Applicants are admitted to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences on the basis of their ability to complete programs of study and research prescribed for the master’s and doctoral degrees. Specifically, admission qualifications are measured by academic criteria. In accord with these criteria, applicants are admitted in one of three major categories: degree-seeking, non-degree-seeking, and student-at-large.
DEGREE-SEEKING STUDENTS
Applicants are admitted as degree-seeking students in either of two ways: full or conditional.
FULL DEGREE-SEEKING STATUS
The minimum requirements for this status are:
- Bachelor’s degree conferred by a regionally accredited institution.
- Scholastic achievement in undergraduate studies satisfying all
requirements for entering a specific graduate program.
- Submission of all required supporting credentials.
- Unconditional approval by the department or program director of the
applicant’s proposed course of graduate study.
Please note these are minimum requirements for full admission. The departmental and program sections of this Catalog provide additional, more specific and selective, criteria for admission to specific programs.
CONDITIONAL DEGREE-SEEKING STATUS
The minimum requirements for this status are:
- Bachelor’s degree conferred by a regionally accredited institution.
- Scholastic achievement in undergraduate studies indicating a capacity to
pursue successfully a specific program of graduate study.
- Submission of all required supporting credentials.
- Conditional approval by the department or program director of the
applicant’s proposed course of graduate study.
A conditionally admitted applicant is eligible for reclassification to full, degree-seeking status when the conditions of his or her admission have been satisfied.
NON-DEGREE-SEEKING STUDENTS
The dean may admit as students those applicants who do not wish to pursue an advanced degree. Non-degree-seeking students may, at some future date, make application for reclassification to degree-seeking status, but they are not accorded special consideration for admission.
NON-DEGREE-SEEKING STATUS
The minimum requirements for this status are:
- Bachelor’s degree conferred by a regionally accredited institution
- Scholastic achievement in undergraduate studies indicating a capacity to
pursue successfully graduate course work.
- Submission of all required supporting credentials.
- Approval by the Coordinator of Graduate Student Services.
When such students file for reclassification, the departmental or program director of their specific graduate course of studies may recommend, in writing, to the dean that a maximum of three courses (12 quarter hours) completed by the student under the non-degree-seeking status be counted toward fulfillment of the advanced degree requirements.
STUDENT-AT-LARGE STATUS
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences may admit as a student-at-large a graduate student currently enrolled in a graduate program in another accredited institution upon the recommendation, in writing, of his or her own graduate dean.
A student-at-large must submit a graduate application. The only supporting credential required is a letter from the dean of the graduate school where the student is in good standing. This letter should state in general terms the course or courses the student is authorized to take.
Under no circumstances does this classification constitute admission to a degree program at DePaul University.
DEPAUL STUDENTS AND 5-YEAR PROGRAMS
Students in any of the undergraduate colleges or schools of DePaul University are eligible to apply for admission to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences while completing their undergraduate program. Some programs of study offer an accelerated master’s degree that can be started in an undergraduate’s senior year and completed in one subsequent year. Further information about these “5-year programs” can be found within specific program descriptions in this Catalog.
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