Undergraduate Admissions

Undergraduate Admission Requirements

• Completed application available at www.nl.edu/applyonline
• Appropriate transcripts:
  • High School or High School equivalency credential (GED or Hi-Set for Freshman Admission)
  • All college transcripts for Transfer Admission
• Proof of English language proficiency is required if English is not the applicant’s native language and/or the applicant’s high school degree was earned outside the United States. This requirement may be waived if the applicant has proof of completion of a high school degree at an institution where English is the primary language of instruction. Click here for more information on proof of English Language Proficiency.

Freshman Admissions

• Freshman students are high school graduates who are first-time college attendees or have fewer than 15 quarter hours of transferable college credit
• Freshman applicants must request that their high schools send final transcripts including eighth semester grades and indication of high school graduation
• Freshman applicants must have a minimum high school GPA of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale (C average). Applicants with less than a 2.0 GPA may be considered for admission as high potential students.

Undergraduate Transfer Admissions

• Entering students who have earned 15 quarter hours or more of transferable credit at another accredited college or university are considered transfer students
• Transfer students are required to have a 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale (C average) and to be in good standing at the college previously attended. Applicants with less than a 2.0 GPA may be admitted as high potential students.
• Applicants with coursework in progress at another college or university must submit official transcripts of the completed coursework.

Undergraduate High Potential Students

NLU believes that a change in a student’s learning environment may change his or her academic performance. In that light, NLU will consider applications from students who do not meet the admissions criteria described above. Such students may be admitted on a high potential basis and referred for appropriate assistance to Learning Support or other academic and student support services.

Criteria used in determining whether or not students can be admitted on a high potential basis could include work experience, demonstrated leadership in their community, extracurricular activities, motivation and attitude toward learning or career objectives. The applicant is required to submit a personal statement and two letters of support reflecting their academic work or ability. A personal interview may also be required. Some students may be asked to take a skills assessment prior to admission and the results will be used as a basis for the admission decision.

Completion of courses prior to formal acceptance does not guarantee program admission. It is the student’s responsibility to submit all documents necessary for a decision regarding admission. Admissions decisions will not be made until all documents are received. The student is then notified of formal admission status. Until such notification is given, formal admission to a program is not to be presumed. Credentials will not be returned to applicants.

Admitted students should contact their academic advisors to review degree requirements.