16 Enrollment Services and Information program. Transcripts must be submitted for all coursework above the high-school level and all prior degrees. For international students, transcripts must be accompanied by a professional degree and transcript evaluation, which must be sent directly to the graduate program by a WSU-approved foreign credentials evaluation service. See International Student Admissions website for further details. Transcripts submitted as application credentials become the property of the Weber State University and will not be returned to the applicant. 3. Admissions tests may be required by the specific graduate program (GRE, GMAT, Miller's Analogies Test, etc.), as well as proof of English language competency for international applicants. Applicants should request that their test score reports be sent directly to the graduate program to which they are applying, or to WSU if a specific institutional code is not available for the graduate program. II. Admission Requirements Admission to a graduate program at Weber State University is based on the applicant's academic ability, past performance and evidence of a reasonable chance of success within that program. Selection for admission is made without regard to race, color, ethnic background, national origin, religion, creed, age, lack of American citizenship, disability, status of veteran of the Vietnam era, sexual orientation or preference or gender. Admission is competitive and solely at the discretion of the graduate program to which the applicant has applied: meeting minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission. Minimum requirements for admission to a Weber State University graduate program are as follows: • A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university that will be completed before matriculation into the graduate program (see the U.S. Department of Education website for a list of recognized regional accreditation agencies). A satisfactory GPA on all undergraduate work. Contact the graduate program for specific GPA requirements. • Appropriate admissions test scores if required. (Contact graduate program for specific admissions test requirements.) • A completed application, along with the submission of all required supporting materials (contact graduate program office for specific requirements). Note: Individual graduate programs may have additional requirements. Information concerning admission to and requirements for these programs is located in the sections of this catalog for the colleges indicated above. Departmental Admissions For a number of programs, students must submit a separate application and fee and must meet additional admission requirements specific to that program. More detailed information is available in this catalog under the Admission Requirements listed for each program. Students should contact the academic department responsible for the program in which they are interested for more information about specific admission and/or prerequisite requirements. Admission Requirements Freshman Students New freshmen students, and transfer students with fewer than 30 semester credit hours, will be admitted to the University on the basis of the following: • Verification of high school graduation from an accredited high school or General Education Development test (GED) with scores established by the University. (See Applicants Without High School Diplomas.) • Submission of official college or university transcripts if college credit has been earned. Applicants Without High School Diplomas Applicants who are not high school graduates must present evidence of high school equivalency to be considered for admission. High school equivalency may be satisfied in one of the following ways: • Passing the General E ducatio n Develop ment test (GED) with an overall score of 2250 or above with no individual score below 450. Applicants who plan to submit GED scores in lieu of a high school diploma are not eligible to take the test until they are 16 years old. • Passing the American Co liege T est (ACT) with a composite score of 21 or above (SAT score of 1030 or above). Transfer Students Transfer students will be admitted to the University on the basis of the following: • More than 30 semester credit hours earned at an accredited institution with a cumulative college-level GPA of 2.00 or above. Transfer students with a cumulative GPA below 2.00 will be referred to the Admissions Committee and may be considered for admission to WSU on warning or probation according to the current Academic Standards policy. Admission Appeal Process An information sheet highlighting grounds for appeals to admission decisions is available at the WSU Admissions Office. Utah Residency The Admissions Office classifies all applicants as either resident or non-resident. Applicants whose credentials indicate out-of-state status are classified as non-residents. If there is doubt concerning resident status, an applicant is classified as a non-resident. Non-residents who have reason to believe they can qualify for resident status should file a residency application with the Admissions Office. Applications are accepted only until the end of the third week of the current semester. Any application received after the third week will be considered for the following semester only. Weber State University 2014-2015 Catalog