Our admission process has two levels of review. The Graduate School sets general admission requirements, and each graduate program specifies its
particular requirements. In general, the Graduate School welcomes applications from students
who have earned a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited academic institution,
who have good letters of evaluation, and who have scored well on a recognized standardized test
(usually the Graduate Record Examination General Test). Each application is evaluated by the
program faculty on the basis of all information available about the applicant. Most of our graduate programs can accommodate only a limited number of students. Admission
is usually competitive, and we may not be able to offer admission even to some well-qualified
applicants. Although it is difficult for us to generalize across the wide range of our graduate
programs, we can state that successful applicants have usually presented at least a B average on
undergraduate work and scores above 500 (550 for applicants to doctoral programs) on each section
of the GRE General Test. If space is available, some programs may allow probationary admission
to applicants who fall short of the above standards.
Applicants for admission will not be processed until all credentials required by the Graduate School have been received. Applications and materials submitted are held for one year; if an
admission decision is not made within that time, the records will be destroyed. The
applicant is responsible for making sure that the appropriate credentials are received by the
Graduate School. The Graduate School assumes no obligation to inform applicants about
erroneous or missing credentials. All application materials become the property of the
university and may not be released to any other individual or the applicant.