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2020-2022 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

General Graduate Admission Requirements


General Admissions Requirements

Master’s Degree and Certificate Programs

Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 point scale. Those with a 2.0 and 2.49 may be granted conditional admission, which will be removed with the attainment of a 3.0 or better after the completion of the first nine credit hours.

Some master’s programs require additional qualifications for admission.

Doctoral Program in Computer Science

Applicants must hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree, have an overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in previous undergraduate or graduate studies, and have a background in the following courses:

  • Computer organization
  • Data structures
  • Discrete structures
  • Design and analysis of algorithm.

Program description

Some doctoral programs require additional qualifications for admission.

Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership

Applicants must have:

  • A master’s degree in school administration or a closely related field
  • An overall GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in previous graduate studies
  • At least three years of recent successful administrative experience in an elementary or secondary school setting
  • A certification in Administrator I/II

Program description

Some doctoral programs require additional qualifications for admission.

Deadlines

Master’s Degree and Certificate Programs

The priority deadline for graduate applications:

  • Fall Semester and Summer Session - April 1
  • Spring Semester - November 1

Doctoral Programs

  • Fall Semester and Summer Session - February 15
  • Spring Session (doctoral program in computer science only)- November 1

Transferring Credits

Graduate candidates in the Master of Education, Master of Counseling Psychology, and Master of Human Resource Development programs can transfer up to 12 credits earned at another institution. No more than six credits may be transferred into all other programs. The credits transferred must:

  1. Have been earned at a regionally accredited institution within the past seven years.
  2. Meet the requirements of the program in which the student intends to enroll.
  3. Not have been used to satisfy the requirements of an earned degree.

If you have questions about the process, contact the Office of Graduate Admissions at gradadmissions@bowiestate.edu.