All applicants to the Graduate School need a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education. Applicants to the Graduate School may be admitted in one of the following categories. Minimum requirements for each category of admission are given below but some programs may have additional requirements.


1. Have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 GPA scale at the undergraduate level from a regionally accredited college/university.

2. Have a minimum score of 400 on the verbal and a combined verbal and quantitative score of 800 on the GRE. Some programs may require higher GRE scores (see departmental sections for detail). MBA students are required to have a minimum GMAT score of 350.

3. Must have completed undergraduate requirements for admission to the proposed graduate program.

4. Must have met any program-specific requirements.

1. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required if the applicant's first language is not English even if English has been the medium of instruction.
The minimum score for admission is 500 (paper-based test), 173 (computer-based test), or 61 (internet-based test).
2. All non-English transcripts must be translated and evaluated by the World Education Services (WES) or a similar transcript translation service.
3. Included must be evidence of the receipt of a degree comparable to the American
bachelor's degree, which normally terminates 16 years of full-time study, 4 years of which are at the post-high school level.
4. A certified financial statement is required as evidence of sufficient finances to cover fees and personal expenses.