Applying for Admission (Next Available Term: Fall 2008)

To apply for admission, you will need to send the following:

1. Application: You must complete the UW System application for undergraduate admission. We encourage you to apply online when possible.

2. Transcripts: Ask your guidance counselor to mail an official copy of your high school transcript and your most recent grade report.

3. ACT Scores: Your ACT scores should also be sent to the Admissions Office. If you did not request that your scores be sent directly from ACT, we will accept student copies, counselor copies, or scores stamped on your high school transcript.

4. Application fee: A non-refundable fee of $35 is required if you are applying as a degree-seeking student to a UW System institution. The fee can be paid by credit card at the time you submit your application or you can mail a check.

Freshman Admission Standards

Requirements and Expectations for Admission

Applications for admission are given a comprehensive review.  A new student’s admission to UW-River Falls is determined by a number of academic and nonacademic factors. Academic factors include the rigor of the high school curriculum, cumulative grade point average (GPA), high school class rank, and standardized test scores (either the ACT or SAT is required). The nonacademic factors may include, but are not necessarily limited to, such things as leadership, community service, creativity, and/or unique talents, and personal characteristics that contribute to the strength and diversity of the University.

Academic Course Preparation

Academic preparation, and specifically the strength of high school course work, is an important part of the admission decision. Listed below are the minimum course requirements for application. Students who are most competitive for admission typically exceed these unit requirements.

*A unit equals one academic year of a subject.

Programmatic Limits

Higher academic expectations or earlier application priority dates may be imposed on specific majors if necessary to keep enrollments in line with program capacities.