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Graduate
Certificate Admission
Graduate Nondegree Admission
Graduate
Admission for International Students
Marymount
University places primary emphasis on the strength of an applicant’s previous
college or university record. The University also takes into consideration national
test scores, breadth of academic preparation, work experience, positive recommendations,
and personal character in making decisions for admission.
Unless otherwise noted, students are admitted
on a full- or part-time basis for the fall,
spring, and summer semesters. Since the Physical
Therapy (PT) program is a three-year, full-time
program, applicants have a separate admissions
process and a notification of admission status
shortly after the required interview. Entry
into the program is in the fall semester. See
the Physical Therapy
program for more details. The Forensic Psychology
and Interior Design programs limit regular admission
to the fall semester. Both programs have a priority
deadline of April 1.
Applicants
who have or will receive a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or
university prior to enrollment must submit the following items to be considered
for acceptance: - a completed application
form with the nonrefundable application fee of $35;
- official
transcripts showing all postsecondary coursework (delivered in a sealed envelope
that bears the registrar’s signature and/or seal);
- a
current résumé (for School of Business Administration and Nursing
graduate applicants).
The
items listed above (except the résumé requirement) are Universitywide
requirements for every program. Individual graduate programs vary in their requirements
for standardized test scores,* portfolios, interviews, work experience, or other
criteria.
*Note: All scores should reflect testing within the last five years
or be subject to review by the Admissions and Academic Standards Committee. Applicants
who already hold a master’s degree are not required to submit GRE, MAT, LSAT,
or GMAT test scores, with the exception of Physical Therapy program applicants.
PT applicants must submit GRE scores even if they have a master’s degree
in another field. Acceptable Praxis I scores are required for admission to all
teacher licensure programs.
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GRADUATE
CERTIFICATE ADMISSION
Students admitted to graduate certificate programs
are limited to enrollment in those courses and prerequisites that fulfill certificate
requirements. Marymount graduate certificate coursework that is applicable to
a given master’s degree may be applied to that degree, however students must
apply for degree status prior to or upon completion of the certificate. No more
than 18 credits of courses earned in certificate programs may be applied to graduate
degree requirements or electives.
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GRADUATE
NONDEGREE ADMISSION
Some programs offer nondegree applicants admission
to graduate courses taken to increase vocational fitness and to learn about recent
developments in a field of interest. Such students are urged to seek academic
advice from the appropriate graduate program coordinator before registration.
Applicants must submit the following items in order to be considered for acceptance:
- a completed nondegree admission application with
the nonrefundable $35 application fee;
- transcripts reflecting
postsecondary work and showing at least a bachelor’s degree;
- an
interview with the appropriate program representative, if required; and
- international
students must follow the requirements listed under Graduate Admission for International
Students.
Students enrolled on a nondegree basis
in graduate courses are expected to maintain a minimum grade point average of
3.0, and are subject to review each semester by the Admissions and Academic Standards
Committee.
Graduate nondegree admission, in programs which permit it, is limited
to a total of 12 credits in the Schools of Arts and Sciences and Health Professions,
to one semester (12 credits) in the School of Education and Human Services, and
to one semester (6 credits) in the School of Business Administration.
Students
who wish to continue graduate study beyond the limits for nondegree status must
apply for program admission and meet all regular admissions requirements for the
degree programs. Graduate credits earned at Marymount University while a student
is enrolled through nondegree status may be applicable to graduate degree requirements
or electives. Courses completed with a grade below B may be unacceptable depending
upon specific requirements within the student’s program of study.
Graduate
nondegree admission in the School of Business Administration may be permitted,
at the discretion of the School, provided all admission requirements for degree
admission status have been met, except completion of the appropriate standardized
test (GMAT, LSAT, GRE, etc.).
Graduate nondegree admission to the School of
Health Professions allows students to enroll only in Health Promotion Management
classes, Nursing core classes (NU 501, 512, 590, 591), and Nursing electives.
Students with nondegree status may not enroll in courses in the clinical majors.
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GRADUATE
ADMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
In addition to meeting all admission
requirements of individual graduate programs, all degree and nondegree graduate
applicants for whom English is a second language are required to have a minimum
score of 600 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Those students
who have a baccalaureate degree from an accredited school where the language of
instruction is English are exempt from this requirement.
Transcripts must
be certified as true copy by a notary public, an official of the institution in
which the student is enrolled, or a United States consular official. Transcripts
not in English must be accompanied by an official or certified translation and
must be literal. The academic record should include a list of the subjects studied
and a qualitative rating.
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