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Nancy:<br>
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We have admitted international students with low undergrad GPA but
acceptable graduate GPA's from the US. If the undergrad GPA of 1.97
is calculated in-house, the error bars are likely to be large
because of the variations in grading systems, etc. Likewise, if the
MBA is from a US institution, that may provide a better indicator of
the student's academic ability.<br>
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My philosophy: "We have policies so that we know when we make an
exception." 😁<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
Ramu<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/3/2023 12:38 PM, Menon, Sanjay
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Nancy,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We have specific language in our catalog
that states that those with graduate degrees are eligible for
unconditional admission if they meet program requirements
(regardless of the UG degree). The assumption is you were
previously found good enough for graduate study.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Your question also relates to the
transcript requirement we were discussing at our meeting. If
you need to calculate the two UG GPAs, then you need all
transcripts from all institutions attended. I plan to take
this up with the LSU group.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sanjay<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#7030A0">Sanjay T.
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style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#461D7C">Office:
(318) 797-5247 Fax: (318) 798-4120<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> La-cgs
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu"><la-cgs-bounces@lists.latech.edu></a> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Nancy Biggio<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 3, 2023 10:33 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:la-cgs@lists.latech.edu">la-cgs@lists.latech.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [La-cgs] Admission question<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All (but mostly for ULS deans),<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Happy Wednesday and end of the semester! I
have an admission question I would love some input on.
<o:p></o:p></p>
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href="https://s25260.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/F.5.-C-II.IX-Admission-to-Graduate-Study.pdf"
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Graduate Study</a> of the ULS policy set the requirement for
admission to a bachelor’s or equivalent and “a minimum GPA of
2.5 on a 4.0 scale on all undergraduate work attempted or 2.75
on all upper division course work attempted” for regular
admission to graduate study. It does not provide for any
consideration of graduate work. I have an international
applicant who has a bachelors with 1.97 GPA but an MBA with
3.12 GPA. The way I read this policy, there is no provision
for regular admission for students who may have improved their
academic performance in graduate student. Of course, students
to do not meet this standard may be eligible for “provisional
admission” on a case by case basis but that is not an option
for a student seeking an I-20. The only option I can see is
for the student to apply for undergraduate study at UNO,
improve the undergraduate GPA and then apply for graduate
programs.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Agree? Am I missing something? I would
not even bother everyone but there’s a very persistent fiancé
who’s currently enrolled at UNO who is relentless in her
campaign for this student.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nancy<o:p></o:p></p>
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B. Ramu Ramachandran
Associate Vice President for Research & Dean of Graduate School
T. L. James Eminent Scholar Chair Professor
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