Graduate Admissions

at Valparaiso University

Take the next step toward your academic and career ambitions by pursuing a doctoral degree, master’s degree, or graduate certificate from Valparaiso University.

At Valpo, our Office of Graduate Admissions is ready to help you go from application to acceptance into one of our flexible and student-centered graduate programs.

Get started by learning more about the application process and graduate admissions requirements you need to meet to move forward.

Valpo graduate admissions requirements

Valpo’s Office of Graduate Admissions has certain requirements that all doctoral, master’s, and certificate applicants must meet.

Our graduate admissions requirements include:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• A 3.0 grade point average (B average) in all your undergraduate and/or graduate coursework, except for two programs.
  • Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (DrOT) degree requires a 3.25 GPA
  • Early-Entry Occupational Therapy (OTD) doctorate program requires a 3.3 GPA.
• Submission of all supplementary and official documents required for U.S. applicants or international applicants.

Applicants who do not meet Valpo’s graduate admissions requirements—but have reason to believe they can succeed in and benefit from graduate study—will be considered on an individual basis and, if appropriate, may be admitted conditionally.