Admission Requirements

• 2 of 3 current GRE minimum score conditions
  • overal score of 500 (not less than 400)
  • quantitative score of 500 (not less than 400)
  • analytical writing score of 4.0
• 3.0 GPA during the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework and a 3.0 average on all graduate work
• 3 letters of reference on file
• Writing sample

Probationary Admission

Applicants who do not meet all of the criteria for unconditional admission may be considered for probationary admission on the basis of the following:

• Acceptable GRE score
• 3.0 GPA during the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework AND a 3.0 GPA on all graduate work
• Professionally relevant experience
• Writing sample

Terms of Probation upon Acceptance: All students admitted under probation status will be required to earn a 3.5 GPA during the first 12 hours of graduate coursework in the program.

Provisional Admission

An applicant whose required documentation has not been received by the Graduate School prior to the admissions deadline, but who otherwise appears to meet admissions requirements, may be granted provisional admission.

Deferred Admission

An applicant's admission may be deferred when a file is not complete.

Denied Admission

An applicant may be denied admission if the conditions for unconditional and probationary admission have not been met.