Admissions
Application Checklist for Freshman Applicants:
- Complete an SOU Application: Mail your written SOU Application or use our Secure Online Application anytime after the beginning of your senior year. There is a $50 non-refundable application fee. If you qualify, you may wish to defer the $50 application fee until you enroll for classes. To see if you qualify, complete the deferral form.
- Have Official High School Transcripts Sent: We consider transcripts to be official if they arrive in an original sealed envelope. Contact your high school to send your transcripts to SOU. If you are still in high school, be sure they include your senior year class schedule. If you completed any college level work in high school, please have the college send those official transcripts as well.
- Send Us Your Test Scores: We will need SAT or ACT scores. You can have test scores sent to us by the appropriate testing agency (College Board for SAT, etc.) or we can take your test scores from your official high school transcripts. Our SAT code is 4702 and our ACT code is 3496. You can submit an application and begin the application process prior to taking the SAT or ACT.
- Second Language Requirement: If you were High School Class of 1997 or later, you will need to show completion of 2 years of the same high school level second language or 2 terms of the same college level second language. If you are unable to demonstrate this proficiency, we can admit you with a Second Language Contract, which would instead require you to complete the foreign language requirement prior to graduating from SOU.
- Financial Aid and Scholarships: You must submit a FAFSA to be considered for financial aid at SOU. This form is available at schools, libraries, and online. Our FAFSA school code is 003219. Also apply on-line for SOU scholarships. February 15, 2008 is the scholarship application priority deadline for Fall term 2008. Click here to learn more!
- Want to save almost $10,000 in out-of-state tuition? See if you qualify for the Western Undergraduate Exchange: If you qualify for WUE, be sure to submit your on-line WUE application. There is no deadline for the WUE Program. WUE Scholarships are awarded until the maximum number of awards for the year is reached, so applying earlier than later is recommended.
- Changing the Quarter of Your Application: If you wish to change the quarter of your entry into SOU from the quarter entered on your original application, please complete the Quarter Change Application.
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