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Frostburg State University Admissions
Frostburg State University has a rolling undergraduate admissions deadline; fall or winter applications are encouraged for the next fall term. The application fee is $30. Applications can be submitted on-line. Students who are enrolled in high school at the time of application will need to have their official final high school transcripts sent after graduation to the Admissions Office.
As part of their application, students should submit high school transcripts and ACT or SAT test scores. Letters of recommendation and an essay are optional. Students should have completed high school courses as follows: 4 units of English, 3 units of mathematics, 3 units of history and social studies, 3 units of science, and 2 units of a foreign language (or 2 units of advanced technology for Maryland students). Students will be admitted based on a combination of their high school performance, their SAT scores, and other materials if supplied.
Transfer students and international students will have varying requirements depending upon their prior educational background.
Students applying to the graduate programs at Frostburg State University should consult the individual department and/or school to which they are applying. Applications can be submitted on-line, and the application fee is $30. General requirements include the GRE or other appropriate test scores (such as the GMAT) and a bachelor’s degree. The recommended graduate application deadline is early during the semester preceding enrollment.
Applicants to Frostburg State are required to have completed a college preparatory curriculum prior to admission, including four units of English, three units each of history, science, and mathematics, and two units each of a foreign language (or for Maryland residents, two units of advanced technology). Students may have the foreign language requirement waived if the can prove proficiency in a foreign language through certification or testing. Students who have not completed such a curriculum may be admitted, but they must make up their deficiencies through University coursework. Frostburg does not overtly state any quantitative standards or requirements for students wishing to gain admission. Rather, they cite that high school grade point average is important, primarily those grade point averages gained in the junior year of high school and, perhaps most importantly, the first semester of an applicant’s senior year. The only “hard” standard that Frostburg maintains is that students having a grade point average less than 2.0 or scoring less than 850 on the SAT will not be admitted. The ACT or SAT examinations are also cited as indicators, but only inasmuch as the applicant’s scores “predict success in college.” All true, first-time freshman applicants (any first year entering student with less than 13 college credits) must take diagnostic tests to determine if any special needs exist or if any proficiency coursework is necessary.
