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Required Information for First Time Students (U.S. citizen or permanent resident):

  • Complete the application for admission. You can fill out the application online, or download the application and submit it by mail.

  • Official High School Transcripts or GED scores. The transcript or GED scores must be mailed directly to us by the issuing institution.

  • Advanced Placement: If you wish to receive advance standing credit, please arrange to have your scores from the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) forwarded directly from the testing agency to the Director of Admissions at Embry-Riddle.

  • ACT and/or SAT scores

  • $50 non-refundable application fee. If you are applying online, you will be given the option to submit your application fee electronically. If you are submitting a paper application, include a check or money order made payable to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Please print your name and social security number on the check and submit it with your application. If payment of the $50 application fee poses a financial hardship, you can ask your guidance counselor to issue a request for fee waiver. The waiver should be forwarded with your application for admission.

  • Letters of recommendation. Letters from your teachers, employers or a community leader can address areas of your background that are not always evident in your academic record. We suggest you submit two letters of recommendation.

    Forms are available for your convenience and you can download them here in PDF format. The forms are not required, letters of recommendation submitted by your references are acceptable.

Optional Information

  • Admission essay. While an essay is not required for admission, it may help us to assess your qualifications. You may include an essay when you submit your application package.

  • Resume: Though not required, we appreciate your academic and extra-curricular activities to be summarized in a resume format to include accomplishments, activities, awards, honors, employment, etc.


Flight students must also submit a copy of their FAA medical certificate before they may be enrolled in flight classes. Although these medical certifications are not required to be admitted to the University, we highly recommend that you secure your medical certificate and submit it directly to the admissions office before you arrive on campus. See aviation medical examiner directory at: http://ame.cami.jccbi.gov