Admission Requirements for Graduate Students
Admission and Registration
Students must be officially accepted for admission to the School of Graduate
Studies before they may register for graduate credit. Application and
information can be obtained from the School of Graduate Studies office at
E344 Student Union on the main campus or by calling (937) 775-2976. Students
may also apply online (http://www.wright.edu/sogs/).
All correspondence pertaining to the admission of a student should be
addressed to the School of Graduate Studies, Wright State University, E344
Student Union, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy., Dayton, Ohio 45435-0001. The School
of Graduate Studies will coordinate the processing of the application.
Applications for admission and supporting credentials should be received at
least four weeks before registration for the quarter in which the student
wishes to begin graduate study.
Admission to the School of Graduate Studies does not necessarily indicate
admission to an advanced degree. Such admission is subject to specific
requirements as defined by the individual programs.
Admission Requirements
Basic admission requirements for the School of Graduate Studies are as follows:
- Complete an application form.
- Pay a nonrefundable application fee.
- Have an earned bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
- Request all colleges/universities previously attended to send one
official transcript directly to the School of Graduate Studies. Official
transcripts are required for all previous undergraduate and graduate (if
applicable) college work. If courses from one university or college appear
on another university's or college's transcript, the applicant is still
required to submit an official transcript from the university or college
where the course was taken.
- Meet the minimum requirements for the appropriate admission statuses as follows:
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Regular Status
- Admission into regular status requires an overall
undergraduate grade point average of 2.7 (based on a 4.0 grading
system) or an overall undergraduate grade point average of 2.5,
but with a 3.0 or better for the last 90 quarter hours (60
semester hours) earned toward the undergraduate degree.
- Admission into this status also requires approval by a degree program.
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Conditional Status
- Students are admitted in this status when their undergraduate
grade point average is less than 2.7 but at least 2.5 (based on a
4.0 grading system) or have an undergraduate grade point average
of less than 2.5 but above 2.3 if the grades in the last half of
undergraduate work constitute 2.7 or better.
- Admission into this status also requires approval by a degree
program. Students having master's degrees from regionally
accredited institutions may be admitted into Wright State graduate
degree programs regardless of their undergraduate grade point
averages, provided the appropriate academic departments or
programs recommend them for admission.
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Nondegree Status
- To be admitted into nondegree status, a student must have a
bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree from a regionally
accredited college or university.
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Licensure Status
- This status requires a student to have a minimum undergraduate
grade point average of 2.5.
- Students who have taken graduate courses prior to seeking graduate
admission to Wright State University must have an overall graduate grade
point average of 3.0 or better and must be in good standing (not holding
probationary, conditional, or equivalent status) at all previously
attended colleges or universities.
- Submit admission test scores, if applicable.
- To be a degree-seeking student, a candidate must be admitted to a
department and college/school for an identified program of study, as well
as be admitted to the School of Graduate Studies.
More information on the specific requirements for the programs in the
College of Engineering and Computer Science are available through the
following graduate catalog links:
