Admission to Graduate Studies
1. An application form for admission to graduate study; Submit your application online;
2. An official transcript of all college or university credits including both undergraduate and graduate credit, if applicable;
3. A $35.00 application fee.
4. Two letters of reference addressing the student's potential for success in graduate study.
Students who wish to pursue a master's degree at Northern State University should declare their intent when admitted to graduate study. Students wishing to complete graduate credit for professional growth or certification purposes may enroll in a nondegree program. However, only 10 semester hours of nondegree credit may be applied toward a degree program at a later date.
Students must be admitted as candidates for the master's degree as follows:
The minimum grade point average for admission to a master's degree program is an overall 2.75 for bachelor's degree work.
Students who do not meet this minimum GPA may be admitted if they have earned a GPA of 3.00 during the last 64 semester hours of bachelor's degree work or a GPA of 3.25 in their major field.
Students who do not qualify on the basis of the baccalaureate grade point average may take the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). A minimum combined score of 800 on the verbal and quantitative sections, and at least 2.5 for the analytical writing section is required to be admitted to a degree program. Information regarding the GRE is available from the Office of Graduate Studies.
Admission to the school administration program requires one year of full-time K-12 teaching experience in an accredited school.