Flex Pathway Admissions
Your UD Your way
With UD's associate and associate-to-bachelor’s-degree pathways, students can kickstart their college journey at locations close to home or online. Now, you have more flexibility than ever before to dream the future you want and go after it.
And all Delawareans enrolled in a Flex Pathway program can attend UD tuition-free. Through the UD Associate Programs Scholarship or the SEED Scholarship, eligible students can earn their associate degree without paying a dollar in tuition. SEED may also cover tuition for an additional year if a student transitions to a bachelor’s program on our Newark campus!
Flex Pathway Features
What: Start in one of our associate-degree pathways, most allowing you to easily transition to Newark to complete your bachelor’s degree:
Registered nursing (dual enrollment with Margaret H. Rollings School of Nursing)
Registered nursing is an associate degree only; students in this program do not complete a bachelor's degree.
Where: Start at one of many UD locations across the state—Wilmington, Dover and Georgetown—and finish at UD's main campus in Newark.
When: Study at your own pace—both full-time and part-time options are available.
How: In-person, online and hybrid learning options are available.
Step 1: Review Academic Requirements
Students applying to the University of Delaware will be required to complete a high school diploma or its equivalent in compliance with the requirements for their respective states. The chart below shows our recommended number of credits per subject:
| Subject | Years Suggested | |
|---|---|---|
| English | 4 | |
| Mathematics | 3 (Algebra 1 or higher) | |
| Science | 3 (including 2 labs) | |
| History/Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Academic electives | 3 elective units in English, math, science, social science, foreign language or other academic electives | |
| Total | 16 units |
Additional Information on Academic Requirements:
- Students applying to the health science pathway must have a GPA of 2.75 or higher
- Students applying to the registered nursing dual enrollment pathway must have a GPA of 2.75 or higher and a B- or better in Biology and Chemistry
- These requirements only apply to U.S. citizens or permanent residents attending a high school in the U.S. International students should review the international admissions page
- UD counts American Sign Language (ASL) as a foreign language elective
- Courses taken before the ninth grade do not count towards these suggested totals unless listed as high school courses on transcript
Step 2: Applying
✓ Complete the UD Online Application.
- Check the timeline below for the application deadline.
✓ Complete the required application essay.
✓ Submit transcripts on My Blue Hen Home or by requesting your school send an offical transcript.*
✓ Submit standardized test scores or note on your application you would like to participate in the Test Optional Program.
- Those who wish to supply scores can self-report their SAT or ACT scores. If you would like to submit official scores, use the SAT code 5811 or the ACT code 0634.