Applying for Admission as a First Year Student
If you are a graduating high school student or home-schooled student — including if you have completed college credits while in high school, or are participating in the Running Start Program or other accelerated program — follow procedures outlined below.
- Complete the Common Application’s First Year Application and submit it to Undergraduate Admissions along with your $50 nonrefundable application fee and the required SPU member section.
- During the first semester of your senior year, arrange for an official transcript to be sent by the high school last attended. You must also request that a final transcript be forwarded to Undergraduate Admissions by August 1.
- If you have completed college coursework while in high school, request that all colleges and universities you attended send official transcripts to Undergraduate Admissions, unless the coursework is on your official high school transcript.
- Take either the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT-I) (SPU code 4694) or the American College Test (ACT) (SPU code 4476) and submit the scores to SPU.
- You have the option to submit a Teacher Evaluation form through the Common Application. Additionally, your college counselor can add remarks to the School Report when submitting your transcript. Both forms are part of the First-Year Common Application.
Homeschooled Students
If you are a homeschooled student, submit application materials as stated for all First Year students. When applying to Seattle Pacific, you will:
- Apply using the Common Application, including the school report, completed by your parent or homeschool teacher.
- $50 application fee.
- Official SAT or ACT test scores, sent by the testing agency.
- Official college transcripts, if you’ve received credit from another college or Running Start and the credit is not reflected in your high school transcript.
- High School transcript*, including all courses completed, a grade for each course, a cumulative unweighted GPA (4.0 scale), signed by a parent or homeschool administrator.
*Some applicants may be asked to submit a summary of their homeschool curriculum and reading list.
U.S. Residents and Citizens Who Are Not Native English Speakers
Students whose first language is not English and who wish to enter SPU directly from high school or to transfer from another institution must demonstrate English proficiency. This may be demonstrated in a number of ways — please refer to the “English Language Proficiency” information on the International Students page.