Academic requirements for admission

The University of Maine
Academic Requirements for Admission

The required high school academic course of study, combined with academic electives, should equal at least 17 credits. For foreign language requirements, the two years of study must be in the same language. Two years of American Sign Language (ASL) may be used to satisfy this requirement. Courses should be taken at the four-year college preparatory level of higher. Honors or AP courses are encouraged when they are available.

Degree	College/School	Entrance Requirements (in years)
Degree	College/School	English	Algebra I & II	Geometry	Senior Math*	Foreign Language	Lab Biology	Lab Chemistry	Lab Physics	History/Social Sciences	Computer Science	Fine Arts
B.A./B.S.	Business, Public Policy & Health
B.S.	Business Administration	4	2	1	1	2	2 lab sciences			2	S-1	S-1
B.S.	Economics & Financial Economics	4	2	1	S-1	2	2 lab sciences			2	S-1	S-1
B.A.	Public Management	4	2	1		2	1 lab science			2	S-1	S-1
B.S.	Social Work	4	2	1			1 lab science			2	S-1	S-1
B.S.	Education & Human Development (requires 1 year of physical education for its education majors)	4	2	1		2	1	[1 additional science]		2	S-1	S-1
B.S.	Engineering	4	2	1	1			1	1	2	S-1	S-1
B.S.	School of Engineering Technology	4	2	1	1		[1 additional science]		1	2	S-1	S-1
B.S.	School of Engineering Technology	4	2	1	1			S-1	1	2	S-1	S-1
B.A.	Liberal Arts & Sciences	4	2	1		2	1	[1 lab science]		2	S-1	S-1
B.S.	Liberal Arts & Sciences (Chemistry, Physics)	4	2	1	1		[2 lab sciences including chemistry or physics]			2	S-1	S-1
B.A.	Natural Sciences, Forestry & Agriculture	4	2	1	S-1	2	1	[1 lab science]		2	S-1	S-1
B.S.	Natural Sciences, Forestry & Agriculture	4	2	1	S-1		1	[1 lab science]		2	S-1	S-1
B.S.	Nursing	4	2	1			1	1		2	S-1	S-1
	Explorations	4	2	1	S-1	S-2	[2 lab sciences]			2	S-1	S-1

Key: S=Strongly Recommended

*Select from trigonometry, pre-calculus, calculus.

Please refer to the Academic Program Fact Sheets for more specific degree entrance requirements.