Application

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

1. Application form and nonrefundable fee. Students may apply online, or obtain the application form at www.pdx.edu/admissions/apply. The application may also be obtained from the PSU Office of Admissions and at the counseling offices in most Oregon high schools and community colleges. To assure consideration for admission, the application should be submitted by the priority filing dates listed and must be accompanied by a nonrefundable $50 application fee (fees subject to change without notice). The application and the nonrefundable $50 application fee are valid for one calendar year.
2. Admission validation. To validate admission, the student must register for classes during the initial term of admission. If the student does not register for this term, the application can be updated to one of the next three consecutive terms without repaying the fee. After this time period the student must submit a new application along with another $50 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 college transfer 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 or returned to the student, students are encouraged to obtain unofficial copies of their transcripts from prior institutions for advising or personal purposes.
4. Official scores of College Board SAT or ACT®. Freshman applicants who have graduated from an accredited and/or standard high school within three years of Portland State enrollment must submit scores on the College Board SAT or ACT® that include a standardized writing examination. Similarly, transfer applicants with fewer than 30 earned quarter credits must also submit standardized test scores. Portland State requires the writing portion of either ACT or SAT I as part of its admission process. The applicant is responsible for seeing that test scores are submitted directly to PSU from the testing board. For more information on these examinations, contact the College Board at Collegeboard.org or ACT® at actstudent.org; or PSU Testing Services at pdx.edu/testing. Note: High school graduates before 1975 are not required to provide the ACT® or SAT.
5. 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, etc.