Undergraduate Admissions

Wilson College seeks students who have a solid foundation of successful college preparatory coursework that will allow them to handle the challenges of the College’s rigorous academic programs. Students applying to Wilson should want to be active participants in a college community where values and perspectives are tested, new talents are discovered and lifelong friendships are established. As a private college, Wilson selects those students who demonstrate solid citizenship throughout their lives and who will benefit from and contribute to the Wilson community. In an effort to gain a comprehensive impression of an applicant’s personal and academic qualifications, each applicant receives individual consideration.

Wilson reserves the right to request additional information from an applicant, as necessary, to acquire a comprehensive view of the student. The College follows a rolling admissions policy that, under normal circumstances, enables the Office of Admissions to advise an applicant of the admissions decision within 10 days of receipt of a completed application and all required supplemental materials.

First-Year Student Admission

Applications from students completing secondary school are accepted for fall and spring semester enrollment. Wilson College seeks students who have been enrolled in a college preparatory curriculum that minimally includes four years of English; four years of history/social studies; Algebra I, II and geometry; two years of natural science that includes laboratory work; and two years of the same foreign language.

To apply for admission, students must submit the following:

• A completed application for admission. Options include the Common Application or the Wilson College application.
• An official secondary school transcript showing courses and grades completed through 11th grade with a list of courses in progress in 12th grade.
• Results of the SAT or ACT, if the student has a cumulative unweighted average of less than 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or has not been enrolled in a complete college preparatory curriculum. Wilson is test-optional for students demonstrating an unweighted cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher in a complete college preparatory curriculum. Students applying for the Nursing program must submit standardized test scores (SAT, ACT, TEAS, HESI) as part of the application process. Students who plan to major in an education option should submit SAT or ACT scores, if available, regardless of cumulative unweighted GPA.

Home- and Cyber-schooled Students

Wilson College welcomes applications from home- and cyber-schooled students. The educational background of these students is distinctive. The evaluative documentation mandated by the applicant’s state of residence must be submitted, along with a transcript or detailed profile of all coursework studied at the secondary level and verification of high school completion. Standardized test scores are required of all home and cyber-schooled applicants. Contact the Office of Admissions for details.

International Student Admission

Wilson encourages international students who have the English language skills necessary for college-level work to apply for admission.

The following should be mailed to the Office of Admissions:

• Completed application.
• Official secondary school transcript with a certified English translation.
• An English language test such as TOEFL or IELTS is required for students whose first language is not English. (Wilson’s minimum TOEFL requirement is 500 or higher or 61 on the Internet-based test. The minimum IELTS score that Wilson accepts is 5.0).

To aid in the financial aid process we will also need:

• A copy of the photo page from your passport.
• A completed statement of finances form.
• International students may submit the online application for international students found on the Wilson College website, the Common Application or the Universal College Application.

Provisional Admission for Undergraduate Students

Students who do not meet the College’s admissions criteria may be eligible for provisional admission. Provisional admission is available for the fall semester only so all new students can fully participate in orientation and all transitional activities, including the first-year seminar experience. Students admitted provisionally may attend as full-time or part-time students. Students may not enroll in more than 12 semester hours per semester while provisionally admitted. At the conclusion of the fall semester or the student’s fourth course, the provisionally admitted student must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 to be fully admitted and continue at Wilson. Any student who does not attain this standard will not be permitted to remain enrolled.