Admissions - Types of Admission

Unconditional Admission
A student holding a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution is eligible for unconditional admission under the following provisions:

The applicant's overall undergraduate average must be at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale and an average 3.0 or better in an undergraduate major of at least 30 semester hours in the area of the proposed graduate major or related area.
Applicants who intend to qualify for graduate elementary or middle grades licenses must hold the "A" License or its equivalent. Students interested in graduate secondary teaching programs must consult the Graduate Division in the College of Arts and Science.
For some programs, applicants must show evidence of at least two years of successful teaching experience.
The six divisions which offer graduate work may have other requirements in addition to those listed above. Students are advised to review the sections in the catalog titled Course Descriptions and consult the Division Coordinator of the intended major or the Associate Dean for Graduate Programs.

Conditional Admission
With the approval of the Division Coordinator of his/her proposed graduate major and the Dean, a student whose scholastic record does not fully meet requirements for unconditional graduate status may be granted conditional admission. Such students may be required to complete prescribed prerequisite work without graduate credit. This student may be admitted for a trial period after which he/she may be given full graduate status, if the work is of graduate quality. Admission may be refused due to low grades on the students scholastic record or low performance during the trial period.

Special Graduate Students
The Graduate Division recognizes the admission classification of special graduate students. This designation is a temporary classification for persons who wish to take courses for licensure renewal, for transfer to another institution, or for personal satisfaction. This classification terminates on the date of the student's completion of a successful application or admission to a program in the Graduate Division. Students admitted as special graduate students are not candidates for a degree. They may take courses for graduate credit, but may not later request that more than nine semester hours apply to any program leading to a master's degree. Credits earned while a student is designated as a special graduate may later be applied toward the fulfillment of the requirements of a graduate degree program under the following provisions:

The action is recommended by the Division of the student's intended major and approved by the Dean; The work is not more than two years old;
The amount of credit does not exceed nine semester hours;
The work is "B" level or better; and
The work has not been taken to remove deficiencies. Deficiencies are defined as qualifications needed in order to meet Graduate Division admission standards.