The Admissions Office for undergraduate students identifies, recruits,
admits and enrolls students who demonstrate the highest probability for
persistence, academic success and graduation from Kean University.
Each applicant is considered carefully based on the following:
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Secondary-school academic and personal records
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SAT or ACT scores
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Potential as a university student
Freshman are admitted for the fall and spring semesters; the University
expects that all applicants offered admission register for study in the
semester immediately following acceptance.
Tour our Campus
Applicants should plan to visit the University for a tour. Excepting holidays, tours are scheduled as follows:
September through April: Fridays at 10 a.m.
May through July: Thursdays at 10 a.m.
Call the Office of Admissions
at (908) 737-7100 for futher details.
Application Deadlines and Instructions
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Spring Semester: December 1
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Fall semester: May 31
1.
Complete the Undergraduate
Application and send it to the Office of Admissions, with
the $50 non-refundable processing fee or waiver request. Do
not send cash.
2.
Submit your SAT or ACT scores (the College
Board number for Kean University is 2517. The ACT code number
is 2582).
3.
Submit an official copy of your high school
transcript. All offers of admissions for freshmen are contingent
upon the receipt of an official final high school or G.E.D.
transcript that shows the date of graduation.
4.
Your high school transcript must show
at least 16 completed college preparatory units in the following
subjects:
a. English - 4
b. Social Studies - 2
c. Science (laboratory) - 2
d. Mathematics - 3
Applicants who do not meet these requirements may receive
consideration under one of our alternate
admissions programs.
5.
Post-baccalaureate (PBM) and Teacher Certification
applicants are required to submit official transcripts from
all colleges previously attended.
6.
Applicants 25 years of age or older, with
little or no college background and no SATs, will be considered
through the EPIC Program as part-time students (see our alternate
admissions program page for more information.
