Application

Domestic students must submit the following information to the Office of Admissions.

1. Application form and nonrefundable fee.  Students should apply at www.pdx.edu/admissions/. To ensure consideration for admission, students should submit their application by the established deadline for their intended start term and submit the nonrefundable $50 application fee (fees subject to change without notice) when applicable. The application and nonrefundable $50 fee are valid for one calendar year.

2. Admission validation.  To validate admission, the student must register for classes during their intended term of admission as demonstrated in their application. If the student does not register for this term, the application may be updated to one of the next three consecutive terms without repaying the application fee. After this time period the student must submit a new application along with another $50 application fee.

3. Official transcripts.  Transcripts must be submitted directly from each high school or college attended. Transfer students who have earned fewer than 30 quarter credits of transferable college coursework are also required to submit official high school transcripts. To be considered “official,” transcripts must be received by PSU in the sealed original envelope or through approved electronic means from the issuing school. Since all official transcripts submitted become the property of PSU and cannot be copied, returned to the student, or shared with other institutions, students are encouraged to obtain unofficial copies of their transcripts from prior institutions for advising or personal purposes.

4. SAT or ACT scores (Optional). Students who satisfy Portland State’s minimum curriculum and GPA requirements are not required to submit test scores.ACT and SAT scores submitted by students who are admissible based on GPA and high school curriculum will only be considered value added in the admission process. Students who attended homeschool, or a non-accredited, non-standard high school are required to submit test scores. In order for scores to be considered “official,” they must be sent directly from their respective testing agencies to Portland State University. 

SAT School Code is 4610

ACT School Code is 3492

Notice: Altered transcripts and falsified applications.  Students who knowingly submit altered transcripts or falsified applications jeopardize their admission status and may have their admission rescinded and/or their registration canceled. All records submitted, filed, and accumulated in the Office of Admissions become the property of the University. The number of students admitted for any term is subject to the availability of space. When space is limited, selection may be based on grade point average, date of application, intended major, test scores, etc.