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: Transfer Students

Students must first meet admission requirements for the University of Kansas

Considered for admission if:

• Complete/enroll in 24 or more credit hours (at KU or elsewhere) and
• 2.5 transferrable GPA or higher and
• Complete/enroll in JMC 101 (or equivalent) by application period and earn C or higher

(Students who have completed journalism courses beyond JMC 101 with less than a 2.5 journalism GPA will be considered on a case-by-case basis)

Current KU Students

Considered for admission if:
•  Complete/enroll in 24 or more credit hours (at KU or elsewhere) and
•  2.5 KU GPA or higher and
•  Complete/enroll in JMC 101 at the time of application and earn C or higher

(Students who have completed journalism courses beyond JMC 101 with less than a 2.5 journalism GPA will be considered on a case-by-case basis)

International Students

Apply through the Office of International Recruitment and Undergraduate Admissions. 

Admission is competitive. If the school must set an admissions quota, students with the highest ACT (or SAT) scores and grade point average will be accepted.

*Application is available at the beginning of each fall and spring semester and by July 1 in the summer.

Admission to the Journalism Minor

Considered for Admission if:
•  Complete/enroll in 24 or more credit hours (at KU or elsewhere) with 2.5 KU GPA or higher and
•  Complete/enroll in JMC 101 at the time of application and earn C or higher and

(Students who have completed journalism courses beyond JMC 101 with less than a 2.5 journalism GPA will be considered on a case-by-case basis)

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.