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Complete the application form in its entirety (including application essay).
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Submit Statement of Interest (not required of Common Application users).
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Transmit your test results. AU requires official scores from the SAT I or the ACT (with writing) from freshman applicants who are attending high school in the United States or Canada or who have been home schooled. (Please note: international students are not required to submit the SAT I or ACT.)
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Ask a school official to complete the Secondary School Report and letters of recommendation. Freshman applicants should include letters of recommendation from teachers or counselors, written on school letterhead or the recommendation forms provided by the application. Please make sure your name and Social Security number (or date of birth) are included on each recommendation. Be sure to provide your counselor or teacher with a stamped envelope addressed to AU.
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Pay the nonrefundable application fee. Using a credit card or e-check, pay the $60 application fee required for all applications. If payment of the application fee would cause your family undue hardship, fee waivers are available (U.S. citizens and permanent residents only).
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Send your application materials. Send all supporting documents to the following address: American University, Undergraduate Admissions, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016-8001.
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Send your Mid-Year Report. Have your school counselor complete, sign and submit the Mid-Year Report along with your official mid-year grades as soon as they become available.
Minimum Admissions Requirements
Freshman applicants who follow the U.S. educational system should have completed at least 16 college preparatory secondary school units. We require that you have 4 units in English, 3 units in academic mathematics, including the equivalent of 2 units in algebra and 1 unit of geometry, at least 2 units of laboratory science, at least 2 units of social science and 2 units of foreign language. Successful candidates for admission have usually completed a rigorous college preparatory course of study that goes beyond the minimum requirements above.
English Proficiency
If English is not your first language (regardless of citizenship), please send proof of English proficiency (TOEFL, or SAT or ACT with writing or IELTS).
Please Note:
- Once submitted, your application and other documents and materials become the property of AU and cannot be returned.
- Students who are invited to join the University Honors Program or who will be receiving any scholarship and/or financial aid award will be notified with the letter of admission.
- You will be admitted only for the semester indicated in your letter of admission. If you are unable to enroll for that semester, you must request a deferral for up to one year by writing a letter to the director of admissions.
