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- Soka University of America
Domestic Undergraduate Admission Requirements
Application Form (Online Application or PDF) - A completed form, signed and dated by the applicant.
Application Fee- $45 for paper application and $30 for online application. We also accept College Board fee waivers.
Official transcripts- Official high school/secondary or college level transcripts showing all coursework completed before September 2011. General Equivalency Diploma (GED) or High School Equivalency (HSE) recipients must submit official score reports from the GED or HSE test and a copy of the GED or HSE certificate. Transcripts for any coursework completed outside of the US must be sent to IERF (www.ierf.org) for conversion to U.S. grade equivalents. Home Schooling: SUA accepts applications from home schooled students. In addition to receipt of all other admission requirements, applicants before enrolling must have earned a high school diploma or its equivalent by completing successfully a college preparatory curriculum associated with an institution, such as a college or unified school district, which is accredited by a regional, state or national agency. Mid-year reports are neither required nor accepted. Transcripts are still required for college coursework in-progress and/or completed while in high school.
SATorACT Examination Scores- Official results of the SAT or ACT examination scores must be sent directly to Soka University by the testing agency. All applicants now need to take the new SAT 1 Reasoning Test even if they have already taken the old SAT 1 test prior to 2005. Applicants with prior college experience are also required to take the new SAT 1 Reasoning Test or the ACT with its associated writing test, regardless of how many college credits they may have earned. Soka's SAT code is 4066. And Soka's ACT code is 0467. (It is important that you request that your scores be sent to us directly from the appropriate agency and not rely on your school or counselor to send them for you.) The name used for your SAT and/or ACT examinations must be your legal name that you use on your admission application. SUA does not require the SAT II-SAT Subject Test.
Two Academic Recommendations- Two written academic recommendations from your principal, counselor and/or teacher. Three are recommended, but two are required. Please ask recommenders to use the official Recommendation Form.
Two Personal Essays - Two personal written essays-one mandatory and one optional-answering the questions put forth in the application.
List of Extracurricular Activities - A list of extra curricular activities or talents demonstrating outside interests and leadership experience or potential.
Applications, documentation and application fees are due by October 15th for Early Action and January 15th for Regular Admission.
Applications will be evaluated only when all required materials have been received. It is your responsibility to ensure that all of the required documents that you have requested of your school are submitted by your school on time. Soka University does not accept faxes, emails, or copies of official documents. Once all application materials have been received the file is considered complete and is immediately assigned for evaluation. Therefore, no additional materials will be accepted.
Soka University of America does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, age or citizenship.