Policy exceptions and considerations
Before you decide whether or not to submit test scores, please consider the following:
- Although not required, we recommend submitting SAT, ACT, or CLT test scores to be considered for our Distinguished Scholar Award and direct admission to Business majors or the Nursing major.
- While recommendations are not required for admission, we strongly recommend that students who choose not to submit test scores provide two recommendations (at least one academic).
- Students coming from schools that submit written evaluations instead of letter grades are strongly encouraged to submit a test score.
- Although we do not require test scores to apply to the Honors Program, we recommend them as a helpful measure of academic preparation.
Will this affect my scholarships and financial aid?
Apart from the scholarships listed above, test-optional students are fully considered for merit and need-based aid.
How to submit test scores
For students who wish to submit an official test score when applying, SPU will accept scores reported in the following ways:
- Official scores reported directly by the testing agency
- Official scores listed on an official high school transcript
- Official scores emailed directly to admissions@spu.edu from the student’s high school counselor
- A copy of the official test score emailed to admissions@spu.edu from the student
Superscoring SAT/ACT scores
Seattle Pacific will superscore test results from the ACT or SAT. This means that if you took a test more than once, we will combine your highest subsection scores from tests taken on different dates. We will also use your highest overall superscored tests between all tests taken for review. If you have taken the test multiple times, we strongly recommend you send all scores to SPU for review of your best overall test score. Seattle Pacific does not accept SAT subject scores.
Questions?
Contact the admissions office at 206-281-2021 or admissions@spu.edu