Standard Admission

Invitation to Apply

An invitation to apply is mailed automatically to incoming freshmen who meet the following criteria:

• 3.9 or higher FSU-weighted high school GPA (Contact Admissions to find your weighted FSU GPA) AND
• 1300 or higher SAT score OR
• 29 or higher ACT score

Students who meet the eligibility criteria for a regular application should contact our office if an invitation to apply has not been received within six weeks of admission to the university.

Application deadlines are individualized and are indicated in the last paragraph of the student's invitation letter.

Lateral Admission

Students who do not meet any of the above eligibility criteria or whose admission is declined for fall are strongly encouraged to consider admission via the lateral admission process. Any incoming freshman who achieves at least a 3.80 for a minimum of 12 hours of coursework during their first fall semester at FSU will be eligible for admission to the Honors program, effective the following spring. Admission is NOT automatic; interested and eligible students must contact the University Honors Office before the end of the first week of spring classes for consideration.

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