Undergraduate Admission - Manhattan

General Pre-College Requirements

  • Students must have a 2.75 cumulative HS G.P.A. and receive permission from a parent/guardian and their high school guidance counselor.
  • Students can enroll in 100/200 level courses as long as they meet the prerequisites (if any). Math courses do have additional requirements.
  • Students wanting to enroll in 300/400 level courses will need special permission.
  • Students are limited to 8 credit hours per semester unless special permission is given.

Common Course Requirements and Prerequisites

  • CHEM 210 - General Chemistry - One semester of chemistry with a C or higher and Math 100 (or 1.5 years of high school algebra and co-enrollment in a college algebra or two years of high school algebra.
  • CC 111- Elements of Computer Programming - Prerequisite or concurrent: CC 110. Students may enroll in CC courses only if they have earned a grade of C or better for each prerequisite to those courses.
  • CC 210 - Fundamental Computer Programming Concepts - Prerequisites: CC 111. Students may enroll in CC courses only if they have earned a grade of C or better for each prerequisite to those courses.
  • ENLG 100 - Expository Writing I - Prerequisite: B or higher in previous English coursework.
  • ENGL 200 - Expository Writing II - Prerequisite: ENGL 100.
  • MATH 100 - College Algebra - Prerequisite: B or better in MATH O10; or two years of high school algebra and a Math ACT of 23 or higher; or two years of high school algebra and a Mathematics Algebra Placement Exam score of 21 or higher.

  • MATH 205 - General Calculus - Prerequisite: C or better in MATH 100; or two years of high school algebra and a Mathematics ACT score of 26 or higher; or two years of high school algebra and a Mathematics Algebra Placement Exam score of 40 or higher.

Not seeing your desired course? Interested students can check K-State’s course catalog for pre-requisite and math score requirements for additional courses not listed here.