Admission to graduate study requires a bachelor's degree with a satisfactory grade point average from a college or university accredited by the appropriate regional accrediting agency or foreign equivalent. US degree holders must have earned a 2.7 out of a possible 4.0 GPA or a minimum of 3.0 during the senior year of undergraduate study. Foreign degree holders must have earned a minimum of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or other equivalents to a B average. An international student graduating from a United States institution must meet the same requirements as those for domestic students. A foreign degree must be equivalent to a US Bachelor's degree and must be accredited by its regional or national accreditation agency. If you have completed previous graduate coursework, you must have a grade point average of 3.0 on a 4-point scale or equivalent. Applicants with work experience or who are entering graduate study after a number of years away from an educational institution, usually five years, will be given consideration with greater flexibility relative to GPA. An applicant whose GPA falls between 2.5 and 2.7 may be admitted on probation, upon recommendation of an academic unit. The probationary status will be removed after completion of 9 or more hours of graduate credit with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Failure to maintain a 3.0 while in this status will result in dismissal. An international student may not be admitted on probation. The stated criteria are the minimums. The actual averages required for admission may be higher, depending on the number and the qualifications of applicants.

Minimum score requirements for admission to the Graduate School are:
a total score of 80 on the internet-based TOEFL (iBT),
a total score of 550 or equivalent on the paper-based TOEFL (PBT), or
a 6.5 overall band score on the IELTS.