Admission Requirements

General admission requirements for a DeVry education online and onsite

While the information below provides an overview of DeVry's admission requirements you can find more specific details in our academic catalog. The navigation on the left provides you with additional requirements for selected programs/formats and applicants.

To be granted unconditional admission to DeVry, for an education online, onsite or a combination of both, a prospective student must interview with a DeVry admissions advisor (admissions representative in Florida, Minnesota, Nebraska and Oregon) and complete an application for admission. In addition, all other general and specific admission requirements must be met, including those regarding age, prior education and evaluation of proficiency in the basic and prerequisite skills needed for college-level work.

Age requirement

Each applicant for either an education online or onsite must be at least 17 years old on the first day of classes.

Prior education requirement

Each applicant must have earned one of the following educational credentials from a DeVry-recognized organization: a high school diploma or equivalent, a General Educational Development (GED) certificate or a post-secondary degree. The diploma or other acceptable documentation of the applicant's educational achievement must be provided for the student's file by the end of registration unless the school grants an extension. An official transcript (or equivalent documentation) with the high school or college grade point average (GPA) and graduation date must be provided for the student's file by the end of the first semester.

Basic and prerequisite skills evaluation requirement

Prior educational performance is considered in conjunction with demonstrated proficiency in basic college-level skills to determine admissibility. DeVry grants unconditional admission to individuals whose prior educational performance meets the criteria outlined below. Applicants whose prior educational performance does not meet these criteria must complete the basic skills evaluation and demonstrate specific basic skills proficiency levels in order to be granted unconditional admission. Except as noted below, all applicants must complete the basic and prerequisite skills evaluation through standard means prior to starting classes, to determine appropriate initial course placement.

Prior educational performance

Applicants for an education online or onsite are accepted if they meet at least one of the following criteria:

Have earned a qualifying associate degree or higher from a DeVry-approved post-secondary institution.
Have completed an appropriate amount of qualifying college-level work at DeVry-approved post-secondary institutions, with grades of at least C (70%) or a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00.
Have achieved both of the following conditions while in a U.S. high school:
- Class rank at the 50th percentile or above, or a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.70 on a 4.00 scale, at the end of the junior year or later.
  
  -and-
- An average grade of at least B (80%) in a full-year high school mathematics course at the level of Algebra I or above.
Have earned a Canadian high school diploma in a program of study that includes successful completion of a 30-level Math and a 30-level English course from Alberta, or equivalent achievement from another province or territory

Basic and prerequisite skills evaluation

Applicants for an education online or onsite must show evidence basic and prerequisite skills proficiency levels in at least one of the following ways:

Submit ACT or SAT examination scores deemed appropriate by DeVry.
Attain appropriate scores on DeVry-administered placement examinations.
Submit required documentation indicating acceptable grades in qualifying work completed at an approved institution.

Need more information?

More detailed information regarding admissions requirements can be found in DeVry's undergraduate
academic catalog.

Admissions