Applying as an Undocumented Student

Required: Official high school transcripts

Students should provide an official transcript. Contact your high school or college office to request for transcripts to be sent to us. The document must be mailed in a closed envelope with an unbroken seal or sent electronically directly from the institution to George Fox using one of the following services:

• SCOIR (preferred)
• Slate.org (preferred)
• Parchment (Docufide) (preferred)
• eSCRIP-SAFE

Although using one of the services above is preferred, high school transcripts may also be emailed directly from the school to admissions@georgefox.edu or mailed to:

The majority of students admitted to George Fox enter with a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher, and the average high school GPA for first-time freshmen is 3.6.

Potentially required: Academic reference

If your cumulative GPA is below a 3.0, we recommend submitting an academic reference with your application.

You can submit a reference in one of two ways:

• Through the application portal. You can enter your reference's contact information, and then that reference will receive an email with some short questions to answer.
• If you already have a recommendation letter on hand or your reference is already writing something, email it to your admissions counselor, and we will add it to your file.

Those aren’t required. We mean it! Spend that time applying for extra scholarships instead.

Financial Aid

George Fox does not have separate in-state and out-of-state tuition rates for students. Therefore, our undocumented Bruins will experience the same tuition rate and could be eligible for additional institutional aid and external scholarships. Additionally, our Scholarship Resource Center outlines tools to help students approach the scholarship process.

Students can find more information on which applications to submit to receive financial aid online at oregonstudentaid.gov.

Institutional Aid Available:

• Merit Scholarship
• GFU Need Grant for DACA students
• Emergency Funds
• Scholarship Summit
• Multicultural Leadership Scholarship
• Visit Experience Scholarship

Undocumented students from Oregon could be eligible for state aid and are encouraged to complete the Oregon Student Aid Application (ORSAA). This could include the Oregon Opportunity Grant. Students are also encouraged to consider completing the OSAC scholarship application to be eligible for additional scholarships.

Scholarship Resources

External scholarships are available for undocumented students. Below is a list of potential external resources:

• Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber  Latino Scholarship Program
• The Dream US Scholarship
• Ford Scholars Program
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund (DACA students) 
• The Renaissance Foundation 
• Golden Door Scholarship

This is the big moment! You haven’t actually made your college decision until you’ve submitted your enrollment deposit. Submitting your enrollment deposit is your way of telling us we’ll see you this fall. Time to celebrate – your Bruin adventure is officially underway!

On-campus housing selections are made in order of enrollment deposit, and students who deposit on or before January 15 will get to select their dorm room much earlier during housing selection. All enrollment deposits are refundable prior to the May 1 deadline.

Submit My Enrollment Deposit

Your financial aid package will arrive by mail after you've been admitted to George Fox and received your admissions packet. It will include any scholarship awards you are eligible for at that time. And, don't forget about Scholarship Summit and external scholarship opportunities – both are avenues to significantly lower your out of pocket cost.

Our financial aid and tuition page has lots of resources to help you understand the financial aid process and our admissions team and financial aid team are always ready to answer your questions.

Did you know you can enter your freshman year with college credits already under your belt? Hard work pays off! Alternative credits like AP testing, CLEP exams, and IB scores offer you the opportunity to accumulate credit prior to your time at George Fox University, which opens up flexibility to double major, take extra electives or even graduate early.

Learn more about alternative credit