Admission Requirements

Initial Admission

• Bachelor's degree from accredited institution (minimum 3.0 undergraduate GPA).*
• An academic background appropriate for study in the chosen field.
• A completed graduate application and fee.
• Three letters of recommendation.

*Prospective students not meeting this criterion may be admitted to the program on a conditional basis (such applicants may be asked to submit a writing sample). Matriculation status will be reviewed upon completion of nine graduate credits.

Full Admission

• Satisfactory completion of 3 courses (9 credits) in the program (maintaining a minimum 3.0 GPA).
• A brief, written rationale—accompanying the self-designed program of study—submitted for the coordinator's approval prior to the completion of 3 courses (9 credits) in the program.

Degree Requirements

• 37 semester hours (including a one-credit research methods course added to the curriculum for students entering in or after Fall 2009).
• Minimum 3.0 GPA, limit of one course at or below "C."
• Completion of a six-credit Final Project, equivalent in scope to a master’s thesis.