Undergraduate Admission Requirements

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Freshman Student Admission Requirements

An individual who has completed or will complete a high school degree or its equivalent and has fewer than 15 transferrable college credit hours.

Complete the online application.
Provide cumulative high school GPA for at least 3 years of study and SAT/ACT test scores, test optional for most majors for 2021-2022 academic year. Self-report information is accept for most programs but an official transcript might be required for admission.
Coursework completed outside the U.S. requires a Foreign Credential Evaluation to be submitted.
English Language Proficiency: All international students and individuals who completed a degree program outside the United States are required to meet this requirement.

Though not initially required, a personal statement, essay, letters of recommendation, and/or official transcripts may be requested after initial review of your application.

Please see material submission instructions below.

Transfer Student Admission Requirements

An individual who has completed a high school degree or its equivalent and has completed 15 or more transferable college credit hours.

Complete the online application
Submit official transcripts from all previously attended academic institutions (high school, GED, community college, college, or university). Coursework completed outside the U.S. requires Foreign Credential Evaluation to be submitted.
English Language Proficiency: All international students and individuals who completed a degree program outside the United States are required to meet this requirement.

Though not initially required, a personal statement, essay, or letters of recommendation may be requested after initial review of your application.

Please see material submission instructions below.

AP Credit

Advanced Placement (AP) Equivalency Guide and Policy

Students may receive college credit if they have successfully completed AP exams with the minimum score indicated for the subject below; the grade earned is “Pass”. Freshman students must submit official score reports from the College Board to the Office of Admission.

Please note: A maximum of 30 semester hours of prior learning transfer credit may be awarded including American Council on Education (ACE), Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), College Level Examination Program (CLEP), and Military credit per ACE recommendations.

AP SUBJECT	MINIMUM SCORE	RU COURSE EQUIVALENCY	COURSE ATTRIBUTE	CREDITS AWARDED
ART 2D DESIGN	3	ART 1XX	HUMANITIES	3
ART 2D DESIGN	4 - 5	ART 1XX	HUMANITIES	6
ART HISTORY	3	ART 101	HUMANITIES	3
ART HISTORY	4 - 5	ART 101 & 1XX	HUMANITIES	6
ART, STUDIO: DRAWING	3	ART 1XX	HUMANITIES	3
ART, STUDIO: DRAWING	4 - 5	ART 1XX	HUMANITIES	6
ART, STUDIO: GENERAL	3	ART 1XX	HUMANITIES	3
ART, STUDIO: GENERAL	4 - 5	ART 1XX	HUMANITIES	6
BIOLOGY	3	BIOL 1XX	NATURAL SCIENCE	3
BIOLOGY	4 - 5	BIOL 1XX	NATS & LAB	6
CHEMISTRY	3	CHEM 1XX	NATURAL SCIENCE	3
CHEMISTRY	4 - 5	CHEM 201	NATS & LAB	5
COMPUTER SCIENCE	3	CST 1XX		3
COMPUTER SCIENCE	4 - 5	CST 1XX		6
CHINESE LANGUAGE	3	HUM 1XX	HUMANITIES	3
CHINESE LANGUAGE	4 - 5	HUM 1XX	HUMANITIES	6
ENGLISH LANG/COMP	3	ENG 101		3
ENGLISH LANG/COMP	4 - 5	ENG 101 & ENG 1XX	HUMANITIES	6
ENGLISH LITERATURE	3	ENG 115	HUMANITIES	3
ENGLISH LITERATURE	4 - 5	ENG 115 & ENG 1XX	HUMANITIES	6
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES	3	BIOL 1XX	NATURAL SCIENCE	3
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES	4 - 5	BIOL 1XX (nonlab)	NATURAL SCIENCE	6
FRENCH LANGUAGE	3	FREN 101	HUMANITIES	3
FRENCH LANGUAGE	4 - 5	FREN 101 & 102	HUMANITIES	6
FRENCH LITERATURE	3	FREN 1XX	HUMANITIES	3
FRENCH LITERATURE	4 - 5	FREN 1XX	HUMANITIES	6
GERMAN LANGUAGE	3	GERM 101	HUMANITIES	3
GERMAN LANGUAGE	4 - 5	GERM 101 & 102	HUMANITIES	6
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS, US	3	POS 101	SOCIAL SCIENCE	3
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS, US	4 - 5	POS 101 & 1XX	SOCIAL SCIENCE	6
GOVT & POLITICS, COMPARATIVE	3	POS 102	INTS & SOSC	3
GOVT & POLITICS, COMPARATIVE	4 - 5	POS 102 & 1XX	INTS & SOSC	6
HISTORY, EUROPEAN	3	HIST 121	HUM or SOSC	3
HISTORY, EUROPEAN	4 - 5	HIST 121 & 122	HUM or SOSC	6
HISTORY, US	3	HIST 106	HUM or SOSC	3
HISTORY, US	4 - 5	HIST 106 & 107	HUM or SOSC	6
HISTORY, WORLD	3	HIST 111	HUM & NWC or SOSC & NWC	3
HISTORY, WORLD	4 - 5	HIST 111 & 112	HUM & NWC or SOSC & NWC	6
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY	3	GEOG 1XX	SOCIAL SCIENCE	3
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY	4 - 5	GEOG 1XX	SOCIAL SCIENCE	6
ITALIAN LANGUAGE	3	ITAL 101	HUMANITIES	3
ITALIAN LANGUAGE	4 - 5	ITAL 101 & 102	HUMANITIES	6
JAPANESE LANGUAGE	3	HUM 1XX	HUMANITIES	3
JAPANESE LANGUAGE	4 - 5	HUM 1XX	HUMANITIES	6
LATIN LITERATURE	3	HUM 1XX	HUM & NWC	3
LATIN LITERATURE	4 - 5	HUM 1XX	HUM & NWC	6
LATIN VERGIL	3	HUM 1XX	HUMANITIES	3
LATIN VERGIL	4 - 5	HUM 1XX	HUMANITIES	6
MACROECONOMICS	3	ECON 101	INTS & SOSC	3
MACROECONOMICS	4 - 5	ECON 101 & 1XX	INTS & SOSC	6
MICROECONOMICS	3	ECON 101	INTS & SOSC	3
MICROECONOMICS	4 - 5	ECON 101 & 1XX	INTS & SOSC	6
MATHEMATICS:
CALCULUS AB	3 - 5	MATH 231		4
CALCULUS BC	3	MATH 231		4
CALCULUS BC	4 - 5	MATH 231 & 232		8
STATISTICS	3	MATH 217		3
STATISTICS	4 - 5	MATH 217 & 2XX		6
MUSIC THEORY (for non-music major)	3	MUSC 100	HUMANITIES	3
MUSIC THEORY (for non-music major)	4 - 5	MUSC 100 & 1XX	HUMANITIES	6
PHYSICS 1	3 - 5	PHYS 201	LAB & NATS	4
PHYSICS 2	3 - 5	PHYS 202	LAB & NATS	4
PHYSICS C: MECHANICS	3 - 5	PHYS 201 &	LAB & NATS	4
PHYSICS C: MECHANICS	3 - 5	PHYS 233	NATUAL SCIENCE	1
PHYSICS C: ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM	3 - 5	PHYS 202 &	LAB & NATS	4
PHYSICS C: ELECTRICITY & MAGNETISM	3 - 5	PHYS 234	NATURAL SCIENCE	1
PSYCHOLOGY	3 - 5	PSYC 103	SOCIAL SCIENCE	3
SPANISH LANGUAGE	3	SPAN 101	HISP & HUM	3
SPANISH LANGUAGE	4 - 5	SPAN 101 & 102	HISP & HUM	6
SPANISH LITERATURE	3	SPAN 1XX	HISP & HUM	3
SPANISH LITERATURE	4 - 5	SPAN 1XX	HISP & HUM	6

IB Credit

International Baccalaureate (IB) Equivalency Guide and Policy

Students may receive college credit if they have successfully completed an IB exam with the minimum score indicated by subject and level in the table below; the grade earned is “Pass”. Freshman students must submit official score reports from the International Baccalaureate to the Office of Admission.

IB Course/Exam Levels are SL = Standard level; HL = Higher Level

Group I: Languages

IB SUBJECT	IB LEVEL	REQUIRED SCORE	RU COURSE EQUIVALENCY	COURSE ATTRIBUTE	CREDITS AWARDED
Arabic B	SL or HL	4 - 5	ARAB 1XX	HUMANITIES	3
Arabic B	HL	6 - 7	ARAB 1XX	HUMANITIES	6
Classical Languages	SL or HL	4 - 5	HUM 1XX	HUMANITIES	3
Classical Languages	HL	6 - 7	HUM 1XX	HUMANITIES	6
English A: Lang & Lit	SL or HL	5	ENG 101		3
	HL	6 - 7	ENG 101 &		3
			ENG 1XX	HUMANITIES	3
English A: Literature	SL or HL	4 - 5	ENG 1XX	HUMANITIES	3
English A: Literature	HL	6 - 7	ENG 1XX	HUMANITIES	6
French B	SL or HL	4 - 5	FREN 101	HUMANITIES	3
French B	HL	6 - 7	FREN 101 & 102	HUMANITIES	6
German B	SL or HL	4 - 5	GERM 101	HUMANITIES	3
German B	HL	6 - 7	GERM 101 & 102	HUMANITIES	6
Language & Performance	SL	4 - 7	THAR 1XX	HUMANITIES	3
Spanish B	SL or HL	4 - 5	SPAN 101	HUM & HISP	3
Spanish B	HL	6 - 7	SPAN 101 & 102	HUM & HISP	6

Group II: Individuals and Societies

IB COURSE	IB LEVEL	REQUIRED SCORE	RU COURSE EQUIVALENCY	COURSE ATTRIBUTE	HOUR AWARDED
Business & Management	SL or HL	4 - 5	BADM 101		3
Business & Management	HL	6 - 7	BADM 101 & 1XX		6
Economics	SL or HL	5	ECON 101	INTS & SOSC	3
Economics	HL	6 - 7	ECON 101 & 1XX	INTS & SOSC	6
Geography	SL or HL	4 - 5	PHSC 1XX	Natural science	3
Geography	HL	6 - 7	PHSC 1XX	Natural science	6
Hist-Route 1: History of Europe & Islamic World	SL or HL	4 - 5	HIST 1XX	HUM or SOSC	3
Hist-Route 1: History of Europe & Islamic World	HL	6 - 7	HIST 1XX	HUM or SOSC	6
Hist-Route 2: 20th Century World History	SL or HL	4 - 5	HIST 1XX	HUM or SOSC	3
Hist-Route 2: 20th Century World History	HL	6 - 7	HIST 1XX	HUM or SOSC	6
Information Technology in a Global Society	HL	4 - 5	CST 1XX		3
Information Technology in a Global Society	HL	6 - 7	CST 1XX		6
Philosophy	SL or HL	4 - 5	PHIL 101	HUM or SOSC	3
Philosophy	HL	6 - 7	PHIL 101	HUM or SOSC	6
Psychology	HL	5 - 7	PSYC 103	SOSC	3
Social & Cultural Anthropology	SL or HL	4 - 5	ANTH 240	NWC &SOSC	3
Social & Cultural Anthropology	HL	6 - 7	ANTH 240 & 2XX	NWC & SOSC	6
World Religions	SL or HL	5 - 7	PHIL 219	NWC & HUM or SOSC	3

Group III: Experimental Sciences

IB COURSE	IB LEVEL	REQUIRED SCORE	RU COURSE EQUIVALENCY	COURSE ATTRIBUTE	CREDITS AWARDED
Biology	HL	4 - 5	BIOL 1XX	NATS	3
Biology	HL	6 - 7	BIOL 1XX	NATS & LAB	6
Chemistry	HL	4 - 5	CHEM 1XX	NATS	3
Chemistry	HL	6 - 7	CHEM 1XX	NATS & LAB	6
Environmental Systems and Societies	SL - HL	4 - 5	ENVS 1XX	NATS	3
Environmental Systems and Societies	HL	6 - 7	ENVS 1XX	NATS	6
Design Technology	SL	4	CST 1XX		3
Physics	HL	5	PHYS 201	NATS & LAB	4
Physics	HL	6 - 7	PHYS 201 & 202	NATS & LAB	8

Group IV: Mathematics & Computer Sciences

IB COURSE	IB LEVEL	REQUIRED SCORE	RU COURSE EQUIVALENCY	CREDITS AWARDED
Mathematical Studies	SL	5 - 7	MATH 1XX	3
Mathematics SL	SL	5 - 7	MATH 121	3
Mathematics HL	HL	5	MATH 231	4
Mathematics HL	HL	6 - 7	MATH 231 & 2XX	8
Computer Science	SL - HL	4 - 5	CST 1XX	3
Computer Science	HL	6 - 7	CST 1XX	6

Group V: The Arts

IB COURSE	IB LEVEL	REQUIRED SCORE	RU COURSE EQUIVALENCY	COURSE ATTRIBUTE	CREDITS AWARDED
Dance	SL	5 - 7	DANC 1XX	HUM	3
Film	SL	6 - 7	HUM 1XX	HUM	3
	HL	5	HUM 1XX	HUM	3
	HL	6 - 7	HUM 1XX	HUM	6
Music	HL	5	MUHL 1XX	HUM	3
Music	HL	6 - 7	PERF 1XX	HUM	6
Theatre Arts	HL	5 - 7	THAR 1XX	HUM	3
Visual Arts (A & B)	SL or HL	4 - 5	ART 101	HUM	3
Visual Arts (A & B)	HL	6 - 7	ART 101 & 1XX	HUM	6

College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Equivalency Guide and Policy

SPECIAL POLICIES

CLEP exam credit from a score sheet will be awarded only after the student completes 12 semester hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 at Roosevelt University.
CLEP credit can be accepted if the credit appears on a transcript from another accredited institution; and is in subject area normally accepted in transfer.
English Composition CLEP credit is not accepted from the score sheet nor from another school’s transcript.
Only the CELP exams listed below are acceptable in transfer from a score report.
A score of 50 is required.
The grade earned is “P”.
CLEP credit does not count in the 70 hours from a junior college; however, if the course is listed on a junior college transcript, the 70-hour rule applies.
Credit will not be given if the student has attempted or previously completed the course, or in the case of MATH, if the student has already earned credit for a higher MATH course.
Essays are required for American Government and all HISTORY credit. The appropriate department must be contacted to arrange for the essay.

Subject Examinations

AP SUBJECT	MINIMUM SCORE	RU COURSE EQUIVALENCY	COURSE ATTRIBUTE	CREDITS AWARDED
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT	50	POS 101	SOCIAL SCIENCE	3
AMERICAN LITERATURE	50	ENG 2XX	HUMANITIES	3
ENGLISH LITERATURE	50/65	ENG 2XX	HUMANITIES	3/6
FOREIGN LANGUAGE	50/65	FREN, ITAL, GERM, SPAN, or HUM 1XX	HUMANITIES	3/6
HISTORY: HISTORY OF THE U.S. I **	50	HIST 106	HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCE	3
HISTORY: HISTORY OF THE U.S. II **	50	HIST 107	HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCE	3
HISTORY: WESTERN CIVILIZATION I **	50	HIST 111	HUM, INTS, NWC & SOSC	3
HISTORY: WESTERN CIVILIZATION II ***	50	HIST 112	HUM, INTS, NWC & SOSC	3
INFORMATION SYSTEMS	50	CST 101		3
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING	50	ACCT 210		3
INTRODUCTORY BUSINESS LAW	50	BLAW 201		3
INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY	50	PSYC 103	SOCIAL SCIENCE	3
INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY	50	SOC 101	SOCIAL SCIENCE	3
MATHEMATICS: CALCULUS	50	MATH 231		4
MATHEMATICS: COLLEGE ALGEBRA	50	MATH 121		3
MATHEMATICS: PRECALCULUS	50	MATH 122		3
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS	50	ECON 101	SOCIAL SCIENCE	3
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT	50	MGMT 1XX	SOCIAL SCIENCE	3
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS	50	ECON 102	SOCIAL SCIENCE	3
NATURAL SCIENCE: BIOLOGY	50/60	BIOL 1XX	NATS	3/6
NATURAL SCIENCE: CHEMISTRY	50	CHEM 1XX	NATS	6

General Examinations

AP SUBJECT	MINIMUM SCORE	RU COURSE EQUIVALENCY	COURSE ATTRIBUTE	CREDITS AWARDED
HUMANITIES	50	HUM 1XX	HUMANITIES	UP TO 6
NATURAL SCIENCES	50	NSCI 1XX	NATURAL SCIENCE	UP TO 6
SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HISTORY	50	SOSC/HIST 1XX	SOSC	UP TO 6

AP SUBJECT

MINIMUM SCORE

RU COURSE EQUIVALENCY

COURSE ATTRIBUTE

CREDITS AWARDED

HUMANITIES

HUM 1XX

HUMANITIES

UP TO 6

NATURAL SCIENCES

NSCI 1XX

NATURAL SCIENCE

UP TO 6

SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HISTORY

SOSC/HIST 1XX

SOSC

UP TO 6

** Requires Roosevelt University 60 or 90 – minute department essay.

Non-Degree, Students-at-Large

A student-at-large is a student who meets a program's admission requirements and wishes to pursue a limited course of study, rather than a bachelor's degree. Enrollment as a student-at-large is dependent upon the approval of the academic program.

Start a new application and select the Non-Degree/Student-At-Large option to begin the admission process.

Readmission

Undergraduate students who have not enrolled for three consecutive semesters (excluding the summer) must submit a Readmission Application. Start a new application and select the "Readmission" option.

The Office of Admission will manage the readmission process in partnership with the advising office. When program requirements have changed, requirements in effect at the time of readmission apply. If a student was previously placed on academic probation or suspended, additional action will be required.

How to Submit Your Admission Documents

Submit all application materials to:

Roosevelt University
Office of Admission Processing
1400 N. Roosevelt Blvd.
Schaumburg, IL 60173
OR
admissionforms@roosevelt.edu

How to Send ACT and SAT Scores

Official test score must be sent directly from a student's high school, ACT.org (ACT scores) or the College Board (SAT and AP scores).

Roosevelt's ACT code is 1124 and SAT code is 1666

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