Admissions

Admissions Office

Office of Admissions and Records
155 Indian Ave, Box 5031
Lawrence, KS 66046
(785) 749-8454

Application fee - $10.00 (money order or cashier's check ONLY)
Personal Checks will not be accepted.
This fee is NON-REFUNDABLE.

The board of Regents at their October 2005 meeting requested that the admission standards be reviewed and revised. The following admissions policy effective fall 2006 was approved on December 13, 2005 and revised on May 30, 2006.

Effective Fall Semester 2006, the Admission Requirements are as follow:

  1. Students applying to attend Haskell must either be an enrolled member of a Federally recognized tribe eligible for education benefits from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) or at least one-forth total degree Indian blood descendant of an enrolled member of a tribe eligible for BIA education benefits. Official documentation regarding tribal recognition signed by the appropriate BIA agency or tribe must accompany application.
  2. All students must have a high school diploma, or a General Education Development (GED) diploma with an earned average score of 45 or higher. An official copy of a high school or GED transcript must accompany the application. In case of first-time freshmen, a copy of the seventh semester high school transcript with projected graduation date is acceptable for preliminary review. Upon graduation, an official transcript must be submitted.
  3. All students applying for admission must submit either an ACT or SAT score.*
  4. Students with a composite score of 19 ACT/910 SAT or above qualify for admission.
  5. Students with a composite score of 18 ACT/870 SAT or below must meet two of the following three criteria:*
    • A Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 or above on a 4.0 scale.
    • A composite of 15 ACT/740 SAT or above.
    • High school class ranking of 50: or better, or proof of military service
  6. All students must have current Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) immunizations.
  7. All students must submit an entrance essay of 350-500 words. The essay must address the question, "Why do you choose to attend Haskell Indian Nations University?" The essay must be typed and signed by the applicant verifying this writing as his/her work.
  8. Students transferring from other colleges or universities must submit official transcripts from each college/university in which they were enrolled. Transfer students must meet all admission requirements noted above.
  9. Students in good standing or on academic probation status, who attended Haskell in the previous three calendar years and are returning at the same status as they were when they last attended, may apply on a short form application (requested from the Admissions Office) and must submit an entrance essay.
  10. Students who have not been enrolled for more than three years at Haskell must apply for re-entry using the standard application form, and must meet all current admission requirements.

*Exceptions to items 3 or 5 above:

  1. Individuals who have significant life experiences or relevant continuing education are encouraged to submit a letter to the Admissions Review Board describing their exception(s) to items 3 or 5 above.
  2. Individuals who have previously attended and received grades from Haskell are exempt from submitting ACT/SAT scores.
  3. If the ACT or SAT testis scheduled in the summer after the fall application deadline, please explain the delay in submitting test scores. In this case, a student's applicatioin will be placed in a pending file until a final score is received by the Admissions Office.

Haskell reserves the right to deny or cancel the acceptance or admission of any student whose attendance at the university would not be mutually beneficial for the student or the university.

In order for an application to be considered for acceptance, the following must be submitted by the respective semester enrollment deadline:

  • Completed application form.
  • Certification of tribal recognition.
  • Official copy of high school or GED transcript(s)
  • Official copy of college/university transcript(s)
  • ACT/SAT test scores.
  • Immunization form.
  • Entrance Essay.
  • $10 Application fee in the from of a cashier's check or money order.