[La-cgs] Admission question

Wed May 3 13:20:08 CDT 2023

Nancy:

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.

My philosophy: "We have policies so that we know when we make an 
exception." 😁

Best regards,
Ramu
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On 5/3/2023 12:38 PM, Menon, Sanjay wrote:
>
> Hi Nancy,
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Sanjay
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> *From:* La-cgs <la-cgs-bounces at lists.latech.edu> *On Behalf Of *Nancy 
> Biggio
> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 3, 2023 10:33 AM
> *To:* la-cgs at lists.latech.edu
> *Subject:* [La-cgs] Admission question
>
> All (but mostly for ULS deans),
>
> Happy Wednesday and end of the semester!  I have an admission question 
> I would love some input on.
>
> Chapter II, Section IX: Admission to Graduate Study 
> <https://s25260.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/F.5.-C-II.IX-Admission-to-Graduate-Study.pdf> 
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Nancy
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