Admissions Requirements: First-Year Students | Undergraduate Admissions

A first-year student is a current high school student who will be attending a college or university for the first time. Entering freshmen may submit an application any time after the completion of their junior year of high school.

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Now accepting applications for Fall 2022

We gladly accept the common app.
First-time college students and transfer students applying for a bachelor’s degree can begin or continue your online undergraduate application.

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For questions regarding your admission decision, please contact your Admissions Counselor.

Admission Requirements

To apply to CUI as a first-year student, follow the steps below.

Application Steps

Submit your application
- See application deadlines below.
Send your Official High School Transcript
Official transcripts must be sent from the high school, either mailed directly in a sealed envelope, uploaded to the Common App portal (if applying via Common App), sent electronically via Parchment, eScrip, or National Student Clearinghouse, or in a sealed envelope from the high school hand-carried to Concordia University Irvine (if local).
Note: CUI grants college credit for Credit by Exam scores. Students may transfer in a maximum of 30 non-accredited credits by exam (AP, CLEP, DSST or IB units).

Mail it to:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Concordia University Irvine
1530 Concordia West
Irvine, CA 92612

Admission Standards

Minimum GPA: 2.80
Minimum SAT: Not Required*
Minimum Composite ACT: Not Required*

*In lieu of test scores, some applicants may be required to submit additional documentation.

Recommended College Prep Curriculum

English: 4 years
Mathematics: 3 years (including Algebra II)
Science: 3 years (including 2 years of Lab Science)
History: 2 years
Foreign Language: 2 years of the same language

Application Deadlines

Spring 2022 Semester

Type	Apply By
Regular Decision	January 7, 2022

Fall 2022 Semester

Type	Apply By	Notified By
Early Action	November 15, 2021	Mid-December
Early Action II (Priority)	February 15, 2022	March 1, 2022
Rolling Admissions	August 19, 2022

Note: Applications received after February 15 are reviewed on a rolling basis, and it is recommended that students apply well in advance. Once your application is complete, it usually takes two weeks to receive an admissions decision, depending upon the time of year.