We're here to help make each step toward becoming a Sun Devil a smooth experience. Follow the steps below to apply to become a first-year student at ASU.

Course competency requirements
To be admitted to ASU, you need the following coursework:

• 4 years math
• 4 years English (non-ESL/ELL courses)
• 3 years lab sciences (1 year each from biology, chemistry, earth science, integrated sciences or physics)
• 2 years social sciences (including 1 year American history)
• 2 years same second language
• 1 year fine arts or 1 year career and technical education

Detailed course requirements.

 

Aptitude requirements
To be admitted to ASU, you will need one of the following:

• top 25% in high school graduating class
• 3.00 GPA in competency courses (4.00 = "A")
• ACT: 22 (24 nonresidents)
• SAT: 1120 (1180 nonresidents)

A transfer applicant is a student who has attended one or more colleges or universities and has completed 12 or more transferable semester credits post-high school. Students with fewer than 12 transferable credits are considered incoming first-year students.

Competency requirement
You must have completed one of the following:

• Graduated from high school.
• Earned a GED.

Aptitude requirement
You must meet one of the following:

• Transfer students with 12–23 transferable credits must also have a minimum 2.50 cumulative transfer GPA and meet first-year student admission requirements.
• Transfer students with 24 or more transferable credits must have a minimum 2.50 cumulative transfer GPA.
• Transfer students who have earned an associate degree or higher from a regionally accredited higher education institution must have a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA (for Arizona residents) or 2.50 cumulative GPA (for nonresidents).