Graduate Student Minimum Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited US institution or the equivalent from a foreign institution. 
  • GPA of at least 3.0 ("A"=4.0) on all undergraduate work (or last half degree requirement) and a 3.0 GPA or better on any graduate work already completed.
    • International applicants must have at least a 3.0 GPA or equivalent on all college-level work attempted.
    • International students must take the TOEFL exam and receive a score of 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computer-based) or 79 (internet-based) -OR- a score of 6.5 or above on the IELTS exam.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the nature of competitive admission, meeting the minimum requirements does NOT guarantee admission to the program.

 

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