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Requirements
This page describes the admission requirements for undergraduate freshman applicants (applicants who have taken less than 24 transferable college credits)
Students applying as undergraduate freshmen at the University of Nevada Las Vegas must meet the minimum requirements listed below.
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Fulfill the definition of an undergraduate freshman at
UNLV:
| UNLV defines undergraduate freshmen students as
those who have graduated (or will graduate) from
an accredited or approved high school. |
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| 2. |
Have a 3.0 weighted grade point average (GPA) in the following high school academic units:
| COURSES |
UNITS |
| ENGLISH: Emphasis on composition,
rhetoric, and American, English, and world literature |
4 |
MATHEMATICS: Algebra or higher
level mathematics, including first- and second-year algebra, geometry,
analytic geometry, trigonometry, precalculus, probability and
statistics, and other advanced mathematics
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3 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE: World history,
geography, U.S. history, economics, government and law |
3 |
| NATURAL SCIENCE: Biology, chemistry,
and physics, with at least two years in a laboratory science |
3 |
| TOTAL UNITS:
Note: Test Scores of a minimum 1040 SAT (combined reading/math)
or a 22 ACT (composite) may be used in place of the required GPA.
For consideration, please have an official test score report
sent to UNLV directly from the testing agency.
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If these requirements do not describe you, visit
the admissions
page and select a category that more closely
relates to you.
Admission
Alternatives
If you do not meet the requirements described above, review the admission
alternatives
available to you.
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The Office of Admissions & Recruitment has moved to the new Student Services Complex (SSC-B). We are now located off of Tropicana Ave. near the Thomas & Mack Center. Please park in one of the metered spots behind the Student Recreation & Wellness Center and Cox Pavilion.
September 17,
7:15 a.m.-1 p.m.
Student Union
RSVP
(more info)
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