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Freshmen Admission

To apply for admission as a new freshman, applicants must:

1. Submit the Columbia College undergraduate application for admission to the Day Program with a one-time non-refundable $25 fee. The application fee is waived prior to January 1 for Day Program, fall semester applicants and October 1 for Day Program, spring semester applicants.

2. Request official high school transcripts be sent directly to the Admissions Office, or submit official GED scores.

3. Request an official transcript be sent directly to the Admissions Office from each college from which credit was earned while in high school.

4. Submit either ACT or SAT scores.

5. Provide a copy of a resident alien card, if a permanent resident but not a U.S. citizen.

Freshman students' academic records should reflect a college bound curriculum with a minimum of four units of English, three units of math (two years of algebra and one year of geometry), two units of natural science, and two units of social studies.

For more in-depth information, read the Admission Policies section of the Undergraduate Catalog.