The Office of Graduate and Professional Studies handles the admissions of graduate students.

To apply for admission as a graduate student, an applicant must:

1. Possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution or meet specific graduate program admission requirements.

2. Have a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale in the last 64 semester hours of undergraduate work.

*The Doctor of Pharmacy program requires a 3.0/4.0 GPA for admission to the program as a transfer student.

*The Master of Arts in Education and Master of Arts in TESOL programs require a minimum undergraduate GPA of a 2.75 on a 4.0 scale OR a minimum GPA of a 3.0 in the last 64 semester hours of undergraduate work.

*The Master of Physician Assistant program requires a minimum GPA of a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

*MBA students are required to have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or a GMAT score of 475 or higher. MBA students may use the GRE instead of the GMAT. The comparable GRE scores are as follows: minimum GRE verbal of 200 and minimum GRE total of 950; minimum GRE quantitative of 290 and minimum GRE total of 1090. Students performing above the minimum level for the quantitative and/or verbal components of the GRE examination will need to refer to the ETS GRE Comparison Table for Business Schools to see the comparable scores for the GMAT. This table can be found at www.ets.org by searching on GRE/GMAT comparison.

3. Submit an application form.

4. Pay a $25 one-time application fee.

5. Supply three letters of recommendation (Not required for MAT, MBA, MSESHM or PharmD; the Traditional Physical Therapy Program requires two letters of recommendation; MAE students are only required to submit three letters of recommendation if their GPA is under the minimum requirement).

6. Submit official transcripts of all college-level work.

7. Include a copy of teaching certificate(s) or license(s) when applicable.

8. Fulfill additional application requirements as listed for each specific master’s or doctoral degree program.

9. A student applying for transfer admission to The University of Findlay must be in good academic standing as a graduate student at the accredited post-secondary institution which he/she attended prior to application. A student under academic suspension or dismissed from another institution will not be admitted to Findlay until eligible to return to the former institution. A student may challenge his/her admission status by appealing to the Graduate Student Standards Committee.

Students whose native language is not English and who have not graduated from American universities must meet the previously listed admissions conditions, plus:

10. Score at least 550 on a verified Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) paper-based test (PBT); a verified TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) minimum total score of 79-80 with 20 or better in speaking and 20 or better in writing; at least 213 on a verified TOEFL computer-based test (CBT) or a verified International English Language Testing System (IELTS) academic score with a minimum overall band score of 7.0. The Master of Physician Assistant program requires a score of at least 600 on a verified Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) paper-based test (PBT); a verified TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) minimum total score of 100 with 25 or better in speaking and 25 or better in writing; at least 250 on a verified TOEFL computer-based test (CBT) or a verified International English Language Testing System (IELTS) academic score with a minimum overall band score of 7.0.

11. Provide an affidavit of financial support (original), if not an American citizen.