A Freshman student willing to join U must be a graduate or should be expected to graduate from an accredited high school before he enrolls to the Utah University.

Students need to apply for Admission by completing and returning the Application for Undergraduate Admission to the Admissions Office by the said deadline. A $35 processing fee is charged for the application. Applying students should see to it that the necessary arrangement to have an official high school transcript has been mailed to the Admissions Office. To prove that the transcript is genuine it has to be mailed directly from the school and it must indicate the expected graduation date.

Students who are applying should submit their ACT scores, (SAT scores are also accepted, although ACT scores are preferred). Students are obligated to take the ACT near the end of their junior year or early in the senior year of high school. Taking Residual ACT from the Utah University Testing Center becomes must if a student fails to take the ACT on a national date.

High School Preparation

Applicants who have not graduated from high school seven years prior to the term of admission must complete the following, with satisfactory progress (2.0 on a 4.0 scale, or a C average).

English	4 years1, emphasizing composition and literature
Mathematics	2 years1, beyond elementary algebra (selected from geometry, intermediate algebra, trigonometry, college or advanced algebra, or calculus)
Biological and/or physical science	3 years1, two of which are required to be taken from the following: chemistry, physics and biology or human biology (one of the sciences must include a laboratory experience)
History	1 year1, American history and government. (Processes and structure of democratic governance)
Foreign language	First and second year (level) of the same foreign language taken during grades 7 through 12
Additional units	4 years1, from at least two of the following: history, English, mathematics beyond intermediate algebra, laboratory science, foreign language, social science, fine arts
1One year's work is approximately equivalent to 150 clock hours.

Freshman students who do not meet the course requirements for admission can be given admission only if they posses an index of 97 or higher and have completed all the listed admission requirements except the core course requirements and also "on the condition" that the course deficiencies are filled prior to earning 30 semester hours of credit.

Students not meeting the admission criteria may be considered for admission on an exception basis if their special talents or diversity enhances the institution's life and character.