College of Science

Admission

Admission requirements are:

The University applications should be obtained from the SUU Office of Admissions.  Both an online and mail-in application are available (see website for more). 
An outline of the requirements of the admission to the program is as follows:

  1. A letter of application describing your academic background and your work experience and stating your intentions and desired emphasis area and a completed application with a non refundable application fee
  2. Bachelor degree from an accredited institution in one of the following disciplines:
    1. Biology
    2. Computer Science
    3. Information Systems
    4. Chemistry
    5. Criminal Justice
    6. Psychology
  3. A minimum of a 3.0 Cumulative GPA (on 4.0 scale) covering the last 60 semester or 90 quarter hours.
  4. Three Letters of Recommendation
  5. Two sets of official transcripts from each of your previous institutions sent to the Office of Graduate Admissions, SUU, 351 W. Center St., Cedar City, UT  84720
  6. An official copy of a recent GRE score
  7. An application fee of $50 ($65 for international students)

NOTE: If you do not have a degree in one of the specific subjects listed above and are still interested in this degree then please contact us to evaluate your qualifications.  Some related degrees and combinations of courses may in fact qualify you for admission.  In some instances students may also be admitted contingent on their completion of a related set of preparatory courses.  As an example, if you hold a degree in Zoology and are interested in the Biology emphasis then you may be admitted conditionally with the expectation that you will take additional courses, usually at the undergraduate level, in Biology (or related areas) in order to begin graduate study. 


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Last Update: Friday, September 19, 2008