Curriculum Recommendations

Candidates for admission are expected to present strong high school programs of study consisting of 18 or more academic courses taken over a four-year period.

While we do not have specific course requirements for admission, for U.S. Citizens/Residents, we strongly recommend your secondary school program consist of the following minimum preparation for each subject area:

English

  • 4 years, with extensive work in reading and writing

Mathematics

  • 4 years

Foreign Language

  • 3-4 years of a classical or modern spoken language, or American Sign Language

Science

  • 3-4 years of a laboratory science

Social Studies

  • 3-4 years, with an emphasis on history

If you are looking to transfer, or if you are an international applicant , your requirements are different. If you are a home-schooled student student, there are additional recommendations.

Students who earned a GED or took the HiSET exam in lieu of a high school diploma are eligible to apply for transfer admission from another college or university or for admission to the at Tulane, but are ineligible to apply for admission as a first-time, full-time freshman at Tulane.