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 at minimum 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 also met the following admission requirements:

  • 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/certificate that requires a security background check, including fingerprinting.
  • 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 also met the following admission requirements:

  • 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 a completed Background Check Report Download Authorization form (this option is only available to applicants who have an active report available through the Colorado Department of Education website documenting the fingerprint requirement as “Met”)  OR proof of professional state-endorsed K-12 teaching, principal or administrator's license/certificate that requires a security background check, including fingerprinting.
  • Sign and submit "PK-12 Educators Program Checklist."

    PK-12 Educators Program Checklist

Applicants who are admitted into a master's degree program for bilingual educators have also met the following admission requirements:

  • Submit proof of second language proficiency via one of the following methods:
    • Completion of an earned bachelor’s degree with a major in a language other than English from a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S. (or its international equivalent).
    • Completion of 24 post-secondary semester hours in a language other than English from a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S. (or its international equivalent).
    • Pass a Colorado PLACE content exam in a language other than English.
    • Pass an Educational Testing Service: Praxis II exam in Spanish (exam #0192), French (exam #0171) or German (exam #0182).

Applicants who are admitted into the master’s degree program for licensed educators in K-12 Instructional Technology will also meet the following admissions requirement:

  • Submit an employer evaluation of National Educational Technology Standards (NETS Competencies).  This requirement is to be met after admissions and you will have one term to meet this obligation; your admission will be in conditional status during this period and if the requirement is not met, your admitted status will be revoked and you will be dropped from all future courses. 

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

Information about Credit for Prior Learning can be found at: http://www.jiu.edu/credit-prior-learning-0

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.