GPS Undergraduate Admissions

The minimum number of semester hours required for admission varies by program. Certain programs may have specific admissions requirements due to accreditation demands. Consult program-specific sections of this Catalog for information.

All semester hours earned in college-level courses must have been taken at a regionally accredited institution of higher learning in order for equivalent credit to be transferred.

The following basic admissions requirements must also be met:

  • submission of an official high school transcript and/or GED, unless there is a prior college transcript
  • a GPA of 2.00 or higher on a 4.00 scale for any education completed during the past 5 years with an official college transcript from all colleges/universities attended*;

    *Note: Applicants to the Associate of Arts in General Studies program may be enrolled without submission of official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended. However, in order for a student to remain enrolled in the program, all official transcripts must be submitted by no later than the end of the student’s second course. A minimum GPA of 2.00 for all prior coursework completed will also not apply to students admitted to the Associate of Arts in General Studies program.

  • completed online application and Registration Agreement Form.

Other expectations include the ability to:

  • access the internet
  • access and regularly monitor your MVNU email account
  • sit through four hours of class, one night per week (onsite courses)
  • abide by School of GPS attendance policies (online and onsite)
  • attend each of the scheduled class sessions of a scheduled onsite course
  • complete each instructional week of a scheduled online course
  • arrive by the scheduled start time and stay until the scheduled finish time (onsite courses)
  • operate computer hardware and software