The Admissions office is responsible for recruiting and determining prospective student admission status that follows the admission criteria established by the SD Board of Regents of Regents. Freshmen applicants must take the following high school courses and average a minimum grade point average of 2.0:

• 4 years English
• 3 years math (algebra or advanced)
• 3 years lab science
• 3 years social science
• 1 year fine arts

In addition to meeting the core requirements with a minimum High School GPA of 2.0, students must also meet one of the following three requirements:

• minimum cumulative GPA of 2.6
• minimum composite ACT of 18
• class rank in the top 60% of graduating class

Transfer students must have a 2.0 (C) grade point average for all previous college/university course work and submit all college/university transcripts. Students not meeting the 2.0 GPA admission requirement may be admitted on academic probation. Transfer students must also submit a copy of their high school transcript, and students who are not yet 21 must provide us with ACT or SAT scores. In addition, Admissions plans and organizes Preview Days for students to visit BHSU throughout the academic year as well as arranges for individual campus visits for students to meet with faculty, staff, and current students. For additional information, see the BHSU Catalog, pp. 8 – 19. To contact Admissions, please call 642-6343.