Graduate School Admissions Procedure
Admission requires that
the applicant submit to Graduate Studies:
- a completed
"Application for
Admission to Graduate Studies at
Cameron University"
form, and
- complete
and official
transcripts from
all previous
undergraduate and
graduate institutions.
Non-degree-seeking
students are required to
provide only the
transcript from the
institution where the
highest degree was
earned.
The completed application
form and official
transcripts should be
submitted to Graduate Studies at least
one (1) week prior to
the first enrollment for
graduate credit at Cameron
University. Forms are
available in
Graduate Studies.
Decisions regarding
admission to Graduate Studies and permission to
enroll in graduate courses
are made by the Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs.
Appeals concerning admission
to the graduate studies shall
be submitted to the Vice
President for Academic
Affairs. The Vice President
for Academic Affairs may
seek the counsel of the
Graduate Council in
considering such appeals.
All inquiries regarding
admission to graduate study
at Cameron University should
be addressed to Cameron
University,
Graduate Studies, 2800 West
Gore Boulevard, Lawton,
Oklahoma 73505-6377. All
application credentials
become the property of
Cameron University and are
not returned to the
applicant.
Applicants will be
notified by Graduate Studies
of their admission status.
Admission to Graduate Studies does not
imply admission to a
specific graduate program or
admission to candidacy for a
specific graduate degree.
Standards
for Admission to
Graduate Studies
Applicants to graduate
studies must be admitted to
Graduate
Studies at Cameron
University in accordance
with the standards and
procedures listed below.
Admission must be approved
prior to enrollment in any
graduate course.
Unconditional
admission to
graduate study will be
granted under the following
conditions and
stipulations:
- the applicant has a
baccalaureate degree
from a college or
university accredited by
a regional accrediting
organization; and
- at least one of the
following four criteria
is met:
- the applicant
has a minimum
undergraduate grade
point average (GPA)
of 3.0 based upon a
4.0 scale in all
undergraduate
courses; or
- the applicant
achieves a minimum
composite score of
1400 on the Graduate
Record Examination
(GRE) with a score
of at least 560 on
the analytical
ability subscale, or
a minimum score of
50 on the Miller
Analogies Test (MAT)
for entrance to the
M.A.T., M.S., and
M.Ed. programs.
M.B.A. applicants
must achieve a
minimum composite
score of 519 on the
Graduate Management
Admissions Test (GMAT).
An applicant's
scores on the GRE,
MAT, or GMAT must be
submitted directly
to the School of
Graduate Studies by
the testing service.
In addition, the
date of the test
must be within five
years of the date of
application for
admission to
graduate studies at
Cameron University.
Test information
booklets and
applications for the
GRE, MAT and GMAT
may be obtained from
the Cameron
University Testing
Center; or
- the applicant
has a minimum
graduate GPA of 3.0
based upon a 4.0
scale in all
graduate courses
taken within the
last 6 years. At
least 12 graduate
credit hours must
have been completed.
A student may
request a maximum of
12 hours of graduate
credits earned under
conditional
admission,
provisional
admission, or
temporary admission
be applied toward
the master's degree.
Further, students
may request that a
maximum of 12
graduate credit
hours earned at any
regionally
accredited
institution of
higher learning be
transferred to a
graduate degree
program at Cameron
University. All
course work to be
applied toward a
graduate degree must
be completed within
6 years; or
- the applicant
has earned a
master's degree or
higher from a
regionally
accredited
institution of
higher learning.
Conditional
admission to
graduate study will be
granted under the following
conditions and stipulations:
- the applicant has a
baccalaureate degree
from a college or
university accredited by
a regional accrediting
organization and wishes
to pursue a graduate
degree at Cameron
University; and
- the applicant does
not meet the
requirements for
unconditional admission.
Provisional
admission to
graduate study will be
granted under the following
conditions and stipulations:
- the applicant has
earned a baccalaureate
degree from a college or
university accredited by
a regional accrediting
organization but does
not desire to pursue a
graduate degree at
Cameron University; or
- the applicant:
- is within 16
hours of completion
of a baccalaureate
degree from a
college or
university
accredited by a
regional accrediting
organization, and
- is in the final
semester of the
undergraduate
program and is
concurrently
enrolled in the
number of hours
required to complete
the degree, and
- is not on
academic probation.
Students for Whom
English is a Second Language
International students or
students for whom English is
a second language must
present evidence of
proficiency in the English
language prior to admission.
Such applicants applying for
admission to graduate study
must achieve a minimum score
of 550 on the paper-based or
213 on the computer-based
Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) regardless
of which admission status is
sought. Official examination
scores must be sent directly
from the testing service to
the School of Graduate
Studies.
Re-Admission
If a student has not
completed a graduate-level
course at Cameron University
for one academic year,
re-admission to the
University is required. The
student is subject to
current catalog policies and
procedures at the time of
re-admission. Forms are
available in the School of
Graduate Studies.
Seniors in an
Undergraduate Program
A student with
senior-standing having less
than 16 semester hours to
complete in order to receive
the bachelor's degree may be
admitted to a limited number
of graduate courses provided
the student is enrolled in
sufficient undergraduate
courses to complete the
degree during the same
semester or term.
