First-year applicants will submit their application to Pepperdine through the Common Application, which is available each year on August 1. The following must be submitted: 

• Completed Common Application ($70 application fee, common application personal essay, Pepperdine essay)
• Official High School Transcripts
• Academic Letter of Recommendation
• SAT or ACT scores (optional)

For full descriptions of the application requirements, please reference Pepperdine's first-year admission requirements. 

Students who have graduated from high school and completed any number of college units at the time of applying must apply as a transfer applicant. Transfer applicants will submit the Pepperdine transfer application which is available each year on August 1. The following must be submitted: 

• Completed Pepperdine transfer application ($70 application fee & Pepperdine essay)
• Proof of Official High School Completion
• College transcript(s)
• Academic Letter of Recommendation
• SAT or ACT scores (optional)

For full descriptions of the application requirements, please reference Pepperdine's transfer admission requirements.