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Admissions Criteria for Freshmen

TEST OPTIONAL

ACT/SAT is now optional for 2022 applicants.

FRESHMEN ADMISSIONS CRITERIA

To be eligible for admission, students must either graduate with a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 and have a composite standard score of at least 18 on the ACT (or a minimum combined ERW and Math score of 950 on the new SAT taken after March 1, 2016. SAT tests taken prior to that date will be converted from the old test to the new SAT) or a cumulative high school grade point average of at least 3.0 regardless of the ACT composite score.

Also, the following high school units must be completed:

Years Subjects
4English
3Social Science (including U.S. History)
4Math (3 units must be Algebra I and higher)
3Science (all units must be laboratory science)
1Arts
2Foreign Language (2 units of the same foreign language)

Applications should be submitted during the first semester of the senior year in high school along with the high school transcript.  The Department of Dental Hygiene, Nursing, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, and Music have additional admission and/or application requirements. These requirements may by obtained by contacting the academic department in which you are interested.

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For a complete list of the Admissions Criteria, please refer to the West Liberty University Bulletin.

Important WLU Codes

SAT: 5901
ACT: 4534
FAFSA: 003823

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