Admission Requirements

General Requirements for Full Admission (Master's Program)

• Completed Application including applicant's statement of purpose and goals
• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited or internationally recognized college or university with appropriate credits as indicated by transcripts.
• Undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 3.00 (B) or higher.
• If undergraduate cumulative grade point average is less than 3.00 (B), then acceptable and recent score on the Miller Analogies Test or Graduate Record Examination.
• Two recent professional recommendations for graduate study.

Provisional Admission

• Provisional acceptance may vary by program.
• For teacher certification programs, if the undergraduate cumulative grade point average is between a 2.5 and a 2.99, the student may be admitted provisionally. Full acceptance into a graduate teacher certification program is contingent upon a minimum GPA of 3.0 in graduate studies during the provisional admission period.
• Applicants who have been provisionally accepted must complete all outstanding admission requirements before they will be permitted to register beyond the credit limit. That limit is 6 credits.

Admission to Class

Applicants who have not completed the application process may be permitted to take up to 6 graduate credits on the basis of a signed application and proof of a bachelor's degree (copy of diploma or transcript) from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. Any of the courses taken under Temporary Status may be applied to a degree program with advisor's approval only after the student is fully accepted and only if he/she applies to a particular program within the limited number of hours.

Candidates under this status will not be allowed to register for courses beyond the credit limitation. Candidates must declare a major by the end of 6 credit hours. Candidates may not matriculate into a program beyond that credit limit.

Non-Degree and Guest Students

The normal limit is 6 credits, as above. Exceptions will be considered by the Dean's office.

Any of the courses listed at the end of the Adrian Dominican School of Education section may be taken for recertification.