Conditional Admission Requirements
Applicants are conditionally admitted to a Doctoral degree program when they submit a completed application indicating that they meet admission requirements outlined for that program and are approved by the Office of the Registrar. Applicants in a conditional admission status are not eligible for Title IV funds and are not considered regular students until granted provisional or full admission.
Applicants seeking admission to any Doctoral program must meet the following admission requirements prior to the start of the first course at the University of Arizona Global Campus:
- Provide proof of a Master’s degree from an approved accredited institution with a graduate-level cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, or an earned Doctoral degree from an approved accredited institution. Applicants must provide an unofficial or official transcript demonstrating degree completion by Day 7, Week 3 of their first course or they will be denied admission;
- Students who have completed 12 credits or more of doctoral-level coursework may have their GPA calculated for doctoral coursework to meet the 3.0 graduate GPA requirement.
- Have access to a computer with an Internet connection and meet the minimum technology requirements and minimum computer skills, abilities, features, system configurations, hardware, and software outlined in the General Academic Information & Policies section of this Catalog;
- Have the ability to study in English indicated by one of the following:
- Earned a Bachelor's or Master's degree in which the primary language of instruction was English; or
- Successfully completed one of the following testing options within the approved timeframe as noted below. Copies of unofficial scores must be submitted prior to conditional admissions, and official scores must be submitted for full admission:
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). A minimum score of 550 paper-based or 79 Internet-based is required and the test must have been taken within the last two (2) years.
- International English Language Testing System (IELTS). A minimum score of 7 is required and the test must have been taken within the last three (3) years.
- Pearson. A minimum score of 60 is required.
The University of Arizona Global Campus reserves the right to deny admission or re-admission to any applicant. The University of Arizona Global Campus recognizes the importance of protecting student privacy and reserves the right to request documentation to establish or verify any student’s identity at any time, for administrative or compliance purposes. Students are expected to provide such documentation, and failure to do so may be considered a violation of the Student Community Standards. The University may deny or rescind admission to any student for failure to authenticate their identity.
Conditionally admitted students who do not achieve provisional or full admission status after one attempt in the University of Arizona Global Campus Promise, are allowed a second period of conditional admission to be provisionally or fully admitted.
Attendance in the first course is confirmation of a student’s intent to matriculate and, therefore, constitutes an attempt. Subsequent withdrawal from the course or institution, whether administrative or student-initiated, concludes an attempt.
Students who are administratively withdrawn for failing to submit required Financial Aid documents during the conditional admission period are required to submit the required documents as a prerequisite to a subsequent attempt.
Appeal Procedure Beyond a Second (2nd) Consecutive Conditional Admission Period or The Promise Attempt
Provisional admission status must be attained by the end of the second (2nd) attempt of the University of Arizona Global Campus Promise, while a student is in conditional standing. Students who fail to attain provisional admission by the end of their second (2nd) attempt of the University of Arizona Global Campus Promise must wait six (6) months from the date they were denied admission to re-apply, or they may appeal the University’s decision any time before six (6) months have elapsed using the process outlined subsequently to request a third (3rd) attempt of conditional admission in the University of Arizona Global Campus Promise. In the cases where an appeal is denied or the third (3rd) attempt of beyond is unsuccessful in attaining provisional admission, a student must wait six (6) months to then appeal for any additional attempt of the University of Arizona Global Campus Promise.
Disagreements over academic quality will not be considered as an appropriate basis for such appeals. In cases of appropriate cause, the University of Arizona Global Campus University Admission Appeals Committee reviews the appeals and renders a decision to the student. Appeals must include an explanation of the event that occurred, which caused the student to not attain provisional admission to the University after two attempts.
Students must appeal in writing to the University Registrar. The appeal must be submitted to academic.progress@uagc.edu or electronically via the online Conditional Admission Appeal form and approved prior to enrollment in any future courses. Additionally, the student’s appeal letter must include:
- A reasonable explanation for the student’s academic performance to date, which includes mitigating circumstances such as student injury/illness, death of a student’s family member, or other reasons resulting in the undue hardship to the student;
- Compelling evidence that they have the ability to succeed in an academic program due to changed circumstances, experience, and/or successful completion of college level credits during their period of absence; and,
- A plan for completion of the coursework required to meet basic academic requirements during their coursework at University of Arizona Global Campus University.
Appeal decisions will be communicated from the Office of the Registrar to students via email.
Provisional Admission Requirements
Students must attend beyond Week 3 of their first course and have submitted official or unofficial college transcripts in order to be provisionally admitted to a Doctoral degree program.
Attendance beyond Week 3 constitutes a student’s confirmation of their intention to continue in the program as a regular student. Upon attendance beyond Week 3 of their first course, students are considered matriculated, regular students in their degree program. Students who meet the requirements for Full Admission will be fully admitted into the degree program.
Transfer Credit Evaluation for Doctoral Degree Programs
The Transcript Administration Department will request official transcripts of all prior postsecondary education, as long as the institution allows third-party requesting. Schools provided by the student in the application for admission, and/or from any school appearing in the student’s National Student Clearinghouse record, will be requested.
Once these transcripts have been received, the Office of the Registrar will complete the student’s official transfer credit evaluation.
Two weeks prior to the conclusion of the second (2nd) attempted UAGC course in a degree-seeking program, if any transcripts from institutions where doctoral-level credit was earned have not yet been received, the Office of the Registrar will proceed with the transfer credit evaluation of any transcripts received to date. Additional transcripts may be submitted for evaluation at a later date, should they become available.
Students are responsible for reviewing their transfer credit evaluation as well as their scheduled courses with their Academic Advisor and informing them of any courses that they feel are duplicative or equivalent in content to previously completed coursework.
Students may submit official transcripts to the University of Arizona Global Campus for review of transfer credits at any time.
Full Admission Requirements
The following requirements must be met prior to the conclusion of the second (2nd) attempted UAGC course in a degree-seeking program. To start the third (3rd) course, students must complete all the requirements subsequently outlined and must meet all admissions requirements applicable to their specific degree program. Students who do not complete all requirements will not be fully admitted and will be withdrawn from the program.
- Submission of an official transcript from the approved accredited institution that awarded the Master’s degree indicating a minimum GPA of 3.0 or an official transcript from an approved accredited institution that awarded a Doctoral degree, with a degree conferral date prior to the start of the first course at University of Arizona Global Campus.
- Students who have completed 12 credits or more of doctoral-level coursework may have their GPA calculated for doctoral coursework to meet the 3.0 graduate GPA requirement.
- Students must submit official test scores from one of the approved English Language testing agencies as reflected under the conditional admission requirements, if required for admission.
Additional Admission Requirements for Applicants with International Academic Credentials
The following requirements are applicable to international applicants and applicants relying on academic credentials earned outside the United States for admission. Please note that visa services are not provided, and that the University will not vouch for a nonimmigrant alien student’s status or associated charges.
Conditional Admission Requirements
In addition to the conditional admission requirements outlined in the admission policy for Doctoral degree programs, copies of documentation indicating that the student meets the following admission requirements are required for conditional admission:
- Submit an official evaluation* from an approved evaluation service indicating that the student has met the following requirement:
- The equivalent of an approved accredited Master’s degree from the United States.
- All academic records from countries other than the United States must have been evaluated by any UAGC approved foreign credential evaluation services.
Note: Applicants who have already had their international credentials evaluated prior to applying to the University of Arizona Global Campus may petition the Office of the Registrar for acceptance of evaluations from other credible agencies.
*For the evaluation to be considered official, it must be sent directly from an approved evaluation service (student copies are not considered official).
Full Admission Requirements
In addition to the requirements for full admission outlined in the admission policy for Doctoral programs, students must submit an official evaluation sent directly from an approved evaluation service indicating that the student meets full admission requirement (student copies are not accepted) prior to starting the first course. All other domestic post-secondary official transcripts, if any, are required to be on file prior to the conclusion of the second (2nd) attempted UAGC course for a Doctoral degree.