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ENTRANCE TESTS - See section on Admission Requirements
GRE - Graduate Record Examination - You may request a Bulletin of Information by contacting Graduate Record Examinations, Educational Testing Service, Box 6004, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A. 08541-6004. Website: http://www.ets.org
GMAT - Graduate Management Admissions Test - You may request a Bulletin of Information by contacting Graduate Management Admissions Test, Educational Testing Service, Box 6103, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A. 08514-6103. Website: http://www.ets.org
TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language - You may request a copy of the Bulletin of Information for Candidates by contacting Test of English as a Foreign Language, Box 6151, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.A. 08541-6151. Website: http://www.ets.org With permission from the Dean of Graduate Studies, the results of the Michigan Test of Language Proficiency can be substituted for the TOEFL score. Arrangements to take the "Michigan Test" are made with the English Language Institute, Testing and Certification Division, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. 48104. Website: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/eli/melab.htm
MAT – Miller Analogies Test – This test is administered at 600 testing centers in the United States and Canada. For information, contact the Youngstown State University Testing Office at (330) 941-3175. Website: http://www.ysu.edu/testing/testing.htm
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Admission to all programs requires a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, an unrecalculated undergraduate grade-point average (all grade-point averages given are unrecalculated grade-point averages) of at least 2.7 (on a 4.0 scale), 70%, or upper second class. Additional requirements for each department are:
Master of Arts in ECONOMICS
A minimum of 14 semester hours in economics, which include principles of economics and one statistics course, or preparation judged satisfactory by the department.
Master of Arts in ENGLISH
An undergraduate grade-point average of at least 2.7. An undergraduate English major or preparation judged satisfactory by the department.
Master of Arts in HISTORY
An undergraduate grade-point average of at least 2.75. A minimum of 16 semester hours of study in the field of history (this may be waived upon petition to the Department of History). In addition, each entering student is required to submit a score on the Graduate Record Examination and a graded academic writing assignment from a class.
Master of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - General, Finance, Management, or Marketing
An undergraduate grade-point average of at least 2.7, and a score of 460 or higher on the GMAT.
Master of Music - PERFORMANCE, MUSIC EDUCATION, MUSIC HISTORY & LITERATURE,
MUSIC THEORY & COMPOSITION, JAZZ STUDIES
An unrecalculated grade-point average of at least 2.7, or a satisfactory score on the aptitude portion of the GRE. Upon admission each student must take a placement examination in music history and music theory. Theory-Composition applicants must submit evidence of compositional or analytic activity. All performance degree applicants must audition on their principal instrument for acceptance to the appropriate applied music level. Students with major in voice performance must have completed 6 semester hours or the equivalent each of French, German, and Italian.
Master of Science in BIOLOGY
An unrecalculated Grade-point average of at least 2.7 and submission of a satisfactory GRE score. Satisfactory completion of at least 17 semester hours of undergraduate biology courses or equivalent, plus organic chemistry, introductory physics, and statistics.
Master of Science in CHEMISTRY
An undergraduate major in chemistry or its equivalent. Ordinarily this entails the completion of at least a year's study in both organic and physical chemistry.
Master of Science in CRIMINAL JUSTICE
An undergraduate grade-point average of at least a 3.0 or a 2.5 if you have a satisfactory score on the GRE or a score of 40 on the Miller Analogies Test.
Master of Science in ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
An unrecalculated grade-point average of at least 2.7. An interview to determine program-specific, student background deficiencies, if any.
Master of Science in MATHEMATICS
An undergraduate grade-point average of at least 2.7 in all undergraduate mathematics and computer science courses. Preparation judged satisfactory by the Department. Study in theoretical analysis and algebraic structures is required.
Master of Science in Education - COUNSELING
An undergraduate grade-point average of at least a 2.7. A satisfactory score on the combined verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE, or a score of at least 40 on the Miller Analogies Test. At least three professional references and 16 undergraduate semester hours of sociology and psychology.
Master of Science in Engineering - CHEMICAL, CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL, ELECTRICAL, INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, OR MECHANICAL
An undergraduate grade-point average of at least 2.75 in the courses in the field of specialized study. Undergraduate courses prerequisite to the proposed field of graduate study.
