Master’s Degree, Specific Requirements

Master’s Degree Program Admission

Each applicant to a master's degree program must:

1. Possess a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university
2. Have a grade point average of 3.00 or better [on a 4.00 point scale] on the most recent 60 semester hours

Master's degree applicants must take the following steps to be considered for admissions:

1. Complete the online applications and pay the non-refundable application fee.
2. All official transcripts, submitted as part of the application process, are retained by UNC and not returned to applicants or admitted students. Request one official transcript from every accredited college or university attended or from which you earned credit, except UNC. Official transcripts from each college are required, even if courses taken at one institutions are listed on another schools transcript. This includes concurrent enrollment courses taken while in high school through an accredited college. You do not need to provide study abroad transcripts. Official transcripts are sent via mail in an unopened sealed envelope or through an electronically secure digital program. Mailed transcript are send to UNC Graduate School & International admissions, 501 20th Street, Campus Box 135, Greeley, CO 80639. Electronic transcripts are sent grad.applicationmaterials@unco.edu. The Graduate School and International Admissions does not accept email, scanned, or PDF transcripts directly from applicants.
3. Program may require supplemental admission items such as letters of recommendations, or GRE scores; please visit http://www.unco.edu/graduate-school/degrees-and-programs/ for specific the program requirements.

Double Major

Only one degree will be awarded (e.g. M.A., M.A.cc.,M.A.T., M.B.A., M.B.S., M.M., M.P.H., M.S., P.S.M.) and reflected on the transcript, but both majors will be noted. The student must specify, prior to graduation, which degree is to be used for degree granting purposes. Students pursuing double majors must meet all requirements and must apply for, take, and pass the comprehensive examination or approved equivalent in each major. No degree will be awarded until all requirements for both majors are complete.

If a student is interested in obtaining two master's degrees, he/she must complete the first degree program before applying to the other. Students may be advised by the program or Graduate Dean that it is to their advantage to seek a higher degree (specialist or doctorate) upon completion of a master's degree rather than obtaining two master's degrees. Additional consultation from the student's program advisor or the Graduate School regarding a decision to declare a double major or to seek two master's degrees is strongly recommended.

Accelerated Masters or 4 + 1 Degree Program

All 4+1 programs require students to submit an application for admission to the accelerated master’s program when they have:

• junior or senior standing,

• 3.0 cumulative undergraduate GPA and,

• have applied for and been officially accepted in to a UNC graduate program.

Upon admission to the graduate program, the undergraduate student works with a graduate advisor to identify up to nine (9) credit hours at the 500 level in the graduate program to which the student was admitted. The student must:

• Complete and submit the Petition to Count Work Toward the Next Higher Degree form to the Graduate School prior to completion of the undergraduate degree. No exceptions or appeals.
• Students must satisfy all requirements for both degrees.
• The 500-level courses, designated for shared credit (UG and Grad) within accelerated master’s degree, apply only to the accelerated master’s degree, do not automatically transfer to another UNC graduate degree, and are approved for internal transfer by Graduate School.
• The aforementioned Petition confirms the nine (9) 500 level graduate credits count towards the student’s undergraduate and master’s degree.
• No more than 9 credits may be completed while the student is an undergraduate,
• The credits identified on the Petition are at undergraduate tuition rates. Graduate tuition rates apply to the remaining program credits.
• Students are eligible for graduate scholarships or assistantships and may enroll in 600 level courses once they hold graduate student status.