Admission Requirements

Description: Any student pursuing a Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science, or Professional Master's degree is considered a regular degree-seeking student. A degree-seeking student is a registered student who submitted an application for admission as a degree-seeking student, was accepted by an academic unit in a specific degree program, and received a formal letter of admission. Degree-seeking students are required to register every semester except summer unless they receive special permission in writing for a leave of absence (Form #216) from the Graduate College's Office of Academic Affairs.

Application: All required credentials must be received by the appropriate deadline for consideration as a regular degree-seeking student. Read complete application instructions.

Requirements: IIT requires a four-year bachelor's degree* conferred with a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0/4.0 (or its equivalent) from an accredited institution for regular admission. Citizens and permanent residents of the United States with a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 2.5/4.0 may be admitted as non-degree students.

*Please contact your Admission Specialist if you have questions regarding this requirement.

All degree-seeking applicants must submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores. Read complete GRE requirements, including minimum scores required for admission consideration.

Any applicant whose undergraduate degree was earned at an institution where the primary language of instruction is not English must submit Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores. Read complete English proficiency requirements, including minumum scores required for admission consideration.

Description: A certificate student is a student who submitted an application for admission as a certificate student, was admitted by the Office of Graduate and Professional Enrollment for a specific certificate program, and registered as a certificate student at IIT.

Application: All required credentials must be received by the appropriate deadline for consideration as a certificate student. Read complete application instructions.

Requirements: IIT requires a four-year bachelor's degree* conferred with a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.5/4.0 (or its equivalent) from an accredited institution for admission as a certificate student.

*Please contact your Admission Specialist if you have questions regarding this requirement.

Any applicant whose undergraduate degree was earned at an institution where the primary language of instruction is not English must submit Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores. Read complete English proficiency requirements, including minumum scores required for admission consideration.

Prerequisites: A certificate student whose bachelor's degree is not in the field of certificate study or a closely related field may be required to take additional prerequisite courses that may not count toward the certificate.

Enrollment: Certificate students are permitted to enroll in as many credit hours as are necessary to complete the certificate.

Credit transfer: Certificate students who later apply and are admitted to a master's degree program at IIT may apply all approved certificate coursework with a grade of "B" or higher to the master's degree.

Description: Citizens and permanent residents of the United States who have applied for a degree program at IIT but are unable to complete the application requirements before the deadline may be eligible to begin studies as a non-degree student. A non-degree student is a registered student who holds an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution, submitted an application for admission as a non-degree student, and was admitted to the Graduate College. Non-degree students are those who wish to improve their professional or personal development without being required to fulfill degree requirements, are not certain about their prospective field of study at IIT, have less than a 3.0/4.0 undergraduate GPA, or are unable to submit a completed regular application prior to the beginning of the semester. Non-degree students are not accepted into a graduate degree program and are not classified as degree-seeking students.

Application: All required credentials must be received by the first day of the semester (although we encourage applicants to apply as early as possible) for consideration as a non-degree student. Final official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions (undergraduate and graduate study) attended must be received by the fourth week of classes. Read complete application instructions.

Requirements: IIT requires a four-year bachelor's degree* conferred with a minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.5/4.0 (or its equivalent) from an accredited institution for admission as a non-degree student.

*Please contact your Admission Specialist if you have questions regarding this requirement.

Any applicant whose undergraduate degree was earned at an institution where the primary language of instruction is not English must submit Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) scores. Read complete English proficiency requirements, including minumum scores required for admission consideration.

Admission: A final admission decision (for regular-degree seeking admission) may be deferred until the requisite GPA has been achieved in study as a non-degree student, or until the required documents are available. The Office of Graduate and Professional Enrollment will notify non-degree students of the conditions under which they are admitted.

Changing to degree-seeking status: Non-degree students seeking to convert to degree-seeking status must complete an application for admission to their degree program of choice prior to the completion of six credit hours of non-degree study. If a non-degree student applies for and is granted admission to a degree program at IIT, a maximum of nine credit hours of approved coursework taken as a non-degree student and passed with a grade of "B" or better may be applied to the degree. Non-degree students who wish to continue to take courses as non-degree students beyond nine credit hours must declare, in writing, their respective intents not to pursue a degree program to the Graduate College's Office of Academic Affairs.

An applicant who holds a bachelor's degree but who is ineligible for graduate admission may be admitted as an Undergraduate Post-Baccalaureate (UPB) student. UPB admission is an option typically offered to domestic applicants who are required to complete undergraduate coursework to improve their undergraduate performance or complete prerequisites for graduate study. These students may later be (re)considered for admission as graduate students at IIT.

An application for UPB status should be submitted through the Office of Undergraduate Admission. For more information, contact Jaucinta Burt at burtjau@iit.edu or 312.567.3975.