Chapter 4

Admission to Degree Programs

4.1 Bachelor of Science Degrees

(Approved: February 16, 1993)

A student holding a high school degree or equivalent may enroll in a Bachelor's degree program.

A student who is enrolled in a program leading to a graduate degree in a specialty which is different from his/her Bachelor's degree may petition the Council for a Bachelor's degree Certificate of Equivalence. The student must apply via the provisions of a special program, and must have completed all the requirements for a Bachelor's degree. Students who have completed graduate programs, or who have failed to complete a graduate program, also enjoy this privilege.

4.2 Master's Degrees

(Approved: February 16, 1993)

A candidate entering any Master's degree program must possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution, or in the case of foreign students, a recognized institution, with a minimum grade point average of 2.2 on a 4.0 system, of which 100 semester-hours must have been taken in residence. If the candidate does not possess an undergraduate degree the following are standards for admission to a program leading to a graduate degree:

  1. A minimum of 100 semester-hours of in-residence undergraduate work must have been completed at accredited institutions with an average grade of ''B''. Courses in which grades lower than ''C'' were earned will not be counted in the total. Courses which have been duplicated on various transcripts should be counted only once in arriving at the total number of semester-hours to be credited.
  2. The general education requirements prescribed for the Naval Postgraduate School baccalaureate degree must be satisfied.
  3. No more than 20 semester-hours may be credited for work done in non-degree granting service schools.
  4. Final approval of candidacy will be made by the Academic Council upon the recommendation of the Chair of the appropriate Department.

4.3 Engineer's Degrees

(Approved: February 16, 1993)

Entrance requirements for Engineer's Degree programs include:

  1. all requirements for general graduate admission;
  2. departmental approval.

4.4 Ph.D. Degrees

(Approved: February 16, 1993)

An individual seeking to become a candidate for a program which may result in the award of the Ph.D. shall hold a Bachelor's degree based on a curriculum that included the prerequisites for full graduate status in the Department of his/her major study, or shall have pursued successfully an equivalent course of study. The potential student shall submit a letter of application for admission to the desired program; the letter of application must include the following:

  1. Certified copies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts.
  2. With the exception of students currently enrolled in a graduate program at NPS, and NPS staff members applying for admission to a Ph.D. program in accordance with applicable NPS directives, results of a current Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test or results of a current Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) as appropriate.
  3. For international applicants not currently enrolled at NPS whose native language is other than English, or who primary language of instruction was other than English, current results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the Test of Written English.

Letters of application shall be addressed to the Director of Admissions who shall be responsible for processing such applications and forwarding them to the Chair of the Department of the proposed major subject for determination of acceptability as a potential Ph.D. Student.

The method of screening applicants prior to entry into the Ph.D. program shall be the responsibility of the Department, but it will usually involve a written or oral screening examination. No applicant shall take such an examination more than twice.