Graduate Admissions Policies - Non-Degree Seeking Status
Applicants for admission for non-degree status are required to submit a completed Graduate School Application Form and one official transcript confirming conferral of a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university or foreign equivalent. Permission of the graduate director over the course area is required before the special graduate status will be granted. Students granted special graduate status will be governed by the behavioral and academic expectations of the course area in question. Because students admitted to this status are not officially admitted to a degree program, they are not eligible for federal financial aid. Students wishing to become degree seeking must reapply through the appropriate admissions office and meet all the admissions requirements for a regular, degree-seeking student. Requirements and regulations prevailing for the semester of formal admission to a graduate program will govern the student’s program.
General application requirements are summarized below:
- Graduate Student Application.
- One official transcript* providing evidence of a bachelor's degree awarded from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States or acceptable proof of an equivalent degree from a foreign institution.
- Any other materials required by the graduate department.
Falsification of admission records by the student is grounds for immediate dismissal.
Each applicant will be notified officially of the results of their application by a letter from a Graduate Program Director. Official acceptance to the Graduate Program in a specific academic year is granted only by a Graduate Program Director.
No more than 15 hours (Special students in the Reading Specialist Program may take up to 18 hours) may be accumulated as a Special/Non-Degree/Visiting Student.
* Official transcripts must be received by mail directly from a previous institution to CBU. CBU will also accept electronic transcripts via approved vendors. Faxed, hand delivered, or "Issued to Student" transcripts will not be accepted as official documents.