APRIL SANDOVAL GRADUATE ADMISSIONS COORDINATOR

CHANGES TO GRADUATE ADMISSIONS PROCESS Helping students get into graduate school.

Readmission and low grade issues Bachelor’s Degrees Outside the U.S. Changes to Conditional Admission for Graduate Students

READMISSION AND LOW GRADE ISSUES 4 If a student’s transcripts indicate they had academic performance issues at NAU they will asked to develop a plan to improve their academic performance.

EXAMPLES OF LOW GRADE ISSUES 5 More than 2 C grades D or F grades GPA below 3.0

ACADEMIC IMPROVEMENT PLAN 6 The Graduate College will contact the student and the department by to inform of need for academic improvement plan. Readmission application cannot be processed until plan is complete and approved. The plan has the same steps as clearing a low grade hold.

BACHELOR’S DEGREE OUTSIDE THE U.S. 7 If a student received their bachelor’s degree outside the U.S., the admission process changes. –Unofficial transcripts are not accepted for non-U.S. schools –Applicant asked to submit official transcripts in language of instruction and an official English translation. –TOEFL exam may be required.

CONDITIONAL ADMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 8 Applicants that do not meet NAU English proficiency requirements cannot be admitted. –If TOEFL is required, minimum score for admission is 80. –TOEFL can be waived if English is primary language or if the language of instruction for their degree is English. Conditional admission is limited when the undergraduate GPA is below 3.0. –Departments that review students using more than their GPA can petition for regular admission for a student with a lower GPA

CONDITIONAL ADMISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS 9 To issue an I-20, an application has to provide official transcripts showing a complete degree. –Only applies to applicants currently completing their degrees –Applicants will need 3-4 months between programs to make this possible To issue an I-20, pre-requisite coursework that is required prior to entry into a program must be completed. –Applicants in this situation will need time between completing coursework and starting their next program

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