Application Information Admission Requirements
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Admission Requirements

Students seeking admission to graduate studies at IUP must have met the following criteria:

• Hold a Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.4 (on a 4.0 scale) if the Bachelor's degree was earned more than 5 years ago.
• Have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.6 (on a 4.0 scale) if the Bachelor's degree was earned 5 or fewer years ago.
• Applicants who do not meet the undergraduate GPA criteria must submit Miller Analogies Test (MAT) scores.
• Some departments require the submission of Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores or GMAT scores.

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

The following departments require the submission of official GRE scores (general test) prior to admission:

Administration and Leadership Studies (Ph.D.)
Criminology (Ph.D.)
Educational Psychology (M.Ed.) and certification
Food and Nutrition
Geography
History
Political Science
Psychology (Psy.D.)
School Psychology (D.Ed.)
Sociology
Speech-Language Pathology (Passing Praxis I scores may be submitted in lieu of GRE scores)

In addition to the general test, the Clinical Psychology program requires the Psychology subject test.

Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT)

Applicants to the Executive M.B.A. or M.B.A. program are required to submit GMAT scores prior to admission as part of their application process. For information about taking the GMAT, please visit www.gmac.com.

Praxis II

Applicants to the School Psychology D.Ed. post-certification program must submit Praxis II scores as part of their application process.

Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT)

Applicants to the Executive M.B.A. or M.B.A. program are required to submit GMAT scores prior to admission as part of their application process. For information about taking the GMAT, please visit www.gmac.com.

Miller Analogies Test (MAT)

Applicants with cumulative undergraduate GPAs below the minimum requirements must submit MAT scores of not less than 395 as part of their application process.

Specific information about test registration and availability can be obtained from the Office of Career Services, 302 Pratt Hall, (724) 357-4994. You should request that your test scores be sent to the School of Graduate Studies and Research at IUP.