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The admission process reflects ������Ƶ’s efforts to clearly identify the performance standards that can help predict student success in graduate level study. The selection criterion for Franklin’s graduate programs, as determined by faculty, emphasizes academic ability, contributory work experience, and personal qualities and characteristics.

Requirements for admission include having earned a bachelor's degree from an institution accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACCJC), Higher Learning Commission (HLC), Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), New England Commission on Higher Education (NECHE), Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), Southern Association of Colleges and School Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), or a Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)-recognized accrediting organization with a GPA of at least a 2.50 on a 4.0 scale.

Applicants who earned at least a 2.25 GPA on a 4.0 scale in their earned bachelor’s degree will automatically be granted conditional enrollment status. Applicants who earned lower than a 2.25 GPA on a 4.0 scale in their earned bachelor’s degree can petition for conditional enrollment status to the program chair by submitting an essay and ré���ܳ�é detailing other criteria that the applicant believes should be considered to demonstrate their ability to be successful in a graduate program. This petition could include details on the applicant’s work experience, work ethic, level of professionalism, personality characteristics, level of difficulty of program of study previously completed, etc. 

Conditional enrollment requires students to achieve a final grade of “B” (3.0 GPA) or better in the first graduate-level course of their program. Students admitted to the programs listed below may take two 12-week classes concurrently and would be required to earn a final grade of “B” in each course. If the terms of the conditional enrollment are not met, the student will not be allowed to advance in their program and will be unable to earn this graduate degree from ������Ƶ. Programs that allow for concurrent enrollment include Business Analytics, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Health Informatics, Data Analytics, Information Technology, and Information Systems.

Program Corequisites

Please note, this program has the following corequisite requirements:

• COMP 501 – Foundations of Programming OR 
  • ITEC 136 – Principles of Programming OR
  • COMP 111 - Intro to Computer Science & Object-Oriented Programming
•  ITEC 504 – Foundations of Networks and Systems OR
  •  COMP 204 - Principles of Computer Networks AND EITHER ITEC 400 – Linux Administration OR ITEC 350 - Windows Administration 

Graduate corequisite courses must be completed with a grade of "B-" or better. Undergraduate corequisite courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

English Language Testing & TOEFL IELTS

Prospective graduate students must demonstrate English language proficiency. A student who meets at least one of the following criteria is eligible for admission as a degree-seeking student:

• The applicant is a citizen of a country where English is the primary language for education. A list of these countries can be found below.*
• The applicant has provided official documentation that meets Franklin graduate admission requirements from an institution in which English is the medium of instruction.
• Has submitted an official score report meeting the minimum requirements for admission (see Minimum Scores below) from one of the following exams approved by ������Ƶ: Accuplacer ESL, Cambridge English Qualifications, Duolingo English Test (DET), International English Language Testing System Academic (IELTS), Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic), Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Other officially recognized exams may also be considered. English proficiency scores must be less than two years old.
   

*For more information about English proficiency, including a list of English-speaking nations, please visit our International Students section.