Undergraduate Admissions
Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Education, and Vocation and Ministry

General Admission Information

Candidates for undergraduate admission to Concordia must be graduates of a regionally accredited high school, home school, or hold the GED certificate. Applicants must be persons of good moral character. First year students may apply for admission beginning with fall and spring terms. Transfer students may apply for admission for the fall, spring or summer terms. Early application is encouraged.

Acceptance to Concordia University

All prospective students will be notified by letter of the action taken on their application. Materials submitted should demonstrate that applicants satisfactorily meet admission criteria set by the faculty of Concordia University. Exceptions are considered by the undergraduate admission committee.

Academic Requirements

Transcripts should demonstrate that candidates have successfully completed requirements in the following high school subjects: four years of English, two years of history/social sciences, two years each of mathematics and science, two years of fine arts, and one year of health/physical education.

Applicants who have not had the college preparatory courses indicated above may be admitted upon examination of their academic records, provided they meet other admission criteria.

Application Contacts

Persons seeking undergraduate admission should direct all correspondence to the Office of Undergraduate Admission, Concordia University, St. Paul, 275 Syndicate Street North, St. Paul, Minnesota 55104-5494. Students may also submit an on-line application at www.csp.edu.

Correspondence includes all matters and inquiries connected with admission, such as application forms, letters of recommendation, ACT scores, transcripts and fees. Remittances should be made payable to Concordia University, St. Paul and sent to the Office of Undergraduate Admission.

Immunization

Minnesota law requires that all students provide a written statement verifying the date of the last diphtheria/tetanus immunization (must be within the last 10 years) and the dates of two doses of measles, mumps, and rubella immunizations (must be after the age of one year). Certain exemptions are provided in the law for medical contraindication and for conscientiously held beliefs. In addition to the Minnesota law, the Concordia Health Center and the American College Health Association recommends the following immunizations: the Hepatitis B vaccine (a series of three vaccines) and a meningococcal vaccine if you plan to live on campus. Please discuss these recommendations with a health care provider or you may call our Health Center at (651) 641-8235 and talk to our campus nurse.