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Graduate Academic Requirements
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Each applicant to a graduate degree program at the °®°®Ö±²„ is required to meet the following minimum requirements. Applicants should check with their to see if there are any additional application requirements (e.g. test scores, letters of recommendation, statement of purpose and resume).
An applicant must have one of the following:
- A bachelorās degree satisfying at least one of the following criteria:
- āBā average (3.00 on a 4.00 scale) or better in all work attempted while registered as an undergraduate student working toward a bachelorās degree
- āBā average (3.00 on a 4.00 scale) or better in all work attempted while registered as a graduate student working for a graduate degree.
- A bachelorās degree with a āBā average or better and a previous graduate degree with a āBā average or better. In cases where an applicant has a bachelorās and a graduate degree at the time of admission, the credentials and GPA of the graduate degree will be the determining factor for admission.
- The equivalent bachelorās and/or graduate degrees from a foreign institution. Bachelorās degrees from institutions in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) are considered equivalent based on the Bologna Accord. For applicants with a 3-year bachelorās degree with less than 120 hours, from non-Bologna Accord institutions, a transcript evaluation from a NACES member is required to confirm equivalency.
Applicants from countries where English is not the official language, and who have not earned at least a bachelorās degree in the U.S., must also demonstrate proficiency in the English language. View the list of English-speaking countries to determine if you must meet this requirement. Minimum test scores required to demonstrate proficiency are:
- IELTS - 6.5
- PTE-A - 53
- TOEFL (iBT - 79; PBT - 550)
- GRE Verbal - 153
- Duolingo - 110
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