Admission Requirements, Master's Degree Programs
Applicants who are admitted into any master's degree program have met the following admission requirements:
- Submit a completed application and $60 (USD, non-refundable) application fee, payable by credit card, available here by creating your own JIU password-protected account.
- Submit an official transcript that documents an earned bachelor's degree (or highest degree earned) and a minimum GPA of 2.5 from a college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (or its international equivalent.)
Applicants who are admitted into a master's degree program for K-12 licensed educators have met the following admission requirements:
- Submit a completed application and $60 (USD, non-refundable) application fee, payable by credit card, available here by creating your own JIU password-protected account.
- Submit an official transcript that documents an earned bachelor's degree and a minimum GPA of 2.5 from a regionally-accredited college or university.
- Submit proof of professional state-endorsed K-12 teaching, principal or administrator's license.
- Sign and submit "PK-12 Educators Program Checklist."
Applicants who are admitted into a master's degree program for initial K-12 educator license have met the following admission requirements:
- Submit a completed application and $60 (USD, non-refundable) application fee, payable by credit card, available here by creating your own JIU password-protected account.
- Submit an official transcript that documents an earned bachelor's degree and a minimum GPA of 2.5 from a regionally-accredited college or university.
- Submit a completed Colorado fingerprint card and $39.50 (USD) fee (money order or cashier's check only) made payable to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation OR proof of professional state-endorsed K-12 teaching, principal or administrator's license.
- Sign and submit "PK-12 Educators Program Checklist."
Transfer Credit
Students in master's degree programs are encouraged to transfer as many as 9 credit hours of C or higher coursework earned at other colleges and universities.
Official transcripts are required for transfer credit, and JIU is equipped to assist students in acquiring transcripts.
A maximum of 9 credit hours may be earned toward a master's degree through transfer credit, credit by examination and/or credit for prior learning.
JIU does not accept remedial, developmental or vocational transfer credit, or credit earned at colleges and universities that are not recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (or its international equivalent.)
Transcripts should be sent to:
Jones International University
Attn: Office of the Registrar
9697 E. Mineral Ave.
Centennial, CO 80112
USA
Military Students
Military members click here to learn more about transfer of credits for those in the armed services.
International Students
Students with degrees and/or academic credit from institutions outside the United States click here to learn more about enrolling at JIU.
Credit for Prior Learning
Students in master's degree programs are encouraged to complete credit for prior learning portfolios to earn as many as 9 credit hours.
Master's Degree Early Admission Program
JIU allows college students in their final term of enrollment before conferment of their bachelor's degree to apply for conditional admission into a master's degree program. The applicant must submit a completed application, $60 (USD, non-refundable) application fee, the early admission agreement for master's degree programs and a transcript release form.
Conditional and Special Circumstances Admission
Conditional and special circumstances admission is considered on a case-by-case basis by the deans of schools.
For more information, call JIU's Admissions Office at 800.811.5663 in the U.S. or +1.303.784.8904 outside the U.S. or send an email to info@international.edu.
International callers click here.
