Admission Requirements
To qualify for regular admission, an applicant to a graduate program will meet the following criteria:
- Graduate from a regionally accredited four-year college or university by the time of enrollment as evidenced by an official transcript showing the completion of a baccalaureate degree. Applicants must also submit official transcripts for all graduate-level coursework.
- Complete an appropriate undergraduate major or prerequisite credit hours as specified by the department.
- Achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 for either the total hours or for the last 96 quarter hours of the baccalaureate degree.
- Complete a graduate application.
- Obtain professional and academic references from three individuals knowing the applicant's professional abilities and personal qualities (i.e. a recent volunteer supervisor, employer, professor or advisor).
- Submit an admission essay of professional goals and objectives as directed by the department concerned.
- Achieve a score of 550 on the written TOEFL or a score of 213 on the computer TOEFL or a score of 79 on the internet test, if English is spoken as a Second Language.
- Meet additional admission requirements as specified by the department concerned.
When all application materials have been received, they will be sent to the respective graduate department for evaluation and a recommendation about acceptance. Admission is by official action of the Graduate Council.