Prerequisite for Admissions
To be eligible for admissions, prospective students must meet the following conditions:
1.A bachelor‘s degree or equivalent (120 semester credit hours with at least 30 semester credit hours of general education and 30 semester hours being upper-level) from college or university that is accredited by an accrediting agency that is approved by the U.S. Department of Education or Council for Higher Education Accreditation.
2.An undergraduate cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or a 3.0 GPA on the last 60 semester hours. A student who has earned a master degree may be admitted on the basis of that degree with a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Alternative Admissions Option
Applicants may be considered for admission if they have completed at least 90 baccalaureate-level semester credits (135 quarter credits) from a college or university that is accredited by an accrediting agency that is approved by the U.S. Department of Education or Council for Higher Education Accreditation with a minimum overall grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
The 90 credits must include at least 30 credits of general education courses drawn from the following areas:
Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum 6 credits)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (minimum 6 credits)
Natural Sciences/mathematics (minimum 6 credits)
Communications (minimum 6 credits)