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Kansas: University Admission Requirements
Kansas
Subject Areas
Social Studies
3 units
Subject Areas
Mathematics
4 unitsEnglish
4 unitsWorld Languages
2 unitsScience
3 unitsSocial Studies
3 units
Source:
KS Public Flagship University's Application Requirements, University of Kansas, more info here.
Course Requirements
Fulfillment via High School Courses:
3 units of Social Sciences. One unit of U.S. Histroy; minimum of 0.5 units of U.S. Government and minimum of 0.5 units year selected from: World History, World Geography or International Relations; and one unit selected from: Psychology, Economics, U.S. Government, Current Social Issues, Sociology, Anthropology, and Race and Ethnic Group Relations. 0.5 units courses may be combined to make this a whole units.
Course Sequence
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
1 Unit U.S. History
1 Unit Psychology
or
1 Unit Economics
or
1 Unit U.S. Government
or
1 Unit Current Social Issues
or
1 Unit Sociology
or
1 Unit Anthropology
or
1 Unit Race and Ethnic Group Relations
0.5 Unit U.S. Government
and
0.5 Unit World History/World Geography/International Relations
Not required
Year 1
1 Unit U.S. History
Year 2
1 Unit Psychology
or
1 Unit Economics
or
1 Unit U.S. Government
or
1 Unit Current Social Issues
or
1 Unit Sociology
or
1 Unit Anthropology
or
1 Unit Race and Ethnic Group Relations
Year 3
0.5 Unit U.S. Government
and
0.5 Unit World History/World Geography/International Relations
Year 4
Not required
Equivalent Exams
No equivalent exams found
Last updated 9/3/2025