It's Great to be a KSU Owl!
Upcoming Application Deadlines:
Fall 2024 - Apply by June 20, 2024
First-Year Student Announcement:
If you are a first-year student applying to Kennesaw State University for the Spring, Summer, and Fall 2024 semesters or Spring, Summer, and Fall 2025 semesters, you may be admitted without an ACT or SAT score if you have a GPA of 3.2 or higher.* If you have a GPA of less than 3.2, you should submit official ACT or SAT scores along with your high school transcript to be considered for admission. You must be on track to complete the Required High School Curriculum to be admitted.
Test scores are still required for some scholarships (eg. Zell Miller) and programs (eg. Architecture, KSU Journey Honors College).
Learn more on the Freshman Requirements Page.
*Kennesaw State calculates your high school GPA for admission based on 17 required high school courses.
SAT and ACT
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#1. Get a Jump on Your Next Steps List
Get started on completing your Next Steps so you are ready to start classes for Summer or Fall:
Next Steps for Freshmen and Transfer Freshmen
Next Steps for Transfers
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#2. Attend an Early Orientation
Once you are accepted, you can sign up for a New Student Orientation session. New Student Orientation is required for all first-year and transfer students. The sessions fill VERY quickly, so we encourage you to sign up early. Summer and Fall 2024 Semester sign-ups open Dec. 1, 2023. Check out the New Student Orientation website for more information about session dates, what to expect, and more.
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#3. Get an Earlier Advisem*nt and Choice of Classes
Once accepted, you’ll be able to meet with anacademic advisor prior to Orientation. Students accepted early have additional time to research possible majors and programs. You’ll register for classes at Orientation, and if you come to an earlier session, you’ll have a wider potential choice of class offerings, formats, dates and times.
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#4. Select Your Parking Location
You can complete your parking sign-up 24 hours after you register for classes. Register for an early orientation date so you can selection your parking area earlier. See Parking
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#5. File Your FAFSA ASAP
You are encouraged to complete the FAFSA for the next school year early so you have ample time to plan how you will pay your college expenses. The new 2024-25 FAFSA is currently open for a soft launch period, but please keep an eye out for communications from KSU's Financial Aid Office for further information. Once financial aid awards are posted, usually in early Spring semester, you can contact your assigned financial aid counselor for additional information and assistance. (Financial aid counselors are assigned by the first letter of a student’s last name.) See Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid.
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#6. Apply to Housing
New students can apply for housing and add themselves to a waitlist after they’ve been accepted into KSU. Currently, Housing and Residence Life is at a waitlist for all First-Year and Upper Class communities for 2024-25. For more information about how to add yourself to a waitlist or check your status, visit our website.
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#7. Be Considered Earlier for KSU Journey Honors College
Incoming freshmen indicate an interest in KSU Journey Honors College by filling out the related sections of KSU's CommonApp. For traditional freshmen, Wellstar, PEGS, and AMC cohort program deadlines are earlier than in previous years: March 1, 2024. Transfer and Dual Enrollment students can apply through an application that opens on October 1, 2023, on the Honors website. Also, the priority deadline for Honors scholarships is March 1, 2024, and they are distributed on a rolling, first-come, first-serve basis!
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#8. Start Learning Where You Want to Get Involved at KSU
As a proud new member of Owl Nation, you can begin making plans. You can start looking into KSUactivities,programs and events that match your interests. These activities can help you grow socially and maybe provide opportunities to gain hands-on experience in your major.
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#9. Get to Know Your Classmates and KSU
If you've not yet visited the KSU campus, come for a tour or special event. You can also meet future classmates and get a glimpse of student life through the Admissions Office Instagram and X/Twitter. Also, you can learn more about KSU at upcoming events sponsored by the Admissions Office.
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#10. Get Excited About Your Next Chapter: College at KSU!
We look forward to welcoming you to your next chapter: College at KSU! When that often-asked question, “Where are you going to school this fall?” is asked again and again… and again, you’ll have an exciting answer to share. I’m going to Kennesaw State!
ACT NOW: Apply Today
