Admission Requirements for Specific Programs
Graduate Students may transfer up to twelve (12) hours of graduate credit into the MACM, up to (35) hours of graduate credit into the MDiv program, up to six (6) hours of graduate credit into the MBA program, up to nine (9) hours of graduate credit into the MEd program, and six (6) hours of approved graduate credit into the MMED program. A student may petition the Graduate Music Council for approval of an additional three (3) hours of transfer credit in Music Education, if the credits were earned in the past 3 years. The graduate work must be completed at a regionally accredited college or university and consist of courses earning a grade of 3.0 (on a 4-point scale) or better. Coursework accepted for credit toward a graduate degree must be relevant to the degree under consideration. It must also reflect content and instruction resulting in student competencies equivalent to those required of students enrolled in similar courses at NGU.
An applicant who does not meet the formal requirements or standards for full admission may be granted provisional admission. A student admitted with provisional status must meet any condition attached to admission before being granted full admission. Deficiencies may include lack of undergraduate foundation studies, low test scores, or low undergraduate grade point average. For students admitted provisionally due to undergraduate course prerequisite deficiencies, North Greenville University generally offers undergraduate foundational courses at various times throughout the year. An individual having foundational deficiencies may not enroll in any of the program’s courses until all deficiencies have been removed without permission of the dean of the program. A student with low test scores or a low undergraduate grade point average may be asked to take two core courses over the next two semesters following application.
A student who is admitted on a provisional basis must complete nine graduate hours with a G.P.A. of 3.0 or above at NGU to achieve full acceptance into the graduate program. If the student cannot achieve a G.P.A. of 3.0 or above in the first twelve graduate hours completed at NGU, then the student will be dropped from the graduate program. No student may be admitted to the MACM/MDiv or MBA program with a grade point average lower than a 2.25 on all baccalaureate work attempted or the last 64 hours of undergraduate work attempted. No student may be admitted to the Master of Music Education program with a grade point average lower than 2.75 on all baccalaureate work attempted or the last 64 hours of undergraduate work attempted. Master of Music Education prospects should refer to the Master of Music Education admission process section.
Graduate Students have a time limit of five (5) calendar years to complete their degree from the beginning of the term in which they are initially accepted.