Graduate Matriculation Verification
AIU will accept bachelor degrees earned with a CGPA of 2.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) from any United States institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or from internationally-recognized foreign institutions of higher education. In the latter event, international transcripts or academic records must be translated into English, a process that can be facilitated by most U.S. embassies and consulates, and evaluated for U.S. equivalency (Please see International Transcript policies for additional information and requirements). The earned bachelor degree and minimum CGPA requirements are required to be verified with the official transcript by the main campus Student Records or campus Registrar’s Office prior to a prospective student’s official acceptance into the Master’s degree program of study. In addition, the Academic Affairs Department determines final acceptance to AIU graduate programs of study.
Academic graduate credit from other institutions may be accepted–but cannot exceed 12 credits for transfer to meet graduate course requirements. Graduate applicants should contact the Prior Learning Department for institutional policies concerning the transfer of academic credit.
* Please note that if you are utilizing Federal Financial Aid to cover your tuition and fees, no Federal Financial Aid funds will be disbursed to your account until an official bachelor transcript is received and reviewed by the main campus Student Records or campus Registrar’s Office and you will be financially responsible for any associated costs of attending the University.
Proof of Bachelor Degree Completion
AIU offers students the opportunity to begin graduate-level courses pending receipt of official acceptable documentation of bachelor degree completion or its equivalency (called Proof of Bachelor Degree Completion, or BDC) which must be received by the institution by the first day of the second quarter or term in the degree program of study. At AIU Houston, students requesting to begin graduate-level courses pending receipt of their official BDC documentation must submit an unofficial bachelor degree transcript prior to the first course meeting. It is the student’s responsibility to provide acceptable BDC documentation. Any student who has not provided acceptable BDC documentation, or who submits documentation that is invalid or from an unrecognized institution must have his or her enrollment cancelled, resulting in the loss of any academic work submitted or grades earned. No Federal Financial Aid funds will be disbursed to a student’s account until a valid BDC or its equivalent is received, reviewed and confirmed as acceptable.