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Master's Program Admission Requirements

 For admission into a master's program, the doctoral program, graduate certificates or as a non-degree seeking student, the university requires all applicants to submit university and program requirements.

University Requirements

  • A graduate studies application.
  • Official transcripts of ALL college level work
    An official transcript is a transcript submitted directly to the Office of Graduate programs by the college or university or a transcript submitted by the applicant in the original sealed envelop from the college or university.

    NKU alumni do not need to submit transcripts.
  • GRE and GMAT scores can be no older than five (5) years.

Program Requirements

For complete details on the program admission requirements click on the program name to view their pages.

College of Arts and Sciences

Master's
Program

Undergraduate
GPA

Standardized
Test
(* = waiver
 available)

Letters of
Recommendation
(Must be submitted with letter of recommendation form)

Letter of Intent/
Letter of Purpose

Undergraduate
Foundation
Courses

Resume

Additional Requirements

English 3.0 No 2 No No No Yes
(Click Here)
Industrial-
Organizational
Psychology		 3.0 GRE 3 Yes Yes
(Click here)		 No None
Integrative
Studies		 3.0 No 2 Yes No Yes None
Public
Administration		 2.75 GRE* 2 Yes No For in-career only Yes
(Click here)
Public
History		 2.5 No 2 Yes No No None

 

Haile/US Bank College of Business

Master's
Program		 Undergraduate
GPA		 Standardized
Test
(* = waiver
 available)		 Letters of
Recommendation
(Must be submitted with letter of recommendation form)

Letter of Intent/
Letter of Purpose

 Undergraduate
Foundation
Courses		 Resume Additional Requirements
Accountancy
 2.5
 GMAT*
 No
 Yes No No
 None
MBA 2.75 GMAT (525 mon. Score) 3 Yes Yes Yes Yes 
(Click here)
Executive
Leadership and
Organizational
Change		 2.5 No 3 Yes No Yes Yes
(Click here)

 

College of Informatics

Master's
Program

Undergraduate
GPA

Standardized
Test (* = waiver
 available)

Letters of
Recommendation
(Must be submitted with letter of recommendation form)

Letter of Intent/
Letter of Purpose

Undergraduate
Foundation
Courses

Resume

Additional
Requirements

Business
Informatics
2.5
 GMAT*
 No
 No
 Yes, for non-business (Click here) Not required, but encouraged None
Communication
3.0
 GRE
 3
 Yes
 No No None
Computer
Information
Technology
 2.5
 GRE*
 Not required but 2 encouraged
 Yes
 No Yes
 None
Computer Science
  3.0 GRE required for Applicants who do not meet all Requirements  No No
 Yes
(Click here)		 Not required, but encouraged  None
Health
Informatics
 3.0 GMAT, GRE or other* Not required but encouraged No No Not required but encouraged None

 

College of Education and Human Services

Master's
Program

GPA

Standardized Test (*=waiver available)

Letters of
Recommendation
(Must be submitted with letter of recommendation form)

Letter of Intent/ Letter of Purpose

Undergraduate Foundation Courses

Resume

Additional Requirements

Clinical Mental Health Counseling 2.75 GRE 3 Yes Yes
(Click here)		 No None
Education:
Teacher as
Leader
 2.5
 GRE
 3
 Yes
 No
 No
 Yes
(Click here)
School
Counseling
 2.75
 GRE
 3
 No Yes
(Click here)		 Yes
 Yes
(Click here)

Social Work

 3.0 No 3 Yes Yes
(Click here)		 Yes Yes
(Click here)
Teaching 2.5
 GRE
 No
 Yes
 Yes
(Click here)		 Yes
 Yes
(Click here)

 

College of Health Professions

Master's
Program

GPA

Standardized Test (*=waiver available)

Letters of
Recommendation
(Must be submitted with letter of recommendation form)

Letter of Intent/Letter of Purpose

Undergraduate Foundation Courses

Resume

Additional Requirements

Nursing 3.0 No 2 Yes Yes
(Click here)		 Yes Yes