Students applying for admission to UND are required to take one of the standardized college entrance exams. The American College Test (ACT) is preferred, though the SAT is also accepted. Standardized test scores at UND are used for scholarships and advisement, as well as admission criterion. Students 25 years old or older are not required to have test scores. It is recommended that students take the ACT late in their junior year or early in their senior year.

All students who graduate from high school, whether in North Dakota or in any other state, in 1993 or later and are under the age of 23, are required to complete a core curriculum before entering any four-year North Dakota University System Institution.

Below is the list of courses at the secondary level which are required for admission:

* Four units of English, including the development of written and oral skills;

* Three units of mathematics, including Algebra I and above;

* Three units of laboratory science, including at least one unit each in two or more of the following courses: biology, chemistry, physics or physical science;

* Three units of social studies, excluding consumer education, cooperative marketing, orientation to social science and marriage and family.

Each university may admit some students who have not completed the required courses. The University Admissions Committee will consider exemptions to the policy because of special circumstances.

The Admissions Committee may deny applicants who meet the core curriculum requirements but are evaluated to be high risk candidates for success at UND due to a low ACT composite score or a low SAT combined score, or a low high school grade point average.

Students who have not had the required courses are encouraged to enroll in any of North Dakota’s two-year colleges, which include Bismarck State College, North Dakota State College of Science, Minot State University–Bottineau, Lake Region State College, and Williston State College. Upon successful completion of 24 transferable semester credits at these campuses, students are eligible for transfer to a four-year campus. These transfer students are exempt from the high school course requirements.

A student who has not graduated from high school and is at least 19 years of age may be admitted to the University by completing the test of General Educational Development (GED) with a minimum score of 40 or above on each exam and an overall average of 50 on the entire test.

The University is approved under Federal law to admit non-immigrant alien students. Students whose education has been outside the United States should make early contact with the Office of Admissions to acquire the international student application form.

International Students applying for undergraduate admission and all students whose first language is not English are required to earn a score of at least 525 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language to be considered for admission. TOEFL computerized tests completed after June 1998 require a minimum score of 195. The International Programs Office provides assistance and counseling to students from countries other than the United States. International students should write to the International Program Director as well as to the Office of Admissions.

Canadian students are required to have completed Grade XII and to meet high school core curriculum admission requirements. They must also complete the ACT (preferred) or SAT and request that the official results be sent to UND to be eligible to enter the University as freshmen.

Students who are currently attending high school may be allowed to enroll in University courses as special students with permission of the Director of Admissions and the student’s high school principal and counselor. Students may receive credit for courses taken at an accredited university/college while in high school if those courses are acceptable for credit at the University of North Dakota. Courses which would apply toward College requirements must be approved by the Dean of the College. Courses to be applied to meet major requirements must be approved by the Departmental Chair.

Admission Tests: It is required that each applicant for admission who completes the American College Test (ACT) request that official scores be sent directly from ACT in Iowa City to the University. Students who complete the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) may request official test scores be mailed to the Office of Admissions from SAT in Princeton, NJ, in lieu of the ACT. The University prefers the ACT report since it provides information, in addition to test results, which is helpful in counseling students. It is to the student’s advantage to take the test at the earliest possible test date during the senior year or the latter part of the junior year. Test scores are required for admission, as well as for evaluating applications for loans and scholarships.

Information on test dates may be secured from the high school principal, counselor, or the Counseling Center at UND or any of the colleges in the state.

Measles/Rubella Immunization. All students attending North Dakota colleges and universities must prove immunization against measles and rubella.

Advanced Placement. A student from a high school which offers college-level courses through the College Entrance Examination Board Advanced Placement Program may be given University credit and/or advanced standing in individual subjects. This may be especially desirable if he or she wishes to proceed to the next higher level. Under this plan the student takes an advanced placement examination given at his or her school by the College Board. These examinations are scored by the College Board and are forwarded to the college of the student’s choice. The amount of credit given will then be determined by the department best qualified to evaluate the material. Students with special preparation in academic areas (foreign language, etc.) are urged to take advantage of the Special Examinations for credit available in selected disciplines. See page 33.

International Baccalaureate Diploma. The International Baccalaureate Diploma is recognized for the purpose of admission to the University of North Dakota. Specific course credit for advanced standing will be evaluated and determined by the department and college in which the course is offered.

Note to students intending to enroll in mathematics courses: Students planning to take entry-level mathematics courses at UND (Math 102*, 103, 104, 105, 146, 165, 208) shall be enrolled in their beginning mathematics courses only after taking a math placement test or receiving a sufficiently high score on the ACT Mathematics test. Students who have received college mathematics credit need not take the placement exam. Ask your adviser, or contact the mathematics department, concerning time and place of this test.

The mathematics placement tests are used for placement purposes only. Passing these tests does NOT grant credit. Credit for Math 103 and/or Math 105 without taking the course(s) is available only through CLEP examinations. Three different placement exams are used. Which exam will be taken is based upon ACT Math scores. Placement test results will determine beginning placement in Intermediate Algebra (Math 102), College Algebra (Math 103), Finite Math (Math 104), Trigonometry (Math 105), Applied Calculus I (Math 165), Discrete Mathematics (Math 208), Calculus I (Math 165) or Math for Elementary School Teachers (Math 277). *Math 102 credit will not count toward graduation.

Credit by Examination Through CLEP. CLEP stands for College-Level Examination Program of the College Board. It is a national program that offers the opportunity for a student to obtain recognition for college-level achievement based on intensive reading in a particular field, adult school courses, correspondence courses, television or radio courses, courses on tape, or other means of formal or informal preparation. UND accepts credit on CLEP subject examinations only. Additional information regarding CLEP is found on page 33.

Enrollment in the University. All students will be enrolled, based on their declared major, in one of UND’s academic colleges. Students who have an "undecided" major will receive assistance from the Office of Student Academic Services. Once a student declares a major, he/she will be enrolled in the appropriate academic college. Enrollment in an academic college does not guarantee admission to the college or specific academic programs. (For more information regarding additional requirements for admission to colleges and programs, see the listings beginning on page 37).

How to Apply: 1. The Application for Admission form may be obtained from The Office of Enrollment Services, Box 8135 University Station, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202.

2. All applicants are required to complete and return the application for admission to the Office of Admissions with the $25.00 non-refundable application fee. In addition, beginning freshmen must request the principal of their high schools to send a transcript of their records directly to the Office of Admissions.

3. The freshman applicant is required to take the ACT (preferred) or SAT early in the senior year or the latter part of the junior year and request that the official scores be sent to the University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202.

4. Each applicant must have the Measles/Rubella Form completed by his or her family physician or mailed from his/her high school. This form is mailed to each accepted student and should be returned to the Student Health Service before enrollment.

When to Apply: 1. An applicant currently enrolled in high school may apply at any time during his or her senior year. If the student’s high school record to that time is satisfactory, the applicant will be granted admission. It is the student’s responsibility to make certain that a transcript verifying completion of the core curriculum and his or her date of high school graduation is sent to the Office of Admissions.

2. The application for admission for the fall semester may be submitted any time during the period between the beginning of the senior year and July 1. Application for spring semester should be submitted no later than November 15 prior to the opening of the spring semester and April 15 for the Summer Session. International students are required to apply for admission for the fall semester by April 1 and for the Spring Semester by October 1.

Provided applicants meet all the admission requirements, completed applications received from applicants after the deadlines may be considered for admission to the University by the Director of Admissions.

3. Students may make application for admission for either fall or spring semester or the summer session.