Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3341 - Bowling Green State University › Chapter 3341-3 - Graduate and Under-Graduate Policies › Section 3341-3-76 - Graduate admissions-graduate-admissions categories and grade point average requirements

Current through all regulations passed and filed
			 through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy statement and purpose
This policy describes graduate
				admissions categories and grade point average requirements.
(B)
								Policy
There are three graduate admission
				categories: regular admission, conditional admission, and graduate
				non-degree.
(1)
									Regular admission
Applicants are eligible for regular
				admission to the graduate college if they have a minimum cumulative
				undergraduate grade point average of two point seven five out of four point
				zero or the equivalent. An academic program may also request regular admission
				if the applicant has a minimum grade point average of three point zero in the
				last sixty credits of completed undergraduate work or a grade point average of
				three point zero or higher in at least nine credits of graduate coursework.
				Admission to the graduate college is contingent upon completion of the
				application process, recommendation from the academic program, and approval by
				the dean of the graduate college.
(2)
									Conditional
			 admission
Applicants who do not meet the criteria
				for regular admission, or have deficiencies in other admissions criteria, are
				not eligible for regular admission to the graduate college. However,
				conditional admission status may be granted with the recommendation of the
				academic program and approval by the dean of the graduate college. Applicants
				admitted conditionally must earn a minimum cumulative grade point average of
				three point zero in the first nine graded graduate hours completed (e.g., no
				S/U or audit). Academic programs may specify additional requirements of
				students granted conditional admission status. Please note that international
				students cannot be issued an I-20 from BGSU based on a conditional
				admission.
If a cumulative grade point average of
				three point zero is not achieved in the first nine graded graduate hours
				completed, the student shall be dismissed from the program and the graduate
				college.
A student who has been conditionally
				admitted is not eligible for a graduate assistantship or scholarship until
				regular status has been achieved, unless an exception has been requested by the
				academic program and approveed by the graduate college.
(3)
									Graduate
			 non-degree status
Graduate non-degree status allows
				students to pursue personal or professional goals by taking graduate courses
				without enrolling in a certificate or degree program. Admission to graduate
				non-degree status and successful completion of non-degree coursework neither
				indicates nor assures subsequent admission to a certificate or degree program,
				nor does it qualify a student for financial aid.
A graduate non-degree student who
				wishes to be considered for admission to a degree program should follow the
				procedures outlined in the admissions-graduate-application requirements
				policy.
Some courses completed while on
				graduate non-degree status may be applied toward a degree program, contingent
				upon the approval of the degree program and the graduate college. The
				non-degree student is not limited to the number of credit hours taken at BGSU;
				however, only nine graduate credit hours will transfer to a graduate degree
				program. In high demand academic areas, degree candidates will have priority
				over graduate non-degree students in registering for courses. Some specialized
				and clinical areas of study are not available for enrollment with graduate
				non-degree status.
Replaces: 3341-3-10