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Pursue your passion
When you apply, you’ll be asked to choose a major from the hundreds of degree programs available at Wayne State. If you’re undecided, select an exploratory track, which allows you to check out your options while staying on course for graduation.
You are considered a freshman if:
- You are a current high school senior who will go to college after graduation
- You are a high school graduate who has not earned credit at a college or university
- You are a GED holder who has not earned credit at a college or university
Incoming freshmen are welcome to apply using either the:
Common Application or University application
Questions about the application process? The Office of Undergraduate Admissions can help.
To transfer to Wayne State, you must have at least 24 transferable credits of previous college work and a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA from all higher education institutions you have attended.
- If you have completed an associate degree, you may be admitted with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better.
Questions about the application process? The Office of Undergraduate Admissions can help.
If you have already completed a degree and are interested in earning college credit without intending to use it toward another degree — or if you want to get into a graduate program but need to raise your GPA first — this type of admission is for you.
Questions about the application process? The Office of Undergraduate Admissions can help.
If you’re applying to a graduate program, you must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited U.S. institution or a degree equivalent to a four-year U.S. baccalaureate degree from a college or university of government-recognized standing.
Have questions about the application process? The Office of Graduate Admissions can help.
You should apply as an international student if you are not a permanent resident or citizen of the United States. You should also apply under this status if you have graduated from a secondary institution and completed pre-university educational curricula in your own country.
Please note:
- Freshman international students can apply using either the Common Application or the university application.
- Other international students can only apply using the university application.
- If you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, or if you are a U.S. Citizen living in Canada, apply using the university application.
- Those interested in pursuing a graduate degree can apply using the graduate admissions application.
Questions about the application process? The Office of Undergraduate Admissions can help.
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Freshman
You are considered a freshman if:
- You are a current high school senior who will go to college after graduation
- You are a high school graduate who has not earned credit at a college or university
- You are a GED holder who has not earned credit at a college or university
Incoming freshmen are welcome to apply using either the:
Common Application or University application
Questions about the application process? The Office of Undergraduate Admissions can help. -
Transfer
To transfer to Wayne State, you must have at least 24 transferable credits of previous college work and a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA from all higher education institutions you have attended.
- If you have completed an associate degree, you may be admitted with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better.
Questions about the application process? The Office of Undergraduate Admissions can help.
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Postbac
If you have already completed a degree and are interested in earning college credit without intending to use it toward another degree — or if you want to get into a graduate program but need to raise your GPA first — this type of admission is for you.
Questions about the application process? The Office of Undergraduate Admissions can help.
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Graduate
If you’re applying to a graduate program, you must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited U.S. institution or a degree equivalent to a four-year U.S. baccalaureate degree from a college or university of government-recognized standing.
Have questions about the application process? The Office of Graduate Admissions can help.
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International
You should apply as an international student if you are not a permanent resident or citizen of the United States. You should also apply under this status if you have graduated from a secondary institution and completed pre-university educational curricula in your own country.
Please note:
- Freshman international students can apply using either the Common Application or the university application.
- Other international students can only apply using the university application.
- If you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada, or if you are a U.S. Citizen living in Canada, apply using the university application.
- Those interested in pursuing a graduate degree can apply using the graduate admissions application.
Questions about the application process? The Office of Undergraduate Admissions can help.
Returning to WSU?
If you have previously enrolled at Wayne State University, please complete a Returning Student Record Update Form in place of another Undergraduate Admission application.
- If you are reapplying for admission and have applied within the last year, you are only required to submit this application. Your transcripts and application fee do not need to be resubmitted.
- If it has been longer than a year since you last applied to Wayne State, you will need to submit the application fee.
Guest and non-matriculating students must apply using the university application.
Application fee
There is no fee for undergraduate guest students and graduate applicants.
Students may pay the required $25 nonrefundable application fee by credit card online or by check mailed to: Wayne State University, P.O. Box 02759, Detroit, MI 48202.
The WSU Office of Undergraduate Admissions accepts fee waivers for the application fee for first-time freshmen and transfer students. The applying student’s high school guidance counselor must sign the university fee waiver prior to application submission at WSU. Transfer students may submit the NACAC Transfer Fee Waiver and must have attestation from a financial aid officer or staff member from their current or most recently attended college/university. Application fee waivers are subject to the approval of the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and are granted based upon evidence of financial need.
Please note that fee waivers are not accepted for postbaccalaureate, international or non-matriculating students.
The following documents may also be used to waive the application fee:
- ACT or SAT verification that a fee waiver was used to register for the test. These waivers are available only from a high school guidance office.
- Request for Admission Application Fee Waiver form provided by NACAC (National Association for College Admission Counseling).