Those applying to college for the fall of 2019 will no longer be required to provide ACT or SAT scores as part of the admissions process. Three of our colleges — Augsburg, St. Scholastica, and Concordia University — have joined Gustavus in switching to test optional. Here are the key details and links to more information:

Augsburg University (read details)
Optional: undergraduate first-year applicants
Not optional: home schooled students and applicants with Narrative Transcripts or non-letter grade evaluations
Not required: undergraduate transfer student applications

The College of St. Scholastica (read details)
Optional: undergraduate first-year student applications
Not optional: homeschooled students and international students
Not required: undergraduate transfer student applications

Concordia University, St. Paul (read details)
Optional: undergraduate first-year applicants
Not optional: home schooled students and applicants with Narrative Transcripts or non-letter grade evaluations; NCAA Division II athletes must submit scores to NCAA Eligibility Center
Not required: undergraduate transfer student applications; international students

Gustavus Adolphus College (read details)
Optional: undergraduate first-year student applications if students submit an admissions essay instead
Not optional: international students; Division II Athletes students who still must send ACT or SAT scores to the NCAA Eligibility Center; students who wish to be considered for Presidential Scholarship
Not required: undergraduate transfer student applications

Need admissions details for our other member institutions? Check out our lists of application requirements or deadlines and fees.