Undergraduate Admissions

Applying to NAU-Yuma

The Yuma branch campus of Northern Arizona University is a transfer institution by design. By offering only upper division and graduate courses, NAU-yuma readily accepts many transfer credits. NAU-Yuma also has partnerships with local community colleges where students can complete lower-level course requirements at a lower tuition rate.

Undergraduate studies at the NAU-Yuma branch campus is for college students who are currently enrolled in or have completed lower division coursework at a community college, private or public university.

Programs of Study

To learn more about our undergraduate programs, please click here.

How to Apply for Undergraduate Admission

Undergraduate applications are available in both paper and online format. 

To apply online click here.  Students are encouraged to use the online process whenever possible. Application fees may also be paid online.

For current AWC students, click here to apply.

To request a paper application or to request more information about our programs, please e-mail nau.yuma@nau.edu (subject: application request) or call our toll free number 1.888.NAU.YUMA.

Conditions of Acceptance:
Arizona resident students will be unconditionally offered admission as a degree-seeking transfer student to NAU if they meet the following:

  • Have completed an associate's degree and/or the AGEC or the California IGETC,
  • OR Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 for Arizona residents or 2.50 for non-residents on a 4.0 scale in at least 24 transferable college credits and have no more than one deficiency in any two subjects in the course requirements
  • Are in good academic standing and eligible to return to the last accredited institution attended
  • Meet all freshman admissions requirements when transferring less than 36 hours of college course credits.

Non-resident students will be conditionally offered admission if they meet the following:

  • Cumulative 2.00 or higher GPA (on a 4.0 scale) in at least 24 transferable college credits and have no more than one deficiency in any two subjects in the course requirements.
  • Conditional admission may be limited based on space availability

Western Undergraduate Exchange Program:
NAU-Yuma, as part of the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE), offers reduced tuition for new students who are residents of 14 western states, and who enroll in one of the WUE majors on the  Yuma campus.To qualify for the reduced WUE tuition, you must meet the admission criteria and be a resident of:  Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming.

The reduced tuition for this program is 1.5 times the Arizona in-state rate. That is approximately $6,518 less than out-of-state tuition! Complete the regular NAU undergraduate application for admission. All students are evaluated for and notified of eligibility at the time of admission. No other application is needed.

Undergraduate Admissions Checklist:
Your application is considered complete and a decision will be made when we have received:

  • A completed application
  • A $25 non-refundable application fee   
  • Official transcripts from all colleges attended, submitted directly from those institutions. Opened transcripts or transcripts issued to students are not acceptable. (The Undergraduate Admissions office will evaluate transcripts submitted to determine both the number of credits accepted and number of hours and courses accepted toward the liberal studies requirements for graduation. Determination of hours and coursework accepted toward a specific degree program is made by the school or college of that major.)
  • A final official high school transcript, or GED scores, are required if you have not earned an associate's degree, the AGEC or the California IGETC.

PLEASE NOTE: Transfer students who are 22 years of age or younger and have not earned an associate's degree, or completed the Arizona AGEC or the California IGETC with a minimum 2.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) for Arizona residents or a minimum 2.5 (on a 4.0 scale) for non-Arizona residents, will be evaluated based upon a combination of high school and college courses. Students need a minimum of 2.0 GPA in each of the course requirements.

Academic coursework includes: English, mathematics, lab science, foreign language, social sciences and fine arts.

Transfer students must be eligible to re-enter the institution they last attended.

Non-Degree Students:       
Individuals wishing to study part-time and/or for personal enrichment (non-degree-seeking) are welcome at NAU. Only the admission application is required. Students admitted part-time may enroll in six (6) credit hours or less, and may be limited in the course selection based on prerequisite requirements. Students are also advised that the university may not accept more than 15 credit hours earned while enrolled in this status. Students who attend part-time in non-degree seeking status are reminded that financial aid is not available.

To learn more about our undergraduate programs, call 1.888.NAU.YUMA or e-mail nau.yuma@nau.edu

For more information about NAU's extended campuses programs, please visit nau.edu/distance

For more information about NAU's main campus, please visit nau.edu

 

PLEASE NOTE: All academic credentials and supporting materials received by the university in connection with an application for admission become the property of NAU.