Graduate Admissions

Applicants must submit:

1. The Application for Graduate admissions is immediately available by clicking here. Please print and submit the application accompanied by the application fee at the mailing address provided below. However, if you prefer, you may receive an application via mail by clicking the Information Request link and completing the necessary information. No action will be taken on any application until the application fee has been submitted.
2. Official transcripts from each college previously attended (sent directly from institution to UMHB). Even though courses taken at one institution are noted on another college's transcript, applicants must submit transcripts from the institution at which the courses were taken.
3. Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) score report, as appropriate. For all graduate programs, priority consideration will be given to students whose completed applications are received by June 1 for the fall semester, November 1 for the spring semester, or March 1 for the summer semester. The Admissions Office and Graduate Council may consider applications received as late as August 1 for the fall semester, January 1 for the spring semester, or May 1 for the summer semester if class space is available and processing time permits.

Regular Admission Requirements

Please note: Specific departments may have additional requirements.

An applicant must:

1. Have completed a baccalaureate degree program from a regionally accredited institution.
2. Have official transcripts from each college attended on file in the UMHB Admissions Office.
3. Have a cumulative and/or last 60 hours GPA of at least 2.50.
4. Meet additional quantitative and qualitative standards of the program to which the applicant is requesting admission (i.e., GRE/GMAT scores, interview, recommendation letters). Note: A GRE/GMAT score is valid for five years.
5. Have recommendation and documentation of the applicant's eligibility from the specific graduate program for which application is being made on file in the University Admissions Office prior to registering for the first semester.

Conditional Admission Requirements

An applicant must meet the admission criteria for Regular Admission EXCEPT that documentation required by the individual program is incomplete. A student so admitted must have completed documentation on file in the department and in the University Admissions Office by the date agreed upon as shown on the Conditional Admission form. Students failing to complete the documentation requirement will not be allowed to register for the next semester, and transcripts will be placed on hold, and remaining financial aid dispursements mayl be withheld.

Non-Degree Admission Requirements

Probationary admission may be granted when a student does not completely meet the regular admission criteria but shows evidence of an ability to successfully participate in graduate study. Students admitted on probation must have a strong departmental recommendation and the approval of the Graduate Council. A probationary student may take no more than nine hours of graduate work during any semester of attendance until the probationary status has been removed. If grades of "B" or better are earned for the nine hours, the probationary status will be removed. Failure to make those grades will result in academic dismissal from the graduate program.

Re-Admission Requirements

A former student who has not been enrolled at UMHB for two semesters must apply for readmission to the University and to the program of interest. Resubmission of application fee, GRE/GMAT score report, and transcript(s) is not required.

Non-Degree Admission Requirements

A non-degree student may be permitted to take up to six hours of graduate credit with the recommendation of the appropriate department. Such students must provide official transcripts from the institution(s) granting their bachelor's degree(s) or later degree(s). If students admitted on non-degree status wish to continue beyond the six hours, they must apply for admission as a student seeking a degree or certification and must meet all requirements for graduate admission. Students who have completed a master's degree and who wish to take courses to meet qualifications for State licensures or certifications may also be permitted to take courses as non-degree students. These non-degree students may take more than six hours if a deficiency plan, signed by the specific program director, has been completed and is on file in the Admissions Office. Non-degree students are not eligible for financial aid.

Concurrent Enrollment Requirements

A senior undergraduate who has an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher and who lacks nine or fewer hours toward graduation may (with the approval of the advisor, the appropriate undergraduate department chairperson, and the graduate program director) enroll for seven or fewer graduate hours in the last semester of undergraduate work. At no time may an undergraduate student be enrolled in graduate classes without also being enrolled in undergraduate classes. Petition for any exceptions must be made through the University Graduate Council.