Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2011-2012 > School of Education > School of Education Academic Regulations

School of Education Academic Regulations

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Graduate Admissions Policies

Applicants for graduate programs are encouraged to contact SOE Admissions for advice and assistance in meeting the admission requirements.

Categories of Admission

Categories of admission for the Credential, Master of Arts degrees, Education Specialist degree, and Doctoral degree programs are as follows:

Formal Admission: Formally admitted students are those who have completed the entire application process and have been accepted by a particular program with no conditions or provisions.

Provisional Admission: Provisionally admitted students are those who are missing one or more items for formal admission.

Controlled Admission: Students who are admitted on Controlled Admission are either missing their official transcripts with degrees posted or who were accepted through the exceptions process. Students on Controlled Admission are admitted under academic probation. Students admitted on Controlled Admission are required to:

Submit two sets of official transcripts with bachelor’s and/or Master of Arts degree posted
Receive at least a "B" (3.0) or better in each of their first two courses (6 units)
Remain in good standing in the academic program
enroll in a maximum of two courses for a maximum of one semester.
To continue in the program, students must advance to provisional or formal admission status by the end of the first semester or by completion of their first six semester hours.

Non-Degree Status: Students admitted as non-degree students are not guaranteed admission to the School of Education.

Exception Policy

Applicants who have been denied admissions based on GPA may appeal through the exceptions process upon recommendation of the program director or admissions coordinator. A student with a GPA below 2.8 and above 2.5 may submit a written petition for admission. Candidates accepted through exceptions process will be admitted on controlled admission status as described above.

Graduate Transfer Credit

School of Education graduate students must submit transfer credit requests at the time of admission in order to receive credit toward a degree for graduate-level work taken at other regionally accredited colleges and universities. The request must be in writing and accompanied with a course syllabus and Bulletin description for each course they wish to transfer. All transferred course credit requested must have received a grade of at least 3.0 (B). Courses used to satisfy a degree requirement at another college or university cannot be used for transfer credit with the exception of core or prerequisite requirements. Students may request a transfer for up to 6 semester (9 quarter) hours of graduate units. Transfer coursework may not be more than five years old. Transfer credit requests received after admission will not be considered. The Office of the Registrar grants final approval of transfer credit.

Adding a Second LMU Master of Arts Degree

A student who has earned a Master of Arts degree from the School of Education may apply up to three applicable core courses from that degree toward a second Master of Arts degree with the approval of the program director. The student must successfully complete all other requirements for the second degree.