Academic Requirements

ADMISSION TO CANDIDACY

This distance-education graduate degree program is designed in a guided-study format. Successful completion of this program will depend greatly on the applicant’s ability to work independently and complete assignments and projects within the prescribed timelines, and on their ability to demonstrate in writing and verbally a comprehensive understanding of the required course content.

All accepted applicants are admitted as provisional students. After completion of the first module of courses with a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average, students are advanced to candidacy for the master’s degree. During the first module, students must submit three letters of recommendation from colleagues or other persons who know their work, and an official transcript with a minimum of a 2.5 GPA from a regionally, provincially, or nationally accredited college or university, sent directly to Nova Southeastern University. Official transcripts of all prior credit earned at other colleges or universities must also be submitted to Nova Southeastern University. Those individuals with a GPA of 2.0 to 2.49 will be required to go through an interview process and will be admitted as provisional students. After completion of the first four courses, with a minimum grade of a B in each course, the student will be advanced to candidacy for the master’s degree. The program admissions committee evaluates completed files and notifies the student of official admission.