admission requirements
A freshman is defined as an entering student who has never attended any institution of higher education following high school graduation.
- Freshman students must complete and submit an online or hard copy application
- The high school counselor recommendation form must be returned with an official high school transcript.
- It is the applicant's responsibility to have the required ACT or SAT score(s) sent directly to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions by the testing agencies. If you have not yet had your scores reported to the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, you may request to have them sent on-line using these links:
ACT (U-M code is 2062)
SAT (U-M code is 1839). - Rush paper scores are not accepted.
- Counselor and teacher recommendations are required. If the student is completing the on-line application then the recommendations should be returned to the student in a sealed envelope with a signature across the flap, or submitted directly from the high school to our office. If the student is completing a paper copy of the application, we ask that the counselor recommendation not be detached from the application. The high school counselor should also attach a copy of the student's transcript and the school's profile sheet to the recommendation form.
- Two short answer essay questions (250 words or less) and one extended essay question (500 words or less) will be required as part of the application process. Each answer should be written on a separate sheet of paper clearly labeled with the student's name, social security number, the school or college to which the student is applying, and the text of the question to which the student is answering.
- International students have additional requirements. Please review this online information carefully.
- School of Music, Theatre & Dance applicants must also complete the request for audition and a resume/repertoire list.
- School of Art & Design applicants for fall term must also submit a portfolio by February 1.
- Home-schooled students and students attending unaccredited high schools should contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions prior to September of their senior year to determine if additional credentials such as SAT Subject Tests should be submitted.
High School Curriculum Requirements and Recommendations
| School, college, or division | English2 | Foreign Language | Math | Science3 | Social Studies | Other4 | Total Units |
| Literature, Science, and the Arts5 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| Engineering7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| Nursing8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| Music, Theatre & Dance | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| Kinesiology | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
| Art & Design | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 |
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1. Ideally, students will have completed five units during each of the four years. Also, students should elect Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, honors, enriched, and accelerated high school courses when appropriate and possible.
2. Students are urged to complete at least two rigorous writing courses. 3. Students are encouraged to complete at least two laboratory science courses. 4. Students are advised to elect "other" courses from the five subject groups listed. Examples of "other" courses include music, art, industrial arts, business education (including typing), home economics, physical education. 5. Freshman applicants to the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts are REQUIRED to have completed the following: 4 years English, 3 years mathematics, 2 years biological and physical sciences, 3 years history and social sciences, 2 years of the same foreign language. 6. Students entering the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts are strongly encouraged to take four years of language study, but only two years are required for admission. 7. Students entering the College of Engineering should have completed four units of mathematics and at least one unit each of chemistry and physics. 8. Students entering the School of Nursing must have completed three units of mathematics including second-year algebra, and two units of laboratory science including chemistry. ***One unit equals one year of study. This plan is advisory only. See above footnotes. The director of admissions is authorized to grant exceptions to the prescribed course patterns. |
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NOTE: Incoming freshmen must meet the requirements subscribed to by the state universities of Michigan: English, four years; mathematics, three years, four years strongly recommended; biological/physical sciences, two years, three years strongly recommended; and history and social sciences, three years.