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½­ÄÏÌåÓý offers two ways to apply: the or the . The choice is yours! Complete and submit an application, then pay the non-refundable $50 application fee. Pay attention to application priority deadlines such as the ones listed below.

What We Look For 

Your official transcripts provide us with a lot of information to help us make admissions decisions, such as your cumulative grade point average (GPA), the type of classes you took, the difficulty of those classes, trends in your grades, etc.

The full college preparatory curriculum as recommended by the Ohio State Board of Education consists of the following:

• 4 units of English (emphasis on composition)
• 4 units of mathematics (Algebra I, II, Geometry, with minimum Algebra II complete)
• 3 units of science
• 3 units of social studies
• 2 units of foreign language
• 1 unit of the arts or an additional unit of a foreign language

How To Send Us Your Transcript 

Applicants must contact their school and request an official transcript(s) of their entire curriculum. If you have attended multiple secondary schools, transcripts are required from each school you have attended (or the results from your GED, HiSET or TASC) to be considered for admission.

For your transcript to be considered official, it must be sent directly from your school. Your school counselor or another school official may submit your transcript using a secure electronic provider, email (transcripts@kent.edu) or mail. 

If mailed, please use the address below:

    Admissions Office
    ½­ÄÏÌåÓý
    P.O. Box 5190
    ½­ÄÏÌåÓý, OH 44242-0001

½­ÄÏÌåÓý is test-optional, meaning students applying for first-year or transfer admission are not required to submit standardized test scores (ACT and/or SAT).

On both the Common App and ½­ÄÏÌåÓý State Application, you will be asked if you want your test scores to be considered with your application. If you select Yes, we will review your application when test scores and other requirements are received. If you select No, your application will be reviewed once all other application requirements are fulfilled. If you choose to use test scores and your application completes without them, we may choose to review your application under our test-optional policy.

Please note: Once an applicant indicates whether or not test scores will be submitted, this decision cannot be changed by the applicant online. If you wish to change your test score preference, please contact our office as soon as possible to indicate if you would or would not like your test scores to be considered for admission.

Should you submit SAT or ACT scores, please be mindful of ½­ÄÏÌåÓý State’s test score codes:

SAT Code: 1367
ACT Code: 3284

After review for admission to the ½­ÄÏÌåÓý Campus, additional academic program requirements are needed for the following academic areas to be admitted.

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING 

To be considered for the aerospace engineering major, first-year applicants must have at least a 3.0 cumulative high school grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and demonstrate competency in math to be placed into Calculus I or beyond. 

Students who do not meet admission requirements for aerospace engineering may be accepted into aeronautical systems engineering technology and request to change their program to the aerospace engineering major after their first year.  

ARCHITECTURE

To be considered for the architecture major, first-year applicants must have at least a 3.0 cumulative high school grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).

If a student does not meet admission requirements to architecture, students will be reviewed holistically and if admissible to KSU, the student will be placed into the pre-major of architecture general. 

CYBERSECURITY ENGINEERING 

To be considered for the cybersecurity engineering major, first-year applicants must have at least a 3.0 cumulative high school grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and demonstrate competency in math to be placed into Calculus I or beyond. 

Students who do not meet admission requirements for cybersecurity engineering may be accepted into computer engineering technology and request to change their program to the cybersecurity engineering major after their first year. 

DANCE PERFORMANCE/DANCE STUDIES

Students must audition before being admitted to the dance program. Detailed audition information and dates can be found here. Inquiries can be directed to the School of Theatre and Dance director at:

• Phone: 330-672-2069
• Email: dance@kent.edu

Education

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