Freshman Applicants
Academic capabilities, as well as involvement in church, school, and community activities, are considered in assessing the applicant's potential for success at the university. The application process is designed as a tool for making these assessments. Each application is considered on an individual basis, so please submit any additional information to the Admission Committee that you believe may be helpful.
Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.
A freshman applicant is defined as one who has fewer than 28 units of college credit following high school graduation.
- Application, Statement of Agreement with Institutional Policy, and personal statement
- Application Fee
A nonrefundable $45 application fee must be submitted. - Transcripts
The applicant is responsible for requesting that official transcripts be sent from the high school from which he/she graduated (or is currently attending) and each college he/she has attended, to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
Official transcripts are transcripts sent DIRECTLY from the high school or college to Azusa Pacific University. Hand-carried transcripts or sealed transcripts, mailed by anyone but the school, will not be accepted as "official."
- Preadmission Tests
All freshman applicants must submit scores from the American College Testing (ACT) Program or the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT I). The minimum SAT I score is 910, specifically with a 480 verbal and a 430 math. The ACT minimum score is 19. Transfer applicants who have completed more than 12 core units in one semester of transferrable college credit are not required to submit test scores. Meeting minimum test score requirements does not guarantee admission to Azusa Pacific University. - References
Each applicant must supply two references from people familiar with the applicant's character and academic background. The academic reference should be written by a teacher in a core academic course, and the Christian leader reference by a counselor, pastor, youth director, or close family friend. - GPA Requirement
For freshmen, a minimum 2.8 grade-point average (GPA) is required for admission. For transfer students, a minimum 2.2 GPA is required. High school GPA is determined by computing grades from the sophomore-senior years with no driver's education or physical education courses included. Advanced placement and honors courses receive "weighted" credit. - Nursing Applicants
Additional materials are required for nursing applicants. Refer to the Nursing Applicants page for further information.
*The downloadable version of these forms are provided in a Portable Document Format (PDF). To learn more about PDFs or to install Adobe Acrobat Reader, follow this link.
