Types of Graduate Admission

Regular

Regular admission is granted to degree-seeking students meeting all admissions requirements for their program of study. The student must:

1. Hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution;
2. Have an overall GPA required by the program of study;
3. Hold no deficiencies in the chosen program of study; and
4. Meet all additional criteria established by the program of study.

Conditional

Conditional Admission may be granted by recommendation of the Graduate Program Director/Coordinator for the program of study, when the student possesses a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university but clearly does not meet the criteria for regular admission. A student admitted conditionally may only register for six semester hours of graduate work and must complete those six hours with a GPA of at least 3.0. Conditional Admission is the decision of the particular degree program. All conditions must be removed before a student achieves Regular Admission status and can register for future semesters.

Non-Degree

Students who wish to take graduate courses but do not wish to apply to a graduate program, or who have not met all requirements for admission to a graduate program may be admitted as non-degree students with the permission of the academic program director/coordinator. Non-degree students are not admitted to a specific program of study. Admission as a non-degree student does not guarantee admission to any course or program. The reasons for non-degree admission may be incomplete credentials, scholarship deficiencies, or lack of a degree objective. Even though a non-degree student has not been admitted to a graduate program, an academic program may allow a non-degree student to enroll in its courses under the following conditions:

1. The applicant must hold a bachelor‘s degree;
2. The applicant must submit an application for admission as a non-degree student;
3. The applicant must submit an official transcript from each college previously attended; and
4. The applicant must be approved by the Graduate Program Director.

Non-degree seeking students cannot qualify for federal financial aid.

Concurrent Admission

A senior undergraduate student may be granted Concurrent Admission to enroll in up to six (6) credit hours of graduate courses under the following conditions:

1. the student has an overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0;
2. the student must need no more than twelve (12) credit hours of undergraduate work to complete their baccalaureate degree; and
3. the total number of courses per semester may not exceed 18 credit hours, including both undergraduate and graduate coursework.

Students must complete and submit a Concurrent Enrollment Application form. Graduate coursework may not be used to complete undergraduate degree requirements. This admissions status does not apply to students enrolled in five-year degree programs. Exceptions to these requirements can be made by the Program Director, Coordinator, and/or Dean.