Undergraduate Admission Requirements

Path 1: Direct Admission from High School

Students will be considered for admission directly out of high school if they:

• Admitted to KU by assured admission and

• 3.25 or higher high school GPA on a 4.0 scale (no test scores required/regardless of test score submitted) or

• 3.00 or higher high school GPA and 21 ACT/1060 SAT (or higher)

Path 2: Prospective Transfer Students

Students must first meet admission requirements for the University of Kansas

Considered for admission if:

• 2.5+ transferable GPA and
• 2.5+ Journalism GPA* and
• C (2.0) or higher in JMC 101 (or equivalent)
  • *Students with only JMC 101 can be admitted with a 2.0 Journalism GPA

Current KU Students

Considered for admission if:

• 2.5+ KU GPA and
• 2.5+ Journalism GPA*, and
• C (2.0) or higher in JMC 101
  • *Students with only JMC 101 can be admitted with a 2.0 Journalism GPA. 

International Students

Apply through the Office of International Recruitment and Undergraduate Admissions. 

Admission to the Journalism Minor

Considered for Admission if

• 2.5+ KU GPA (or 2.5+ transferable GPA if no KU GPA has been earned) and
• 2.5+ Journalism GPA* and
• C (2.0) or higher in JMC 101
  • *Students with only JMC 101 can be admitted with a 2.0 Journalism GPA

Staying in the J-School

All students admitted to the J-School must do the following in order to remain in the J-School and in good standing:

1. Complete JMC 101 with a grade of 2.0 or higher, AND
2. Maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade-point average and a 2.5 journalism grade-point average.

Students failing to meet the conditions above are placed on probation for one semester. If a student does not raise his or her cumulative and journalism grade-point averages to 2.5, she or he is dropped from the J-School.

Additionally, students must also pass JMC 300, JMC 302, and JMC 304 with a grade of C (2.0) or better.