You may take continuing education courses at DMACC, on site at other locations, via the Iowa Communications Network, online, and by videotape, without completing an admissions form. Simply complete the continuing education registration form.

Undergraduate
Adult students at Iowa State have a high success rate due to their motivation and maturity, and this is taken into consideration when applications are reviewed. We encourage you to apply for admission even if you think you don’t meet the following general guidelines:
• graduate in the upper half of your high school class or achieve a satisfactory ACT composite score or SAT combined verbal and mathematics score; or
• complete at least 24 semester credits of graded transferable coursework from a regionally accredited college or university with at least a “C” (2.00) average; or
• earn a GED certificate, with scores at the fiftieth percentile or higher.

Graduate
Admission requirements vary by degree program. Contact the Office of Admissions
100 Alumni Hall
(515) 294-5836 or
(800) 262-3810
admissions@iastate.edu
or the college office to learn of entrance requirements and application procedures.

Coming back to ISU
If you have previously enrolled as a student at Iowa State but were not enrolled during the most recent academic term (excluding summer), contact the Office of the Registrar (515) 294-1889 or by e-mail isuregis@iastate.edu to activate your file.

Academic Renewal
If you are returning to ISU to pursue an undergraduate degree after an extended absence, you may request permission to remove one or more of your academic terms from future degree and GPA considerations. To be eligible, you must not have enrolled at ISU for five or more consecutive years, must not have graduated from ISU, and must be in good academic standing or reinstated. For more information and a renewal petition, visit the ISU Academic Renewal Policy site.

How to apply
Call or send an e-mail to the admissions office for an application, or you can pick up an application from the office on campus. Decide which form you want:
• Undergraduate degree application--if you plan to begin work toward an Iowa State bachelor’s degree
• Graduate degree application
• Nondegree student application--if you wish to take courses but do not plan to work toward a degree from Iowa State at this time.

Applications are available on the ISU Admissions Web site.

You may apply up to nine semester hours of graduate credit earned under the nondegree option toward a graduate degree. Check with your department to determine if work taken in nondegree status fits in your graduate program.

Complete the appropriate application form and return it to the Office of Admissions. If you are applying as a degree candidate, a fee is required with your application. (Nondegree applications do not require a fee.)