Graduate Admissions

Admission to the School of Graduate Studies:

The School of Graduate Studies processes applications for admission to Graduate Studies. Students may be granted con-current, probationary, conditional, unconditional, or special admission status. A student seeking admission to a graduate program must:

Complete an Application for Admission to a Graduate Program.
Be admitted to the University. Click here for online form.
Submit all other credentials required for admission to a particular Graduate Degree Program.
Develop a program of study in consultation with an assigned advisor and submit the program of study to the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies by the end of the first semester of enrollment.

Standards for Admission:

Hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
Minimum overall GPA of 2.5 or 2.75 for the last 60 hours.
Meet the academic admission requirements for the Graduate Degree Program sought (see degree program requirements).

Admission Categories:

Concurrent Graduate Study

A senior student who lacks less than a full normal study load and who has completed 100 hours may be permitted to enroll in courses applicable to the graduate program, provided that his or her total study load is not more than sixteen hours in a semester or nine hours in a summer term. No more than six hours in a semester or three in a summer term ma be applied to a graduate degree. Semester hours earned may be applied toward either the baccalaureate or graduate degree, not towards both. Such admission to part-time graduate study is tentative, pending completion of baccalaureate work with satisfactory grades. No more than 12 semester hours earned under this policy may be applied to a graduate degree. Graduate enrollment will be changed from non-graduate if graduation requirements are not met. Courses not applying to the undergraduate degree may not be countable as load for financial aid purposes. Students are advised to check with the Office of Financial Aid.

Probationary Admission

Probationary admission to a Graduate Degree Program may be granted to an applicant who has not met all the requirements for unconditional admission. Students admitted on probationary admission must demonstrate progress towards meeting the specific requirements for Probationary Admission in order to be granted Unconditional Admission to a Graduate Degree Program.

Conditional Admission

Conditional admission to a Graduate Degree Program may be granted to an applicant who has met all requirements for admission to the University and the School of Graduate Studies but has not met all of the requirements for admission to the specific Graduate Degree Program. (See Academic Requirements in current Graduate Catalog for additional requirements.)

Unconditional Admission

Unconditional admission to a Graduate Degree Program indicates that the applicant has met all requirements for admission to the University, the School of Graduate Studies, and the Graduate Degree Program.

Special Graduate Student Admission

The student hold a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited institution who wishes to enroll in a graduate course (s) for credit but who is not seeking current admission to the School of Graduate Studies may enroll as a Special Graduate Student. Such enrollment does not constitute admission to a Graduate Degree Program.