Admission to the Graduate School

In order to be considered for admission to a doctoral program, an applicant must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Some programs admit baccalaureate students directly to the doctoral program. Others require applicants to have earned a master's degree. To be admitted after a master's program, an applicant should have earned an overall GPA of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) in the graduate degree program. To be admitted after a bachelor's program, an applicant should have earned an overall GPA of at least 3.0 including a 3.0 for the last four semesters of his/her bachelor's degree. In addition, he/she must submit:

1. A written application accompanied by a $35 application fee, which is neither deductible nor refundable;
2. A satisfactory score on the Graduate Record Examination;
3. At least three evaluations from persons familiar with the applicant's personal professional qualifications for graduate study;
4. Two official transcripts of all academic work attempted since high school; and
5. An essay describing applicant's objective in undertaking graduate study.