Admission Policies and Procedures

Florida National University has an open-door admissions policy and welcomes all qualified applicants without regard to ethnic background, sex, religion, national origin, age, or physical disability.

An Open-Door Enrollment Admissions policy means that any student with a high school diploma or GED certificate can attend. With guaranteed acceptance, open admissions policies are all about access and opportunity: any student who has completed high school has the option of pursuing a college degree. Although the University follows an open-door admissions policy, there will be no compromise with academic standards.

Open Enrollment Admission colleges do not require SAT or ACT test scores, but students are expected to take a diagnostic test upon admission to test their competency. The test will be used to determine whether students will be required to take remedial or developmental coursework before being allowed to take college level courses.

The open admissions policy does not mean that specific programs cannot have selective admissions processes. It does mean that these restrictions are flexible enough to allow students opportunities to improve their educational status by eliminating deficiencies through remedial work. New students seeking admission to a specific program must provide appropriate transcripts and participate in placement assessment to meet prerequisite/corequisite requirements. When new students are able to meet the specific admission requirements for a given program, they may enroll and remain in the program as long as they make satisfactory progress and remain enrolled on a continuous basis as required by the program.

Admission Procedures

Applications for admission are processed under a policy of continuous admissions. They are initiated at the Admissions Office. An admissions representative, the registrar, and the financial aid officer interview the applicant to discuss student career goals, program schedules, costs, required documents, placement or diagnostic tests as applicable, and eligibility for financial assistance. These interviews conclude with the signing of the Enrollment Application, a contract that covers all obligations between FNU and the student.