 20 ACT or 1030 SAT |
GPA: 2.75 Comprehensive review of high school transcript including grades and courses, particularly college preparatory courses. |
School of Nursing Nursing admission is a two-step process. Freshmen are admitted to the lower division and then apply for upper division after 3-4 semesters |
GPA 3.0 22 ACT or 1100 SAT 22 ACT Math or 540 SAT Math |
GPA: 3.5 Completion of 4 years of ENGL with 3.0 GPA Completion of rigorous Math curriculum with A/B grades. Math to include one of the following in the junior or senior year: AP Calculus/AP PreCalculus/AP Statistics/Dual Credit College Algebra/Dual Credit PreCalculus/Dual Credit Calculus
|
J.B. Speed School of Engineering: All undergraduate programs of study, except Computer Science, BA |
GPA: 3.0 25 ACT or 1200 SAT 25 ACT Math & 25 ACT Science or 590 SAT MATH
OR
GPA 3.5 24 ACT or 1160 SAT 24 ACT Math & 24 ACT Science or 580 SAT Math
Students who choose to submit test scores and do not meet the minimum ACT/SAT requirements, but who meet GPA and course requirements will be admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences as pre-engineering |
GPA: 3.0 Comprehensive high school transcript evaluation to view levels of courses . (Successful completion of pre-calculus required and enrollment/completion of chemistry, preferably AP calculus)
Student resume may be requested (extra- curricular activities and leadership positions) |
J.B. Speed School of Engineering: Computer Science, BA |
GPA: 3.0 23 ACT or 1130 SAT 23 ACT Math or 560 SAT Math |
GPA 3.0 Comprehensive high school transcript evaluation to view levels of courses . (Successful completion of pre-calculus required and enrollment/completion of chemistry, preferably AP calculus)
Student resume may be requested (extra- curricular activities and leadership positions) |
* Students applying to programs in the Hite Art Institute must apply to those programs separately, in addition to applying to UofL.