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Graduate Admission Requirements

Graduate Admissions Requirements

Admission to the graduate programs is selective.

Applicants must have an earned bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, or international institution equivalent to a U.S. regionally accredited institution, with a grade point average of 3.0 or better. Applicants with GPAs between 2.7 and 3.0 will be considered. Their acceptance will be based upon their academic background, essay and experience. If accepted, they will need to earn grades of B or better in their first two courses to continue in the program.

Applicants will be required to submit:

  • An essay, 500 words in length, describing the applicant’s specific career goals and objectives and motivation to pursue an advanced degree.
  • A professional resume.

Individual graduate programs may require incoming students to have successfully completed additional undergraduate course prerequisites or an approved review course prior to starting the program. Prerequisites are identified on the specific academic program page of the Charter Oak State college website and in this catalog.


Graduate Admissions Requirements

Admission to the graduate programs is selective.

Applicants must have an earned bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, or international institution equivalent to a U.S. regionally accredited institution, with a grade point average of 3.0 or better. Applicants with GPAs between 2.7 and 3.0 will be considered. Their acceptance will be based upon their academic background, essay and experience. If accepted, they will need to earn grades of B or better in their first two courses to continue in the program.

Applicants will be required to submit:

  • An essay, 500 words in length, describing the applicant’s specific career goals and objectives and motivation to pursue an advanced degree.
  • A professional resume.

Individual graduate programs may require incoming students to have successfully completed additional undergraduate course prerequisites or an approved review course prior to starting the program. Prerequisites are identified on the specific academic program page of the Charter Oak State college website and in this catalog.