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Graduate School Admission Requirements

International Admissions Requirements

Minimum Academic Credentials

• Bachelor's degree from a U.S. institution accredited at the institutional level by a USDOE accreditor OR equivalent from a recognized institution of higher learning abroad.  
• Applicants enrolled in the final year of a bachelor's degree or international equivalent will be considered for conditional admission.

Minimum GPA Requirements (revised for Fall 2024)

• 2.5 overall grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale for a bachelor's degree, OR
• 2.75 overall grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale on the last 60 hours of undergraduate coursework, OR
• 3.0 grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 point scale on at least nine hours of graduate coursework.

Entrance Test Score Requirements

GRE and GMAT are no longer required for most programs.

Please check the individual program websites on the departmental webpages for all entrance requirements.

Where required, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores are accepted only for:

• Tests taken within 5 years of the entrance term

• Official scores - those reported electronically to ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë by ETS

The institution code for reporting GRE scores to ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë is 6379.

Programs in the Henry Bernstein College of Business Administration that require Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) accept scores only for:

• Tests taken within 5 years prior to the entrance

• Electronically reported scores to ÑÇÖÞÎÞÂë by GMAC

Other Requirements 

•  Required transcripts should be sent to the Office of Admissions.   All transcripts for universities outside of the U.S. must be evaluated by a . 
• Many of our programs also require items such as a Statement of Purpose, Letters of Recommendation, etc.
• Immunization Form Submit either the compliance form or the online waiver to Student Health Services: (504) 280-6387. View Immunization Information here.