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Holy Family

Admission Requirements

Full-Time Undergraduates

Admission to Holy Family University is selective. In its evaluation of the applicant’s credentials, the Admissions Committee examines many different factors, some of which are listed below. The committee is more interested in the quality of a student’s work and in the general promise and seriousness of purpose than in merely counting units in specifically required preparatory subjects. Emphasis is placed on the applicant’s academic record, potential and interest, personal integrity, and on the desire to pursue a liberal arts education as defined in the aims and objectives of Holy Family University. Neither religious affiliation nor ethnic characteristics influence the granting of admission.

Merit scholarships are awarded to new, full-time incoming students based on the student’s academic records. For more information, contact the Admissions Office at 215-637-3050.

Criteria for Admission*

  • Proof of graduation from an accredited high school or equivalent
  • Acceptable scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or ACT
  • Completion with satisfactory grades of 16-units of high school work distributed as follows:

English

4 units

History

2 units

Mathematics

3 units

Modern Foreign Language **

2 units

Science

2 units

Electives

3 units

All majors must complete a full year of Algebra I and II and Geometry.

Students planning to major in Mathematics, Nursing, Radiologic Science, or Science are expected to have completed the following high school courses***:

  • Mathematics –Trigonometry
  • Nursing–Biology, Chemistry, a science elective, and three units of Social Studies (History)
  • Radiologic Science–Biology and Chemistry; Physics recommended but not required
  • Science–Biology, Chemistry and Trigonometry.

* Exceptions to any of these criteria can be made at the discretion of the University authorities. Adult students, 21 years of age or older, who may not have previously attended college and who seek admission to Holy Family need not submit SAT/ACT scores.

** Students without the foreign language requirement may be admitted to the University and will be placed in the introductory level of a language.

*** Students who have not completed any of these courses will be advised to take the appropriate University courses.

Any demonstrated falsification or misrepresentation of materials submitted during the application process will result in dismissal from the University.