Wilderness Studies Minor

• 4 years of college preparatory English
• 3 years of college preparatory mathematics
• 2 years of social studies
• 1 year of laboratory science
• 1 year of performing art
• 3 years of the same foreign language with a C- or better

Fresno Pacific University’s accepted students have average GPAs of 3.2-3.6. Please speak with an admission counselor to discuss your eligibility.

All application materials should be submitted online or mailed to:

Office of Undergraduate Admission
Fresno Pacific University
1717 S. Chestnut Ave. #2005
Fresno, CA 93702
ugadmis@fresno.edu

For those students who have applied to FPU’s traditional undergraduate program within the past 2 years and did not attend. Students who applied more than 2 years ago will need to resubmit a full application for admission:

1. Fill out the re-application form
2. Submit any missing documents or updated transcripts

Former FPU students who have not been enrolled in and/or have not submitted a leave of absence form for the previous semester are required to re-apply for admission to FPU:

1. Fill out the re-admission form
2. Submit official transcripts from other educational institutions attended during absence from FPU

Students interested in taking classes, usually for personal or professional development, or to transfer to another institution, and is not interested in a degree from FPU. Non-degree students are not eligible for federal, state or institutional aid. Other requirements, class limits and pre-requisites may apply. See the academic catalog for more information:

1. Fill out the Application for Admission indicating Non Matriculating/Non-Degree status non-matriculation application
2. Submit proof of high school graduation or equivalent
3. Some classes may require a pre-requisite course. If required, a college transcript will need to be provided
4. Personal essays are not required

Students wishing to audit a class at FPU may apply for audit status. Audit classes are not eligible for financial aid and students will not receive course credit.

1. Fill out the Application for Admission indicating audit status
2. Personal essays are not required

This guarantee is limited to basic graduation requirements of 120 minimum units including general education, upper-level and elective courses sufficient for a single major with no minor.

• Where options between courses are available, students are not guaranteed their first choice.
• This guarantee does not apply to “fifth-year” programs (teacher education credential requirements) or minimum units beyond graduation requirements (CPA qualifications, etc.) beyond the basic four-year bachelor’s degree.
• The guarantee does not apply to transfer students or to FPU's degree completion programs.
• Students not able to register for the courses needed within four years must complete the free course(s) within two terms of the end of four years (e.g. a summer and fall for those completing four years in the spring; or spring and summer for those completing four years in the fall).
• The four-year period may be extended for students required to leave the university for up to one year (see the Leave of Absence section) for medical, military or personal reasons.

• Meet with your mentor during the fall semester of the freshman year.
• Finalize a major and begin prerequisite or lower-division major courses by the second semester of the freshman year and keep that major until graduation.
• Complete at least 32 units per year (average 16 per semester) with passing grades in each course.
• Maintain a cumulative 2.0 GPA and remain in good standing behaviorally with the university.
• Meet with the mentor each semester for advising before registration opens and take the courses approved by the adviser/mentor that complete general-education and major requirements, in the appropriate sequence and as they become available.
• Register within the first week of registration every semester to gain a spot in the classes needed.
• Notify mentor if unable to register for an approved course so that an alternative plan can be made.
• Apply for financial aid and submit required documents by appropriate deadlines.
• Keep student account up-to-date. (Accounts not up-to-date may be placed on hold, preventing registration for courses.)
• Complete required courses successfully (see Academic Policies section for minimum acceptable grades) without dropping required or approved courses during a semester.

* Full Access Meal Plan Included in Cost (Full Access Required)

* Residents living in the Houses or Willow Gardens Apartments may stay over Christmas break at no extra charge providing they are returning for spring semester. Otherwise, residents must check out at the regular fall check-out dates.

• For housing placement purposes only, class standing for the fall semester will carry throughout the entire year (both fall and spring semesters).
• Residents living in the houses or Willow Gardens Apartments may stay over Christmas break at no extra charge providing they are returning for spring semester. Otherwise, residents must check out at the regular fall check-out dates.
• Meal plan contract dates will follow the traditional semester.

If you have questions that pertain specifically to housing or what housing you qualify for, please contact Residence Life at (559) 453-5696. Or visit our website at studentlife.fresno.edu/living-campus.