What does it take to become an EIU Panther?
We’re looking for students who are most likely to benefit from and contribute to the EIU community.
If you'll be entering EIU as a freshman in Fall 2020 or Spring 2021, you must meet these admission requirements:
If your GPA and/or SAT/ACT scores are slightly below the requirements listed above, or if your GPA decreased noticeably during your junior or senior year of high school, we strongly encourage you to include a personal statement and a letter of recommendation.
The personal statement should provide background information about your life that helps explain why you would still succeed at EIU, or about the personal circumstances that led to your GPA decreasing noticeably. The letter of recommendation should be completed and signed by a teacher, counselor, or school administrator who can address your potential to succeed at EIU.
Both can be emailed to admissions@eiu.edu . We may request additional materials to make a decision on your eligibility for admission to EIU.
If you’ll be entering EIU as a freshman in Summer 2021, Fall 2021, or later, you have the option not to submit your standardized test scores (SAT/ACT).
Option 1:If you choose not to submit test scores, you will still meet EIU's guaranteed admission criteria if:
If you choose not to submit test scores, and you have a GPA of 2.5 to 3.29 (on a 4.0 scale), your application will be reviewed by EIU's Office of Admissions to determine your eligibility for admission to EIU.
Option 2:You may still choose to submit test scores in order to be admitted using standard admissions requirements:
If your GPA and/or SAT/ACT scores are slightly below the requirements listed above, or if your GPA decreased noticeably during your junior or senior year of high school, we strongly encourage you to include a personal statement and a letter of recommendation.
The personal statement should provide background information about your life that helps explain why you would still succeed at EIU, or about the personal circumstances that led to your GPA decreasing noticeably. The letter of recommendation should be completed and signed by a teacher, counselor, or school administrator who can address your potential to succeed at EIU.
Both can be emailed to admissions@eiu.edu . We may request additional materials to make a decision on your eligibility for admission to EIU.
Any student considering attending Eastern Illinois University as a freshman should pursue a strong college preparatory curriculum. At a minimum this includes:
If you’ll have 24 or more college-level semester hours when you transfer to EIU, you must meet these requirements:
If you’ll have fewer than 24 college-level semester hours when you transfer to EIU, you must meet these requirements:
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