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Persons with the proper credentials may be admitted to the Graduate School. Admission requires a bachelor’s degree with a grade-point average of at least a 2.7 on a 4.0 scale. Applicants must complete a Graduate School Application and submit an official transcript from a regionally accredited institution or from an international institution with equal accreditation from the appropriate government agencies. The official transcript must be received by the Graduate School via postal service directly from the institution. The transcript must provide a listing of the individual course titles, credit hours and assigned grade and, if applicable, the degree earned and date conferred.
Each academic area of study may also require additional requirements. Admission requirements for each degree program are listed at www.pittstate.edu/cgs/ .
Degree-seeking Students
Students applying for admission to a degree program must meet the standards set by the Graduate School, the academic department and the degree program. Students can be admitted fully or conditionally. Fully admitted students meet all of the application requirements and do not have any deficiencies. Conditionally admitted students are admitted on probation pending the fulfillment of either deficiencies, grade point average, or incomplete application requirements. Students admitted as conditional must meet all requirements and be fully admitted by the completion of 12 graduate hours.
Non-degree Students
Students who are not seeking to complete a graduate degree may request admission as a non-degree seeking student. Students admitted under this category must meet the standards set by the Graduate School. Non-degree seeking students who later want to become degree seeking may have academic work completed as non-degree seeking approved by their academic advisor to be applied towards their degree program.
Senior Graduate Students
Seniors at PSU may apply to take graduate work and receive graduate credit during their last semester of their undergraduate program. To qualify as a Senior Graduate, students must be admitted to the Graduate School, in good academic standing in their undergraduate work, and must have completed the undergraduate paperwork to graduate in the same semester as Senior Graduate status is approved. Senior Graduates cannot exceed nine hours of graduate work and 16 overall hours of credit. Students requesting to be considered as Senior Graduates must apply to the Dean of the Graduate School.
International Student Admission
International students must complete a Graduate International Application, submit official transcripts from previous colleges/universities attended and proof of Language Proficiency. To satisfy the proof of Language Proficiency, international students can either submit a TOEFL score result, complete the Intensive English Program at PSU or provide official documentation that the undergraduate degree was taught in the English language. The minimum TOEFL score to be admitted to the Graduate School is 520/190/68. Many degree programs require higher TOEFL scores. Students can check degree program TOEFL requirements at www.pittstate.edu/cgs/international.html. |
