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KSU offers first year freshmen a selection of enrichment experiences. Among those are: New Student Orientation, Living learning communities, First year seminars, Academic Honors and much more. KSU's First Year Freshmen Learning Communities received first place recognition in US and News World Report in its fall off to college 2006 edition.   

Please visit the First Year Experience Program online to learn more about it and the benefits from such a program. Also visit us online at Students Connecting: Learning Communities and First-Year Seminar: Fall 2008 to learn more about this program.

Freshmen applicants for admission should send the following credentials by the posted deadline

Undergraduate Admissions Materials:

For more details on the application process, see the 'How to Enroll' button at the top of the frame in the featured buttons at http://www.kennesaw.edu/admissions/ugadm.shtml.

New Freshman:

Application and processing fee ($40 online)

Official high school transcript                                                                                          

Official SAT/ACT scores                                                                                                    

Freshman Admission Requirements

Full Freshmen Admission

1. Be a graduate from a regionally accredited high school recognized by KSU.

2. Complete the Collegiate Preparatory Curriculum including 4 English, 4 mathematics beginning with Algebra I, 3 natural sciences including Physical Science and two laboratory sciences, 2 foreign languages in the same language and 3 social sciences including US History, World History, Economics and Government.

3. Satisfactory scores on the SAT or ACT. Full standing admission requires a 950 combined minimum on the SAT (minimums of 490 Verbal/Critical Reading and 460 Mathematics). As an alternative KSU will honor a minimum ACT score in English and Mathematics of 17 with a composite of 20.

4 Admission is a selective process. Meeting the application deadline or minimum standards does not guarantee acceptance. It is the responsibilty of the applicant to review the admission standards in advance to understand the likelihood of eligibility.

5. Academic grade point average minimum of a 2.5 (C+) as calculated by KSU.

Learning Support Freshman Admissions:

Application and Processing Fee

High school transcript: on track to complete all college prep courses; minimum of an academic 2.5 GPA in these college prep courses

Minimum/Learning Support SAT requirements: Prospective students must have a combined 950 minimum on the SAT (minimums of 430 Verbal/Critical Reading and 400 Mathematics).

SAT Essay

Please Note: The Essay portion of the new SAT will not be used for the Admission decision before 2007, but it is required to complete the file.

* All freshman students applying for admission into KSU must meet the freshman requirements, which include the College Prep Courses that are taken in high school, prior to graduation. The College Prep Courses include 4 units of English, 4 units of Mathematics, 3 units of a Natural Science, 3 units of a Social Science, and 2 units of a Foreign Language and graduate from a recognized accredited high school.

Please visit our Admissions Office Freshman web site for more information.

Kennesaw State University welcomes applications from all qualified students regardless of race, sex religion, disability, sexual orientation or cultural background. Admission is based on a number of factors depending on your classification.

Applicants must submit all required official documents and test scores necessary to support the application process. If applications or transcripts are deemed irregular, incomplete, unofficial, altered or not authentic the applicant risks delay or disqualification. Any applicant found misrepresenting or falsifying records is subject to the KSU student code of conduct and is subject to judicial action or withdrawal.

Quick Answer

We encourage applications and credentials to be submitted well in advance of the posted deadline of the desired term of entry. Once you have submitted your application and documents, you will be able to check your application status from our web site (Please allow 10 working days to view status).

For more details on the application process, see the 'How to Enroll' button at the top of the frame in the featured buttons at http://www.kennesaw.edu/admissions/ugadm.shtml.

If a student is not selected for the process called verification, the complete processing time for financial aid is four weeks. If a student is selected for verification the complete processing time for financial aid is six to eight weeks.

Official Acceptance Notice:

Decisions regarding acceptance are not final until issued in writing. Conversations, e-mail, and phone discussions regarding acceptance are only preliminary and not conclusive. Should subsequent information be discovered after a decision is rendered that disqualifies the applicant, then the acceptance will be withdrawn.

Official decisions regarding entry to the University are mailed in writing directly to the mailing address listed on the application for admission. Electronic status notices are also available during the admission process, but are tentative. KSU reserves the right to withdraw or amend any decision according to University or System policies. Additionally, KSU may table any decision action until sufficient interviews, testing or documentation has been satisfactorily completed.

Freshmen or transfer freshmen applicants who fall below the minimum requirements to admission at Kennesaw State University are encouraged to follow an alternative path which may ultimately lead to eligibility at Kennesaw State University. For details, go to http://www.kennesaw.edu/admissions/parent_inelig.html.

Applicants must submit all required official documents and test scores necessary to support the application process, by the appropriate deadline.

If applications or transcripts are deemed irregular, incomplete, unofficial, altered or not authentic the applicant risks delay or disqualification. Any applicant found misrepresenting or falsifying records is subject to the KSU student code of conduct and is subject to judicial action or withdrawal.

Learn more about Financial Aid by going here.

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