An application should be submitted as early as possible. The required application form usually will be available at the office of any Colorado high school counselor. It can always be obtained from the Admission and Development Office, Fort Lewis College. Admission to Fort Lewis College is based on your cumulative high school grade point average and your highest score achieved on either the SAT or ACT standardized tests. Application deadline for the fall trimester is Aug. 1, Dec. 1 for the winter trimester, and April 1 for the first summer session, May 1 for the second summer session and June 1 for the third summer session.
Deadlines are subject to change.
Request an official transcript from their high school principal or counselor. It is suggested that one of these tests be taken in the spring of the junior year of high school. The entering freshman class is selected from applicants who, by their records from high school and the American College Test or Scholastic Aptitude Test results, show promise of profiting from, and contributing to, the educational opportunities offered by Fort Lewis College. Those admitted to Fort Lewis College should be high school graduates who have completed 15 acceptable secondary school units with preference being given to students who have followed a strong college preparatory program. The College recognizes the importance of advising high school students, their counselors and instructors sufficiently early so that potential college students can prepare adequately for a successful college career.