ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

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TRANSFER ADMISSION

An applicant is considered a transfer student if they

enrolled in a college or university for a regular fall or

spring session after receiving a high school diploma or

an equivalent exam and remain in good standing there.

(Enrolling during the summer following high school

graduation does not qualify the student as a transfer.)

To be admitted to Mizzou as a transfer student,

you must meet the following criteria:

• Have a 2.5 GPA on completed college-level credits

AND

Have a grade of C- or better in a transferable

math course (intermediate algebra or higher or

statistics).

- OR -

A grade of C- or better in a transferable English

composition course (English comp 1 or higher).

• If you have completed fewer than 24 college-level

credits, you must also meet MU’s freshman test score

admission requirements.

• Transfer from a regionally accredited Missouri

or border state college with a 2.0 GPA and either

an associate of arts (AA) degree or the Missouri

CORE 42. General education requirements will be

considered fulﬁlled.

UM SYSTEM TRANSFER STUDENTS

As a full-time UM System student in good standing, you

meet general transfer admission requirements to Mizzou

if you:

have at least a 2.0 GPA and at least 24 college-

level transferable credits

- OR -

have at least a 2.0 GPA and meet the freshman

admission requirements

Learn more about transferring to Mizzou:

TRANSFER.MISSOURI.EDU

You can check the transferability of courses from other

colleges and universities via Mizzou’s online transfer

equivalency database at transfercourses.missouri.edu. If

your school is not listed, we will evaluate those courses

upon admission to MU.

ADMISSION

REQUIREMENTS

Admission to Mizzou does not guarantee admission to speciﬁc programs

other than through signed articulation agreements. An articulation agreement

identiﬁes community college and MU coursework that will satisfy degree

requirements for a speciﬁc academic program at MU.

2025

TIGER PATHWAYS

Tiger Pathways is a dual-enrollment bridge program

between Moberly Area Community College (MACC) and

Mizzou. Students who apply for freshman admission

and are denied, and have a 17 ACT or 2.5 HS GPA are

eligible. While enrolled in this program, students are

degree-seeking at MACC and non-degree seeking at

Mizzou. Tiger Pathways students work collaboratively with

academic advisers, faculty and sta at both campuses to

ensure academic success. Enrollment in Tiger Pathways

is limited and applicants will be considered until the

program reaches capacity. All scholarships, federal

ﬁnancial and state aid (including A+) is reviewed and

administered through MACC’s Financial Aid Oce. Tiger

Pathways students can re-apply to Mizzou to become

a degree seeking student once they meet the transfer

admission requirements shown in this brochure. For more

information, visit mizzou.us/tpw.

TRIAL ADMISSION PROGRAM (TAP)

Missouri residents who are graduating from high school

and have applied for admission but were denied might

be eligible for Mizzou’s Trial Admission Program. Trial

Admission Program participants take six college credit

hours** during the summer session. Courses must be

taken at an accredited Missouri college or university other

than Mizzou. Students who earn grades of C or better

in both courses can enroll on academic probation for

the fall semester. Courses taken as dual credit while in

high school may not be used to meet this requirement.

Interested students submit the TAP Request Form via

their Application Status Page beginning in March.

EXCEPTIONS

Applicants who do not meet our published admission

requirements automatically receive a comprehensive

review that considers the rigor of the curriculum, the

core course GPA* and any extenuating circumstances

mentioned in an accompanying essay or letter of

recommendation. Applications might be subject to

additional review if the applicant’s core GPA is low.

Students who are not regularly admissible to Mizzou by

rank and test score may not make up their deﬁciencies

through dual credit classes.

Freshman admission does not guarantee admission to

professional programs. Many majors have competitive or

selective admission after the freshman year.

**Including a transferable English composition course and algebra course

EXCEPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVE

ADMISSION PROGRAMS

CONTACT MIZZOU

Oce of Admissions

230 Jesse Hall

Columbia, MO 65211

573-882-7786

Fax: 573-882-7887

ADMISSIONS.MISSOURI.EDU

FRESHMAN ADMISSION

TEST-OPTIONAL ADMISSION

Freshman applicants for the fall 2025 term have the

option of being reviewed test-optional. Choosing a

test-optional review will mean your admissibility will

be determined holistically by a committee. Indicate

on your application for admission that you wish for

your application to be reviewed without test scores

(test-optional).

Students meet the requirements for

admission if they:

Completed the required high school

curriculum with good grades

— AND —

Earned a composite ACT score of 24 or higher

— OR —

Earned an SAT score of 1160 or higher

— OR —

Meet the scale below based on if you are

from a ranking or non-ranking school.

REQUIRED HIGH

SCHOOL CURRICULUM

Students are expected to follow a college

preparatory curriculum that includes at least 17 units

of credit (one unit = one year in class).

SUPERSCORES

Mizzou will accept superscores from both ACT and

SAT. Students must request their superscore be sent

directly to Mizzou from ACT. SAT superscores will be

calculated from all ocial SAT scores sent to Mizzou

from the College Board.

English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 units

One unit may be in speech or debate.

Two units emphasizing composition

or writing skills are required.

Mathematics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 units

Algebra I and higher

Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 units

One unit must be a laboratory course.

Social studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 units

Foreign language . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 units

Same language

Fine art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 unit

ACT

SAT

Total

Non-Ranking

Schools

Ranking

Schools

Core GPA* Class % Rank*

24+ 1160+ 2.0+ any rank

23 1130–1150 2.80 top 52%

22 1100 –1120 2.90 top 46%

21 1060–1090 3.05 top 38%

20 1030–1050 3.20 top 31%

19 990–1020 3.35 top 22%

18 960–980 3.50 top 14%

17 920–950 3.65 top 6%

SCALE FOR RANKING AND NON-RANKING SCHOOLS

* Students who attend non-ranking high schools will be evaluated for

admission based upon their core grade point average in required core college-

prep courses in combination with their standardized test scores. Standardized

test scores are not used for admission if applying as test-optional. The core

course GPA is a GPA that MU recalculates with speciﬁed courses. It is not the

transcript GPA.

Apply to Mizzou:

APPLY.MISSOURI.EDU

HOME SCHOOL

Home-schooled students must earn at least a 24

composite on the ACT or an 1160 SAT Total score

and submit a transcript stating completion of

required course work to be eligible for admission.

Home-schooled students are not eligible to apply for

a test-optional admission review.