Accelerate2Baylor
Earn Conditional Acceptance for Fall 2024 or Fall 2025!
Accelerate2Baylor is a special program for students who want to earn freshman admission to Baylor. Students have the opportunity to earn both college credit while in high school and conditional acceptance into Baylor.
Track 1: Rising Senior Summer Only
- Complete 9 credit hours during the summer term prior to senior year
- Achieve a cumulative 3.0 GPA
Track 2: Junior Year + Rising Senior Summer
- Complete 3 credit hours in the fall term of junior year
- Complete 3 credit hours in the spring term of junior year
- Complete 6 credit hours during the summer term prior to senior year
- Achieve a cumulative 3.0 GPA
Upon completion of either track, students will be considered to have met the academic requirements for admission.* To gain full freshman admission, students must complete an undergraduate admissions application (available each August). Accelerate2Baylor students will jump to the front of the line for application review and might receive their acceptance notification by early October!
*Full admission is contingent upon a holistic application review and approval.
For questions concerning registration for Accelerate, please email accelerate@baylor.edu.
What Our Students Say:
"I have always dreamed about a school that is very welcoming and cares for its students. I truly think I found that with Baylor University."
"By taking this Accelerate Program I got a better feeling of what it would be to take classes at Baylor. I also got to know the professors and enjoyed their classes. I am thankful that I was accepted for this Accelerate Program. By taking these courses it allowed Baylor to move my top choice for college. I also will be recommending this program to people to get a better feel for college courses and Baylor."
"I loved that even though I was taking an online class, I not only learned about the subject of the class, but I also learned more about Baylor and its traditions. I also felt like I was able to share my thoughts openly, as well as get to hear other people's perspectives as well!"