Freshman

Freshman Deadlines for Fall 2019 to Summer 2020

	Fall 2019	Winter 2020	Spring 2020	Summer 2020
Application Opens	Apply	Not yet available	Not yet available	Not yet available
Priority Application Deadline*	Feb. 1, 2019	Feb. 1, 2019	Feb. 1, 2019	NA
Final Application Deadline	Sep. 1, 2019	Dec. 1, 2017	Feb. 1, 2019	2 weeks prior to start of term
FAFSA Available	Oct. 1, 2018	Oct. 1, 2018	Oct. 1, 2018	Oct. 1, 2018
Priority FAFSA Date	Feb. 1, 2019	Feb. 1, 2019	Feb. 1, 2019	Feb. 1, 2019
Scholarship Application Available	Nov. 1, 2018	Nov. 1, 2018	Nov. 1, 2018	Nov. 1, 2018
Scholarship Application Deadline	Feb. 1, 2019	Feb. 1, 2019	Feb. 1, 2019	Feb. 1, 2019

*When you complete an admissions application by the priority application deadline, you will be automatically considered for most new student scholarships.

Other Dates & Deadlines

Freshman Deadlines for Fall 2018 to Summer 2019

	Fall 2018	Winter 2019	Spring 2019	Summer 2019
Application Opens	Application no longer available	Apply	Apply	Nov. 1, 2018
Priority Application Deadline*	Feb. 1, 2018	Feb. 1, 2018	Feb. 1, 2018	NA
Final Application Deadline	Varies	Dec. 1, 2018	Feb. 1, 2019	2 weeks prior to start of term
FAFSA Available	Oct. 1, 2017	Oct. 1, 2017	Oct. 1, 2017	Oct. 1, 2017
Priority FAFSA Date	Feb. 1, 2018	Feb. 1, 2018	Feb. 1, 2018	Feb. 1, 2018
Scholarship Application Opens	Nov. 1, 2017	Nov. 1, 2017	Nov. 1, 2017	Nov. 1, 2017
Scholarship Application Deadline	Feb. 1, 2018	Feb. 1, 2018	Feb. 1, 2018	Feb. 1, 2018

*When you complete an admissions application by the priority application deadline, you will be automatically considered for most new student scholarships.

Other Dates & Deadlines

Freshman Student Admission Requirements

There are two paths to admission to EWU as a high school student.

Path 1: Automatic Admission
Path 2: Review Process

Have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 (or higher) on a 4.0 scale
Earn a minimum SAT score of 1100 or a minimum ACT composite score of 24
Complete a series of required high school classes.

If this is you, you’ll be automatically admitted. (You still have to submit your application, official transcripts, and official ACT or SAT scores!) This is why working hard in high school pays off.

We’ll look at your grades from high school and college, the difficulty of the classes you took, your senior year course schedule, and your ACT or SAT scores.
To be admissible, students must have at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA in high school and any applicable college work.

Required High School Classes

The College Academic Distribution Requirements (CADR) are a series of required high school classes that high school students have to take in order to attend a public university in Washington. If you're going to be a freshman or high school student at EWU, here's the list of classes you need to take in high school.

Credits	Subject
4	English
3	Social sciences
2	Laboratory science (one credit algebra-based)
2	World language (ASL accepted)
1	Fine art (may be replaced by one credit from any other category)
3	Mathematics including algebra I, algebra II and geometry*

* Be sure to take a math-based quantitative course in your senior year. Acceptable courses include algebra I, algebra II, geometry, pre-calculus and above, math analysis, statistics, applied math, appropriate career and technical courses, or an algebra-based science course such as chemistry or physics. If you take and pass pre-calculus, math analysis or calculus prior to your senior year, you’re exempt from this requirement.

Running Start students have to meet CADR requirements, too.

ACT or SAT Test Scores

You can take either the ACT (without writing) or SAT test. Have your scores sent directly to EWU Admissions by the test company or your school’s college counselor. We can’t accept photocopies, digital scans or pictures of test scores.

We use these scores in the scholarship selection process and as a placement tool for English courses.

We also use test scores to better understand your academic capabilities and potential for success as a scholar, especially if your GPA is low or if you didn’t complete the CADRs.

Transferring College Credits

If you already have college credit, your college transcripts will be evaluated after you’re admitted. EWU will determine how your classes transfer and what classes you can take next.

If you were an EWU Running Start student, all of your EWU Running Start credits will transfer directly. To gain a better understanding of what college credits may transfer to EWU, you’ll want to explore the Eastern Transfer Guide.

EWU’s Non-discrimination Policy

Eastern Washington University does not discriminate in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, genetic information, age, marital status, families with children, protected veteran or military status, HIV or hepatitis C, status as a mother breastfeeding her child, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, as provided for and to the extent required by state and federal laws.

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