General Graduate Admission
Full Status
The minimum requirements for admission to a CALMAT graduate program are as follows:
  • Degree: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college, university or CALMAT.
  • Application: A completed CALMAT application form, including a 500-word essay and resume.
  • Students must pay the non-refundable application fee listed in the Financial Information section of the catalog.
  • Recommendation: One to three professional recommendation letters from a supervisor or an individual qualified to assess your ability to pursue a graduate degree.
  • Transcripts: Copies of all transcripts from where the applicant earned relevant credits or degrees. Copies may be submitted for the initial CALMAT application review. Official transcripts are required for final acceptance as a full status student.
  • GPA: An overall grade point average (GPA) or GPA of the last 60 credits of 2.50 or higher (A =4.00).
  • EFL: Applicants whose native language is not English must meet one of the following requirements:
  • A bachelor degree or above from a college or university in which English is the language of instruction
  • A minimum Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 525 based on PBT, 71 based on iBT, 197 based on CBT, or 5.0 for IELTS; the score must be from a test taken less than two years prior to CALMAT admission
  • Completion of required EFL courses at one of CALMAT's EFL partners or CALMAT-approved institutions
Students are encouraged to have completed two years of relevant work experience. GRE or GMAT scores are also preferred, but not required. Relevant experience and satisfactory scores on GRE/GMAT tests will improve the chance of admission for students with low GPAs. Applicants to CALMAT must compete for a limited number of spaces in order to maintain CALMAT’s high academic standards and low student-to-faculty ratio.

Limited Status for Graduate Programs
​Limited status is a probationary status for degree students who have not yet met all of the admissions requirements; such students must submit the additional credentials required by the program (such as original transcripts or admissions test scores). 

For applicants admitted to limited status, conditions for admission to full status will be provided in writing to the student at the time of admission. Students enrolled with limited status must clear their probationary status within the following time limits:
  • Limited Status due to a missing original or notarized transcript must be cleared within one semester.
  • Limited Status due to not meeting the English requirement must be cleared within three semesters.
  • Limited Status due to not meeting prerequisites for a Master Degree program must be cleared within three semesters.