ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AT THE THREE STATE UNIVERSITIES

 

 

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA, IOWA CITY:  Students entering the university must have completed the following set of high school courses or their equivalents.  Students whose high school curriculum did not offer courses necessary to complete the unit requirements or who experienced difficulty in scheduling the required courses may appeal to the director of admissions for an exception.

 

1.  Four (4) years of English with an emphasis on the analysis and interpretation of literature, composition, and speech.

2.  COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES:  Three (3) years of math, including two (2) years of algebra and one (1) year of geometry.  COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING: Four (4) years of math, including two (2) years of algebra, one (1) year of geometry, and one (1) year of higher mathematics (trigonometry, analysis, or calculus).

3.  COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES:  Three (3) years of science, including one (1) year each from any two of the following: biology, chemistry, and physics. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING: Three (3) years of science, including at least one (1) year of chemistry and one (1) year of physics for admission..

4.  COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES:  Three (3) years of social studies with U.S. and world history recommended.  COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING:  Two (2) of social studies with U.S. and world history recommended.

5.  Foreign Language:  Two (2) years of a single foreign language for admission.    

6.  Elective courses are not required for admission to The University of Iowa.

 

 

 

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY IN AMES:  Graduates of approved Iowa high schools who have the subject-matter background required by Iowa State University and who rank in the upper half of their graduating class will be admitted unconditionally.  Students who do not rank in the upper half of their graduating class may be admitted to the university if they achieve certain criteria as stated in the Iowa State University catalog.

 

All students entering from high school and students transferring with less than 24 college semester credits must present evidence of the following high school preparation to be admitted to the university.

 

1.  Four (4) years of English/Language Arts emphasizing writing, speaking, and reading, as well as an understanding and appreciation of literature.

2.  Three (3) years of mathematics, including one (1) year each of algebra, geometry, and advanced algebra.

3.  Three (3) years of science, including one (1) year each of courses from any two of the following fields: biology, chemistry and physics.

4.  Social Studies:  Two (2) years for admission to the Colleges of Agriculture, Business, Design, Education, Engineering, and Family and Consumer Sciences.  Admission to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences requires three (3) years.

5.  *Foreign language courses are not required for admission to the Colleges of Agriculture, Business, Design, Education, Engineering, and Family and Consumer Sciences.  Two (2) years of a single foreign language are required for admission to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

6.  Elective courses are not required for admission to Iowa State University.

 

Students not meeting these requirements, but who are otherwise well qualified, may be admitted after individual review of their applications.  As of this date, the College of Business Administration has not determined whether it will require any additional courses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*IMPORTANT CHANGES IN FLL DEPARTMENT POLICY AND LAS GRADUATION REQUIREMENT

 

For some time the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures considered a change in policy for its beginning language courses in German, French, Latin, Russian, and Spanish. More than half of the students in 101/102 language courses are seniors and juniors, who are attempting to fulfill a language requirement late in their university career and who are taking a beginning course after having already completed two years of that language in high school. ISU would like to devote more resources to students who are either truly beginning their study of a language or who are pursuing higher skill levels of study. After evaluating a number of possibilities the Department adopted a new and efficient plan for students of first year French German, Latin, Russian and Spanish which became effective Fall 2001.  Below is a brief outline of the plan. For more detailed information, contact the FLL office, 515-294-4046.

 

Effective Fall 2001 the policy on admission to French, German, Latin, Russian, or Spanish 101 ...

Policy affects ALL Iowa State University students regardless of college or department of enrollment: (These restrictions do not apply to first-year courses in Chinese, Greek, Italian, or Portuguese.)

* 3 years or more of high school study:  -- may not take 101 or 102 at all.

* Students with no previous experience, or one year of high school study:  -- may take 101.

* More than one year but fewer than three years: must take the test-out: -- if pass at first year (101/102) then gets one year of credit; cannot take 101 -- if pass at one semester (101), may take 102.  Encourage 107X -- if fail test-out (0 credits), must take 107X before 102.  The faculty of the FLL Department are confident this new plan has many advantages.

* It offers greater flexibility for students,

* It encourages students to complete their language requirement in a timely and efficient fashion,

* It allows students with only two years of high school language study to test out of 101/102 and to immediately receive eight college credits,

* It makes good use of faculty resources. 

           

 

 

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA, CEDAR FALLS:  Students MUST complete specific high school courses to be accepted at the University of Northern Iowa.  In addition, all but ten percent of the freshmen admitted to U.N.I. must be ranked in the top half of their high school graduating class.

 

Admission requirements for U.N.I. are as follows:

1.  Twelve (12) trimesters of English, including three (3) trimesters of composition; also may include three (3) trimesters of speech, communication, or journalism.

2. Nine (9) trimesters of math, including three (3) trimesters of algebra, geometry, advanced algebra, and sequential courses of increasing or parallel levels of difficulty.

3.  Nine (9) trimesters of science, including courses in general science, biology, chemistry, earth science, or physics; laboratory experience highly recommended.

4.  Nine (9) trimesters of social studies, including courses in anthropology, economics, geography, government, history, psychology, or sociology.

5.  Foreign language courses are not required for admission to UNI. (These courses may be used to meet University graduation requirements.)

6.  Elective Requirements: Six (6) trimesters of additional courses from the required subject areas, foreign languages, or fine arts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECOMMENDED ACADEMIC PREPARATION AT SELECTED IOWA PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Below are suggested high school courses several private colleges listed for admission in their catalogs:

 

WARTBURG COLLEGE:  Four (4) years of English, three (3) years of mathematics (advanced courses preferred), three (3) years of science (advanced courses preferred), two (2) years of social science, two (2) years of foreign language, and one (1) year of introduction to computers.

 

LUTHER COLLEGE:  Four (4) years of English, which may include one (1) year of speech, communications, or journalism; three (3) years of mathematics; three (3) years of social science; and two (2) years of natural science, including one (1) year of laboratory science.  In addition, two (2) years of foreign language study are recommended. 

 

MOUNT MERCY COLLEGE:  Four (4) years of English, including literature; two (2) or more years of mathematics, including algebra, algebra II and geometry; three (3) years of social studies including American and European history; three (3) years of laboratory science; and two (2) or more years trimesters of a single foreign language are recommended by Mount Mercy.

 

LORAS COLLEGE:  Four (4) years of English, three (3) years of mathematics, three (3) years of natural science, three (3) years of social science, and two (2) years of additional academic courses (foreign language, additional natural science courses, etc.) are recommended for students planning to attend Loras College.

 

 

 

RECOMMENDED PREPARATION FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES, BUSINESS SCHOOLS,

AND VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCHOOLS

 

Community colleges, vocational technical schools and business schools have "open-door policies" and usually do not require specific courses for admission.  Students who plan to attend one of these types of schools after graduation should discuss their choice of high school subjects with the counselor.  The same is true for students who plan to enter the military service or seek full time employment after graduation.

 

 

NCAA

 

The NCAA, or National Collegiate Athletic Association, serves as the athletics governing body for more than 1,280 colleges, universities, conferences and organizations.  Member colleges and universities develop the rules and guidelines for athletics eligibility and athletics competition for each of the three NCAA divisions.  One of the differences among the three divisions is that colleges and universities in Divisions I and II may offer athletics scholarships, while Division III colleges and universities may not.

 

The NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse (the clearinghouse) is an organization that works with the NCAA to determine a studentŐs eligibility for athletics participation in his or her first year of college enrollment.  Students who want to participate in college sports during their first year of enrollment in college must register with the clearinghouse.  Registration requirements include completing a core curriculum.  See Guidance Counselor for more information.