ALBERTUS MAGNUS COLLEGE
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In evaluating applications, the Office of Admission places the greatest emphasis on the applicant’s academic record. Also reviewed carefully are recommendations, college entrance examinations, the personal essay, and school and community activities. An oncampus interview is strongly recommended, but not required and can be arranged through the Office of Admission. At least 16 academic units of credit must be presented, including four units in college preparatory English. The recommended distribution is four years of English, three years of mathematics, two years of a foreign language, at least one year of lab science, and one year of history. The scores of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) of the College Entrance Examination Board or the Assessment Test of the American College Testing Program (ACT) are required. For information on SAT testing dates and registration visit the website www.collegeboard.com. For information on ACT testing dates and registration, please visit the website www.act.org. Students’ scores on the Writing section of the SAT will not be used when considering academic scholarship eligibility at this time. For more information, please contact the Office of Admission. This policy is subject to change. The information required above will be used by the Office of Admission in deciding on the merits of applicants. Special consideration may be given to selected candidates whose preparation varies from the recommended pattern, but whose record gives evidence of genuine intellectual ability and interest.
Notification of Admission Albertus Magnus College utilizes a system of rolling admission; as such, students may apply throughout the year. Semesters typically begin in mid-January and late August. An application is reviewed when all relevant materials have arrived and the students are notified of the decision on a continual basis. If you are an international applicant, certain deadlines apply. All international applicants must submit the necessary materials by August 1 for the upcoming fall semester or December 1 for the upcoming spring semester.
Reply Date Albertus Magnus College adheres to the National Candidates Reply and Deposit Date of May 1 for students starting in the fall term. An extension of the May 1 deadline may be obtained by request to the Office of Admission. If an applicant is waiting for federal aid, the extension is given automatically.
Deferred Admission Upon being accepted to Albertus, an applicant has the option of delaying entrance for a year, and has until May 1 of the year in which a student is accepted to inform the Office of Admission of his or her plans. The expected deposit must be paid by that date. For entrance, applicants must inform the Office of Admission of their intention to enroll by May 1 of the entering year. Failure to do so will result in a forfeit of the deposit.
Deposit Fee A deposit fee is required of students who have decided to attend Albertus Magnus College. The fee is $400 for students who plan to reside on campus and $350 for students who plan to commute. These fees will be credited toward the student’s first