Admissions Policy

In order to pursue a graduate degree, a specialized credential, or a graduate certificate program at the University of La Verne, students must be formally admitted by the appropriate graduate department. Candidates are evaluated on the strength of their GPA, Statement of Purpose, letters of recommendation, and standardized test scores (where applicable). Additional admission requirements beyond those described below are listed with the individual programs in the Programs section of this catalog. Each academic department balances all these measures in considering admission eligibility. The general guidelines for all graduate programs follows:

1. A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university. (Doctoral programs may also require a master's degree.) Students whose degrees were completed at foreign universities must submit notarized translations into English where appropriate. Such students may be required to have their degrees evaluated by a ULV-approved evaluation service to determine equivalency to a bachelor's degree from the United States. There is a fee for this service. Applicants will be notified if their degrees need to be evaluated.
2. A preferred GPA of 2.5 or above for the last 60 semester hours of undergraduate study, and a GPA of 3.0 for any graduate work.
3. Letters of recommendation attesting to academic/ professional competency.
4. Demonstrated ability to write at an acceptable level for graduate study.

Some programs prefer a higher GPA, the submission of standardized test scores, and other documentation to be eligible for admission.