Cottey College encourages applications from students seeking an independent, women’s liberal arts and sciences college committed to women’s leadership, social responsibility, and global awareness.

All candidates for admission must be graduates of accredited high schools or have satisfied high school graduation requirements through the G.E.D., by special official arrangements or through an accredited online or home school organization.

Admission is based on prior performance and one’s potential to succeed at Cottey. Cottey College is committed to equal educational opportunity and does not unlawfully discriminate in its educational policies and practices on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other factor protected by law.

Application for admission from each candidate should be on file in the Office of Enrollment Management as early as possible; the College accepts students for admission only until it reaches capacity. Early application is, therefore, recommended.

Step 1: Apply online.

Step 2: Submit the non-refundable application fee.

Step 3: Official high school transcript (including course work through 11th grade); with a final high school transcript sent after graduation (showing the graduation date) to be received before the start of the first semester;

1. 1. A grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.6 is required in order to be admitted.
   2. Official college/university transcripts for any college/university coursework taken while in high school.

Step 4: Cottey is test optional, meaning test scores are not required. Students may submit test scores as supplemental material.

Cottey’s school codes are 2286 (ACT) and 6120 (SAT), use these during test registration to ensure your scores are received.

Step 5: Students who do not meet the above minimums or for whom the Admission Committee feels additional personal information is warranted may be required to submit supplemental materials like personal statements, letters of recommendation, essays, samples of graded coursework, Advanced Placement (AP) or College Level Examination Program (CLEP) scores, etc.

Step 6: Submit the non-refundable tuition deposit.

Cottey College will accept the General Educational Development (G.E.D.) test. Both the G.E.D. scores as well as an official copy of the certificate are required.

Based on the above requirements, each applicant will be individually evaluated for admission by the Admission Committee.

First-Time Students

All applicants for admission to Cottey College should take a college preparatory course sequence. The required high school curriculum includes:

• four years of study in English composition and literature,
• two years in history and government,
• three years in mathematics (Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry or equivalent), and
• two years in laboratory science.

All applicants will be notified of an admission decision shortly after receiving their completed application. An applicant will be accepted if they have:

• undertaken a college-preparatory high school curriculum,
• achieved a high school grade point average of at least 2.6.

In some circumstances, students whose academic credentials fall below these guidelines may be asked to provide additional information for consideration by the Admission Committee. Students admitted by committee may be admitted contingent on adhering to specific conditions and instructions throughout the first 27 semester hours earned.

Students who are accepted will receive notification that a nonrefundable tuition deposit is due (see Nonrefundable Application Fee and Tuition Deposit) to secure a place in the incoming class.