Requirements for Freshmen Admission
The admission office carefully reviews all candidates for admission using several criteria to evaluate a student’s ability to complete several years of rigorous study. Applications are reviewed with reference to specific degree programs or for admission to first-year programs in engineering, science and general studies. The criteria considered include, but are not limited to,

• High school curriculum
• Performance in high school coursework
• Class standing or ranking
• Results of either the SAT-I or ACT
• Teacher recommendations
• Participation in special classes, clubs or teams that involve research projects/opportunities and advanced problem-solving techniques.

Although an admission interview is not required, campus visits and interviews with admission counselors are highly recommended.

Admission Guidelines
Applicants to Florida Tech must demonstrate the readiness to succeed in a challenging academic curriculum. The high school transcript is the most important element of the application. While no minimum grade point average, class rank or standardized test score is specified, these measures must indicate a readiness for college studies in a chosen academic program. An applicant who is a U.S. citizen must have earned a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma by the date of first enrollment.

Science and Engineering Applicants must complete four years of math- the minimum including Trigonometry, Math Analysis and/or Pre Calculus. Science and Engineering applicants are also expected to have taken four years of science to include Physics and Chemistry. The committee recommends that students take the most rigorous math and science curriculum offered by the high school.

Applicants For All Non-Science And Non-Engineering Majors must complete at least three years of math. A fourth year of math is highly recommended. Applicants for these majors must also complete at least of three years of science. A fourth year of science is recommended.

International Applicants are encouraged to apply, and will be evaluated on the basis of the same criteria as all other students except that SAT or ACT scores are not required. English language proficiency is not required for admission, but enrollment in academic courses will be limited until English proficiency can be demonstrated for all whose native language is not English . The “Languages and Linguistics” section of the catalog describes the ways in which English proficiency may be established, either in advance of enrollment or after arrival at Florida Tech, and presents the courses available to help establish proficiency.

Home Schooled Applicants must submit a transcript of academic work including an assessment of the level attained in mathematics and the sciences, and the texts that were used; a self-descriptive, one-page essay that includes academic, community and athletic accomplishments, career goals and work experience; and SAT I or ACT scores. Although SAT II scores are not required, it is strongly suggested that SAT II results in Mathematics Level II and English Composition be submitted.

Early Admission Applicants must have completed those high school courses that are indicators of success for the chosen degree program, and must provide a letter from the high school specifying the requirements that must be completed for the high school diploma to be earned. The admission decision will be based on the same criteria as listed above for all other students.

Advanced Credit is awarded for Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams.

Applicants for Aviation majors with Flight Training must have in his/her possession an FAA medical certificate from an FAA approved medical examiner prior to the start of flight training at Florida Tech. You can locate an Aviation Medical Examiner in your area through the following FAA Web site: http://ame.cami.jccbi.gov

Please visit the Important Dates page for information on event dates, scholarship deadlines, and class start dates.