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Admission Procedures

Following are the procedures for gaining general admission to City University of Seattle at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels.

  1. Meet or speak with an advisor to select an educational objective and to be informed of the initial application and enrollment requirements.
  2. Complete and sign the application along with the nonrefundable application fee and all documents relevant to the respective degree or certificate programs. Online applications and fee payments may be submitted at www.CityU.edu. Any supplemental material required for admission to the program or school may also be submitted through the online application for processing. Paper documents should be submitted to City University of Seattle, Attn.: Admissions, 521 Wall Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98121.
  3. Request official transcripts from all previously attended institutions and have them sent to City University of Seattle, Office of the Registrar, 521 Wall Street, Suite 100, Seattle, WA 98121. Certified electronic transcripts which may be sent to evaluations@CityU.edu through an authorized vendor used by the student’s sending institution.
  4. Meet the English proficiency requirement of the University.

Note to U.S. Veterans: Students applying for U.S. Veterans benefits must follow additional admission procedures. Please consult the U.S. Veteran and Military Student Assistance policy in the “Financial Policies and Financial Assistance”Financial Policies and Financial Assistance section of this catalog.

Note to active-duty military students (and eligible dependents): A Servicemembers Opportunity College (SOC) agreement is valid for seven years from the date of agreement, assuming the student does not take any break longer than two years. After two years of non-enrollment, in any home school or secondary SOC approved school, SOC agreements are no longer valid. Although City University of Seattle no longer issues new SOC agreements, existing agreements will be honored as noted above.

Note to international students who are studying in the U.S. and Canada: International students must follow additional admission procedures. Please consult the “Admission of International Students to Study in the U.S. and Canada” section of this catalog.

Application Deadlines for U.S. Domestic Applicants*

Consistent with the University’s rolling admission policy, U.S. domestic students may begin their studies in either the summer, fall, winter or spring term and must observe the following application deadlines. All admission documents including all external transcripts must be received by the 20th day of the month proceeding the desired term start.

Application Deadlines

Summer term start - June 20th

Fall term start - September 20th

Winter term start - December 20th

Spring term start - March 20th

*Unless otherwise published.

Please see Admission of International Students to Study in the U.S. and Canada section for international deadlines.