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Graduate Programs
Master’s Degree Program Admission Requirements
The admission process reflects Franklin University's efforts at clearly identifying the performance standards that can help predict student success in graduate level study. The selection criterion for Franklin's graduate programs, as determined by faculty, emphasizes academic ability, contributory work experience, and personal qualities and characteristics.
Requirements for admission include having earned a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution with a 2.75 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Otherwise a graduate entrance exam will be required. The candidate's work history, references, and other personal qualities and characteristics will be considered as well.
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MBA
Fall 2011 – Sept. 1, 2011
Winter 2012 – Jan. 15, 2012
Summer 2012 – Apr. 15, 2012
M.S. in Computer Science
Fall 2011 – Aug. 1, 2011
Winter 2012 – Dec. 1, 2011
Summer 2012 – Mar. 15, 2012
M.S. in Accounting and M.S. in Instructional Design & Performance Technology
Fall 2011 – Jul. 15, 2011
Winter 2012 – Dec. 1, 2011
Summer 2012 – Mar. 15, 2012
M.S. in Marketing & Communication
Fall 2011– Aug. 1, 2011
Winter 2012 – Dec. 1, 2011
Summer 2012 – Apr. 15, 2012
If you earned a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution, but your GPA is below 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale), then Franklin will need to evaluate your Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) or Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores.
Which Exam Should I Take?
| Master's Program | Recommended Entrance Exam (If undergraduate GPA is below 2.75) |
| MBA | GMAT |
| M.S. in Accounting | GMAT |
| M.S. in Computer Science | GRE (General exam) |
| M.S. in Instructional Design & Performance Technology | GRE (General exam) |
| M.S. in Marketing & Communication | GMAT or GRE (General exam) |
Several Franklin graduate programs have prerequisite courses in addition to standard graduate admission requirements. The following details these requirements in full:
| Master's Program | Prerequisites |
| MBA | None |
| M.S. in Accounting | ACCT 215, ACCT 225, ACCT 310, ACCT 320, ACCT 330, and ACCT 470 or the equivalent form an accredited school. For more information, see Accounting course descriptions |
| M.S. in Computer Science | MATH 170, COMP 281, COMP 111, COMP 121, COMP 311, COMP 203, and COMP 204 or the equivalent from an accredited school. For more information, see Computer Science course descriptions |
| M.S. in Instructional Design & Performance Technology | None |
| M.S. in Marketing & Communication | Any undergraduate marketing course or MCM 607. For more information, see M.S. in Marketing & Communication course descriptions |
If you are not a U.S. citizen, not a citizen of a primarily English-speaking country, or did not earn your undergraduate degree in a primarily English-speaking country, you will need a score of 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based) or 79 (internet-based) or higher on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a score of 6.5 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
For more information on international student admission requirements, please view the Office of International Services & Programs admissions requirements page.
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