Admission Requirements for Domestic Students in Public or Non-Public Schools

Academy students

All students are expected to complete a Missouri Academy Application Form. The deadline for submission of all material is March 15. Typically, prospective students apply to the Missouri Academy during their sophomore year (10th grade) in high school, although younger students have been admitted in the past. The Missouri Academy program takes the place of a student's 11th and 12th grade years of traditional high school. Students need to have a strong foundation of Algebra II and Geometry before enrolling, but the Missouri Academy Admissions Committee looks at the overall picture of a student’s academic performance by considering the following:

Classroom performance (Grades in courses taken in 9th and 10th grades)
Cumulative GPA (minimum re-calculated GPA of 3.5; the GPA is recalculated including only core subjects such as mathematics, science, social sciences and English/Language Arts, based on official transcript)
Class Rank (the Missouri Academy is generally looking for students in the top 10%)
Teacher evaluations (evaluation from the mathematics, science and English teachers)
Standardized scores: ACT scores (minimum 23 composite, 24 mathematics) or SAT scores (minimum 1060 total, 560 mathematics)
Student Essay (the essay must reflect the effort of the student alone)
Official student disciplinary record from school

Because the Missouri Academy is committed to the principles of Integrity and Quality, the student's character is an important consideration during the selection process. Thus, the Missouri Academy will not only strive to obtain an overall assessment of a student's interest/abilities in science, mathematics and technology, but also assessment of a student’s character -- character that is expected to contribute positively to the living and learning environment at the Missouri Academy.