Please read below to find some helpful tips, resources and visit information for guidance counselors. Please do not hesitate to call or email the Quinnipiac University Undergraduate Admissions Office if you would like additional information or have questions.

Phone: 1-800-462-1944 or 1-203-582-8600
E-mail: admissions@quinnipiac.edu

Visits to Campus: "Three settings, one University"
Guidance counselors and independent counselors are welcome to visit Quinnipiac throughout the year. If you would like to visit us individually, please call us in advance for an appointment to meet with an admissions counselor, take a student guided campus tour, and be our guests for lunch.

We plan to host our next group counselor visit day in the fall of 2010 when all facilities on the York Hill campus will be open. But don't wait - take a day and come see the campus for yourself.

Meet the undergraduate admissions counselors

Information on the Application Process
When to apply: Prospective freshmen should file an application as early in their senior year as possible and arrange to have first quarter senior grades sent from their high school as soon as they are available. Applications are available online and in print. It's the application itself that 'drives' the admissions process - please do not advise students to wait to apply until they have all their test scores or fall grades. Those parts of the application can follow as they become available. November 1 is the recommended deadline for students applying for physical therapy, physician assistant and nursing. February 1 is our listed application deadline for all other programs.

How to apply: Students may use the Quinnipiac University application for admission or may apply by using the Common Application. There is no preference for which application the student may use - but we do encourage students to apply online.

The review process: The undergraduate admissions office works on a “rolling admissions” basis. The admissions committee begins the review process of completed applications in November, and we begin to notify students of our decisions early in January, with a May 1 reply date.

Test scores: We require official SAT or ACT scores. We ask that students send us ALL scores of tests taken (because we value their efforts as well as their results!). We will (automatically) select the highest individual critical reading, math and writing score and/or the highest ACT composite score.

A completed application consists of:

• Application form, online preferred ($45.00 fee) Students can use our online or paper application, or they may apply using the Common Application plus our supplemental form.
• Personal statement (essay), as indicated on the application (minimum 250 words)
• Official transcript
• First quarter grades. (It is recommended that students arrange to have them sent as soon as they are available.)
• Standardized test scores: For Fall 2010, Quinnipiac will continue to mainly use the Critical Reading and Mathematics sections of the SAT I Reasoning Test and/or the ACT for admission and scholarship purposes. We ask that the students send us their official scores on the SAT or ACT.
• An academic recommendation form (or an attached letter) is required from a teacher or the student's guidance counselor. Please be sure the student's full name appears on the form.

February 1 is the recommended deadline for freshman applicants who wish to be considered for all programs. Candidates for physical therapy, nursing and physician assistant should file their applications by November 1 to assure full consideration - applications filed after November 1 will be reviewed as they become complete. We begin notifying students of their decisions in early January.

Students who are placed on a wait list are notified of any openings by June 1.

Students have until May 1 (postmark date) to respond to offers of admission, with a matriculation fee of $200 and housing deposit of $350. These deposits are refundable if we are notified in writing prior to May 1.

Helpful Facts
The Undergraduate Admissions Office received more than 14,000 applications for fall of 2009, admitted 58 percent of those who applied and enrolled 1,587 freshmen and 180 transfer students. Our goal for 2010 is similar. In recent years Quinnipiac has experienced a significant increase in the number of students applying and has found it necessary to establish a wait list. Any student placed on a wait list is notified of any openings by June 1.

We recommend that students visit the campus either for an Open House, group information session or a one-on-one interview (interviews are not required). Due to the demand, students should use our online reservation system to arrange their visit. We host group information sessions followed by a campus tour most Saturdays during the Fall and Spring semesters, and weekdays throughout the year. For questions, please call us at 1-800-462-1944 or 203-582-8600.

Advanced Standing: Quinnipiac does grant credit for AP level courses taken in high school. To receive consideration for credit students must take the AP exam and receive the following score(s).

Advanced Placement - AP Policy

Quinnipiac also awards credit for college courses taken as part of the high school curriculum. Students must request an official college transcript be sent to our Office of Undergraduate Admissions for evaluation. Courses completed with a “C” or higher, which are part of our regular curriculum, will transfer.

If students have taken an IB curriculum, we will consider awarding advanced standing for Higher Level courses, based on a minimum exam grade of 4.