What is the average GPA of incoming MS-B classes?
What if my undergraduate GPA is below 3.0? If the admissions committee thinks you are a strong candidate despite a low GPA, they can petition the graduate school to waive this requirement. If the graduate school approves our recommendation, you will be placed on “academic probation” your first semester. This means you must maintain a 3.0 GPA your first semester in the program or you will be dismissed by the graduate school. This is explained in further detail in the Graduate Bulletin. How do I remedy a low undergraduate GPA? Well, you can’t go back and change the past, but you can demonstrate that you’re a more focused and mature student now. You demonstrate this by taking additional upper-level science courses and doing well in these courses. We’re not afraid to state it up front: we believe in second chances, and we believe that people can change because we’ve seen it!
