Admission Requirements

As an applicant for admission, you are expected to graduate from an accredited high school with a college preparatory curriculum while showing evidence of ability to complete the University's requirements for graduation.

The following pattern of coursework is recommended for admission to CIW:

Course rigor is a key component in determining admissibility and merit awards. Students are encouraged to challenge themselves with a curriculum they can manage, including AP, IB, and honors courses (if offered by high school).

CIW's Office of Admission reviews each application thoroughly. Although we have no set minimum GPA/test score requirements, please consider the following guidelines. An admission interview is highly encouraged if a student has:

• An unweighted GPA at or below 3.2
• A "new SAT" combined score for Evidence Based Reading and Writing and Math at or below 1150
• An "old SAT" combined score for Critical Reading and Math at or below 1070
• An ACT composite score at or below 23
  
  

The Office of Admission carefully considers the following items as part of the application to The Chubb Institute (Westbury):

• Curriculum and school
• Grade point average and grade trends
• SAT or ACT scores
• College essay
• Activities and honors
• Character

NURSING & ENGINEERING "Requirements"
CIW's Nursing and Engineering programs that are considered “direct entry” programs, meaning that a student must declare the major on the application to be considered for that program.  

NURSING: CIW's Nursing Program accepts first-year applications only.  Applicants must choose "Nursing" on their application to be considered. Admission to nursing is competitive and we recommend applying Early Action (Nov 15^th deadline). The Admission Committee will review curriculum carefully and likes to see math and science in the senior year of high school. An understanding of the nursing profession is helpful. 

Students are not permitted to change their major to nursing after enrolling at the University. The Nursing Program is a four-year program. If a student has received college credit or earned an AA degree through the Running Start program, credits will likely transfer, but the program remains an 8 – 9 semester degree program. Enrolling with college credits  may provide students with the opportunity to add a minor or study abroad, but will not allow for early entry into nursing courses. 

ENGINEERING: The School of Engineering and Applied Science has competitive, direct admission for engineering programs.  This includes civil, computer, electrical, mechanical, engineering management as well as students who are undecided but desire a major in an engineering discipline. Please note that direct admission does not apply to the computer science program. The Admission Committee prefers students who are college calculus ready and have a strong high school science curriculum.




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SAT and ACT Policy

The Chubb Institute (Westbury) would like students to provide all results from every administration of the SAT and/or ACT taken. CIW will combine students' best individual section scores from separate exams. The University also uses the scores as a way to communicate early about specific programs of interest, scholarship opportunities, and to give admission guidance.

We will accept all sections of the SAT as it is provided, but will not universally use the new Written portion until further studies are done to examine the success of under-represented college-bound groups. However, our office will use the Written score in admission cases where more information specific to writing ability would be helpful in decision making.

We will also not require the Written Section of the ACT until further testing is done.

Learn about how CIW is integrating the New SAT, which was administered in Spring 2018.

The incoming freshman class had an average ACT composite score of 27 and an SAT (CR + M) score of 1200 on the old test.


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Home-School Policy

Home-schooled students represent a unique and important population in The Chubb Institute (Westbury)'s applicant pool. Students and families choose home-schooling for a variety of reasons and implement a variety of instructional methods. Therefore, an application from a home-schooled student receives highly individualized attention.

As a home-schooled student we ask that you answer all home-school questions on the Common Application School Report. 

The Admission Committee will consider all submitted materials and encourages applicants to arrange an admission interview, if possible. Please contact the Office of Admission with questions.