Freshman Requirements for FSU
Freshman admission is a holistic and selective process, and no single criterion guarantees admission. Rather, we consider all the documentation you submit, and we carefully review your academic record and test scores to ensure you are prepared for the rigorous curriculum you will encounter at Florida State University. The holistic review process is based on graduating from a regionally accredited high school (or the equivalent) with specific academic courses, a cumulative grade point average based on these courses, and test scores. Additional factors include the rigor and quality of courses and curriculum taken, strength of senior schedule, math level in senior year, number of years in a sequential world language, and the written essay. Consideration will also be given to applicants applying to the CARE Summer Bridge Program as well as exceptionally talented visual and performing artists and athletes.
Applicants who graduate from high school and receive an AA degree at the same time must meet the freshman admission requirements and the major requirements when submitting the admission application. The Academic Program Guide provides you with a detailed program description, an academic map, and a link to your department of interest.
Deadlines
The Office of Admissions must receive all of the information used to make an admission decision by the published deadlines.* Please note that there are two deadlines with corresponding decision dates for summer and fall terms. Generally, the University does not accept freshman applications for the spring term.
| Applications And All Supporting Documents Received By: | Decision Available Online: |
| October 19, 2016 | December 8, 2016 |
| January 18, 2017 | March 16, 2017 |
* The University reserves the right to close freshman admission earlier if warranted by enrollment limitations and the number and quality of applications.
The Process
- Create your Self-reported Student Academic Record (SSAR). To learn more about the SSAR, view our FAQ and watch our how-to videos.
- Apply online.
- Submit your official ACT (#0734) and/or SAT (#5219) results for every test taken. Test scores must be received in the Office of Admissions by the deadline.
- Submit the essay.
- Submit the residency form.
- Submit the FAFSA, available in October.
- Contact the academic department directly if you plan to major in dance, film(animation or production), music, or theatre.
- Log on to the Online Status Check regularly to monitor the status of your application materials.
Please note that letters of recommendation are not required and will not be used in the decision-making process.
High School Course Units
The Florida Board of Governors sets the minimum eligibility requirements in the State University System (SUS). Satisfying these minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to Florida State University. Admission is selective, and admitted students typically exceed the minimum requirements.
Remember to Monitor Your Application
The Online Status Check (OSC) allows you to regularly monitor the status of your application and required materials. Most of our communications, including our admission decisions, will be available on the Online Status Check. You're responsible for regularly checking your email account and the Online Status Check. Please ensure that we always have your most up-to-date email address, and include admissions@fsu.edu in your address book.
ACT/SAT Information
We require freshman applicants to submit at least one ACT and/or SAT test score to be considered for admission. Beginning with applications for 2017, Florida State no longer requires the optional ACT writing score or the optional SAT essay. We encourage applicants to take both the ACT and SAT, and to attempt each exam more than one time to earn the highest possible score.
In March of 2016, the College Board launched the redesigned SAT. Information about this and other changes to the test can be found on the College Board website. Students applying for 2017 admission can submit old and new SAT scores.
When evaluating students for admission, we use the highest earned ACT and SAT sub scores to calculate the ACT composite and/or SAT total (a process known as "super scoring"). Due to the scoring differences between the old, three-part, and new, two-part, versions of the SAT, FSU will calculate separate super scores for each version of the exam.
The January SAT and February ACT are the latest tests that we will use in the admission process for applicants applying for the summer or fall term.
Both ACT and the College Board now offer test preparation programs. ACT has partnered with Kaplan Test Prep and will offer an ACT preparation program at no cost to low-income students and to all students at a significantly lower cost than traditional prep programs. The College Board has partnered with the Khan Academy and offers free, personalized SAT practice based on the student's PSAT/SAT test results.
Essay
Although the essay is not required but highly recommended, it provides another opportunity to learn more about you. The essay should be no longer than 650 words, and may be uploaded after the student's application has been received. Applicants should choose one topic from the list below:
- Describe an experience from your life that either demonstrates your character or helped shape it.
- Describe a time when you made a meaningful contribution to others in which the greater good was your focus. Discuss the challenges and rewards of making your contribution.
- Has there been a time when you've had a long-cherished or accepted belief challenged? How did you respond? How did the challenge affect your beliefs?
Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success
Florida State University is a member of the Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success, a consortium of 90+ public and private universities in the U.S. that have come together to offer a new college planning and application platform. The Coalition platform will allow high school students to set up an account and begin learning about the application and the financial aid process as early as the ninth grade. The platform includes three main features: a Virtual Locker where the student can collect and store information that maybe useful when they apply to college; a Collaboration Platform where teachers, counselors, employers, and mentors who are supporting the student's college search can offer feedback; and finally, an Application Portal where the student can select information from their virtual locker that they would like to include with their application to Coalition member universities.
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