Admission Requirements

Entry to the UPP Extended or UPP Standard Program requires the successful completion of Year 12 or equivalent.

Specific academic entry requirements by country are listed below. Students with
qualifications that are not listed should forward their application and academic results
to Navitas at WKU for assessment.

Qualification UPP Extended UPP Standard

GCE O-levels

GCE O-levels (must have 5 minimum passes) with an average score of 8 (out of 1–9 scale) or E (out of A–G scale)

GCE O-levels (must have 5 minimum passes) with an average score of 7 (out of 1–9 scale) or D (out of A–G scale)

International Baccalaureate

Completion with an average of 3 or D

Completion with an average of 4 or C
Country UPP Extended UPP Standard

Argentina

N/A

Bachillerato 6/10 scale

Australia

Student must have completed one of the following: ACT Year 12 Certificate; NSW Higher School Certificate; Northern Territory Certificate of Education; Queensland Senior Certificate; South Australian Certificate of Education; Tasmanian Certificate of Education; Victorian Certificate of Education; or Western Australian Certificate of Education — with a D average (grading varies by state or territory)

Student must have completed one of the following: ACT Year 12 Certificate; NSW Higher School Certificate; Northern Territory Certificate of Education; Queensland Senior Certificate; South Australian Certificate of Education; Tasmanian Certificate of Education; Victorian Certificate of Education; or Western Australian Certificate of Education — with a C average (grading varies by state or territory)

Bangladesh

N/A

Completion of Higher Secondary Certificate; Certificate of Education with a Minimum of 33%

Bahrain

General Certificate of Secondary Education (academic track); Tawjahiya Secondary School Certificate (academic track) with a minimum of 40%

General Certificate of Secondary Education (academic track); Tawjahiya Secondary School Certificate (academic track) with an average of 50%

Botswana

See GCE O-levels; or average score of D in the Botswana GCSE

See GCE O-levels; or average score of C in the Botswana GCSE

Brazil

N/A

Diploma with an average of 5.0 (out of 10 scale); Certificado de Ensino Médio with an average score of 50 (out of 100 scale) or6.9 (out of 10 scale); Certificado de Professor (grades 1 to 4) with an average score of 69%

Brunei

See GCE O-levels

See GCE O-levels; or Brunei-Cambridge Certificate of Education with an average score of Third Class Honours or Pass

Cambodia

Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate) with an average score of 5 (out of 10 scale) or a minimum 50% average

Baccalauréat (Baccalaureate) with an average score of 6 (out of 10 scale) or a minimum average of 60%

Canada

Successful completion of high school with a minimum D average (admission requirements vary by province)

Successful completion of high school with a minimum C average (admission requirements vary by province)

Chile

N/A

Licencia de Educación Media with an average of 4 (out of 7 scale)

China

Upper Middle School Graduation Certificate minimum of 5 academic subjects with an average of 60% or D

Upper Middle School Graduation Certificate minimum of 5 academic subjects with an average of 70% or C

Colombia

Título de Bachiller with an average of 6 (out of 10 scale)

Título de Bachiller with an average of 7.5 (out of 10 scale)

Ecuador

Título de Bachiller with an average of 6 (out of 10 scale)

Título de Bachiller with a minimum average of 7.5 (out of 10scale)

Egypt

Thanaweyaa`Amma (General Secondary Education Certificate) with an average of 50%

Thanaweyaa`Amma (General Secondary Education Certificate) with an average of 65%

Fiji

N/A

Higher School Certificate/Form 7 with average of 50% or C average; or Fiji School Leaving Certificate with a minimum of 9 average (out of 1–9 scale)

France

Baccalauréat de Enseignement de Second Degré; or Baccalauréat Général with an overall average of 10 (out of 20 scale)

Baccalauréat de Enseignement de Second Degré; or Baccalauréat Général with an overall average of 11 (out of 20 scale)

Ghana

See GCE O-levels; or SSCE with an average score of E or 5 Pass (out of scale of – to 5)

See GCE O-levels; or SSCE with an average score of D or 4 Credit (out of scale of – to 5)

Hong Kong

HKCEE with a minimum score of E in 5 courses

HKCEE with a minimum score of D in 5 courses; or HKASLE with a minimum score of E in 5 courses; or HKALE with a minimum score of E in 5 courses

India

See GCE O-levels

See GCE O-levels; or HSC/HSSC/SSC with an average score of 35%; or Intermediate Examination with an average score of 35%

Indonesia

N/A

SMA/SMU3 with an average score of 5 (out of 10 scale)

International Baccalaureate

International Baccalaureate 20

International Baccalaureate 22

Israel

Teudat Gemer Tichonit; or Teudat Hagamar Hatichonit with an average score of 45%

Teudat Gemer Tichonit; or Teudat Hagamar Hatichonit with an average score of 55%

Iran

Peesh-daneshgahii (High School Diploma) with an average score of 10 (out of 20 scale)

Peesh-daneshgahii (High School Diploma) with an average score of 12 (out of 20 scale)

Japan

Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate: Academic (Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shosho) with an average score of 2 (out of 5 scale)

Upper Secondary School Leaving Certificate: Academic (Kotogakko Sotsugyo Shosho) with an average score of 3 (out of 5 scale)

Jordan

Tawjihi with an average score of 50%

Tawjihi with an average score of 60%

Kazakhstan

N/A

‘Attestat’ or Attestation of Middle (Complete) Secondary Education (аттестат о среднем (полном) общем образовании) with an average score of 3 (out of 5 scale)

Kenya

See GCE O-levels; or KCSE with an average score of D- or 2 (out of 12 scale)

See GCE O-levels; or KCSE with an average score of C- or 5 (out of 12 scale)

Korea, Republic of (South Korea)

Korea Senior High School Leaving Certificate with an average score of 60% (Yang) or rank 7 (out of 9 scale)

Korea Senior High School Leaving Certificate with an average score of 70% (Mi) or rank 6 or less (out of 9 scale)

Kuwait

Secondary School Diploma (Shahadat Al-Thanawiya-Al-A'ama) with an average of 60%

Secondary School Diploma (Shahadat Al Thanawiya-Al-A'ama) with an average of 70%

Laos

Successful completion of Baccalaureate II with an average of 10 (out of 20 scale)

Successful completion of Baccalaureate II with an average of 12 (out of 20 scale)

Macau

See GCE O-levels; or Hong Kong Certificate of Education (HKCE) — see China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan for grading scales

See GCE O-levels; or Hong Kong Certificate of Education (HKCE) — see China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan for grading scales

Malaysia

SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia); or Malaysia Certificate of Education with an average of 7 (out of 9 scale)

SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia); or Malaysia Certificate of Education with an average of 4 (out of 9 scale)

Mauritius

See GCE O-levels

See GCE O-levels

Mexico

N/A

Bachillerato with an average of 6 (out of 10 scale)

Mongolia

Gerchilgee (School Leaving Certificate) with an average of D or 1 (out of 0–4 scale) or 60%

Gerchilgee (School Leaving Certificate) with an average of C or 2 (out of 0–4 scale) or 70%

Myanmar

Basic Education Standard X Exam Diploma (A=Academic) with an average of 30% or 2 (out of 1–5 scale)

Basic Education Standard X Exam Diploma (A= Academic) with an average of 40% or 3 (out of 1–5 scale)

Nepal

N/A

Higher Secondary Certificate; Certificate of Education with an average grade of 32% (third division)

Nigeria

See GCE O-levels; or West African Examinations Council Senior School Certificate with an average of 7.8 (out of 9 scale)

See GCE O-levels; or West African Examinations Council Senior School Certificate with an average of 6 (out of 9 scale)

Oman

Thanawiya amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate) with a minimum average of 50%

Thanawiya amma (Secondary School Leaving Certificate – Year 12) with a minimum average of 65%

Pakistan

N/A

Higher Secondary Certificate; Intermediate Certificate; or Diploma of Commerce/Technology with an average of 35% or C average or third/pass class

Panama

Diploma de Educación Media; or Diploma de Bachiller (Upper Secondary School Diploma/Baccalaureate) with an average of D or 2 (out of 5 scale) or 61%

Diploma de Educación Media; or Diploma de Bachiller (Upper Secondary School Diploma/Baccalaureate) with an average of C or 3 (out of 5 scale) or 71%

Peru

N/A

Bachillerato Académic (Academic Baccalaureate) with an average of 11 (out of 20 scale)

Philippines

High School Graduation Diploma (10 years) with an average score of D or 75%

High School Graduation Diploma (10 years) with an average score of C or 80%

Qatar

Al-Thanawiya Aama Qatari with an average score of 40%

Al-Thanawiya Aama Qatari with an average score of 55%

Russia

Attestat o srednem (polnom) obschemobrazovanii (Certificate of Maturity) with an average score of – (out of 5 scale)

Attestat o srednem (polnom) obschemobrazovanii (Certificate of Maturity) with an average score of 3 (out of 5 scale)

Saudi Arabia

Shahadat Al-Marhalat Al-Thanawiyyat (General Secondary School Certificate) with an average score of 50%

Shahadat Al-Marhalat Al-Thanawiyyat (General Secondary School Certificate) with an average score of 65%

Singapore

See GCE O-levels

See GCE O-levels; or Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education with an average of 8 or lower (out of 9 scale)

South Africa

Senior Certificate; or Senior Certificate with Matriculation Endorsement with an average of E or 2 or 40%

Senior Certificate; or Senior Certificate with Matriculation Endorsement with an average of D or 3 or 50%

Sri Lanka

See GCE O-levels

See GCE O-levels; or Sri Lankan General Certificate of Education (Advanced level) with an average score of S or 40% or Ordinary Pass

Sweden

N/A

Avgångsbetygfrån Gymnasieskole or Slutbetygfrån Gymnasieskole with an average score of Godkänd (G) Pass

Taiwan

Senior High School Diploma with an average score of 50% or D average

Senior High School Diploma with an average score of 60% or C average

Tanzania

See GCE O-levels; or Certificate of Secondary Education with an average score of S/6

See GCE O-levels; or Certificate of Secondary Education with an average score of E/5

Thailand

Matayom VI (Certificate of Secondary Education) with an average score of 1 (out of 0–4 scale) 50% or Pass

Matayom VI (Certificate of Secondary Education) with an average score of 2 (out of 0–4 scale) or 60%

Turkey

Lise Diplomasi or Devlet Meslek Diplomasi with an average score of 45 (out of 100 scale) or 2 (out of 0–5 scale) or geçer

Lise Diplomasi or Devlet Meslek Diplomasi with an average score of 55 (out of 100 scale) or 3 (out of 0–5 scale), or orta

UAE

Secondary School Leaving Certificate with an average score of 60%

Secondary School Leaving Certificate with an average score of 70%

Uganda

See GCE O-levels; or Uganda Certificate of Education with a minimum score of D or 9 (out of 1–9 scale)

See GCE O-levels; or Uganda Certificate of Education with an average score of C or8 (out of 1–9 scale)

United Kingdom

See GCE O-levels

See GCE O-levels

United States of America

Successful completion of Year 12 with an average of D or a GPA of 2.0

Successful completion of Year 12 with an average of C or a GPA of 2.5

Vietnam

Year 12 (Bang Tot Nghiep Trung Hoc Pho Thing/High School Graduation Certificate) with an average score of 4 (out of 10 scale)

Year 12 (Bang Tot Nghiep Trung Hoc Pho Thing/High School Graduation Certificate) with an average score of 4 (out of 10 scale)

Zambia

See GCE O-levels

See GCE O-levels

Zimbabwe

See GCE O-levels

See GCE O-levels

Academic entry requirements - PMP

All academic transcripts will be evaluated by the WKU Graduate Studies department, which will translate your grades to the equivalences of the United States grading scale.
For more information about the PMP, visit wku.navitas.com.

Program* Academic entry requirement Credit hours Requirement for progression to masters program Credit hours

Certificate in Leadership Studies

Completion of a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university or college

9

3.0 GPA at completion of the PMP

5

Computer Science

Completion of an undergraduate degree relevant to computer science, with a 3.0 undergraduate GPA

9

3.0 GPA at completion of the PMP

21

Engineering Technology Management

Completion of a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university or college

9

3.0 GPA at completion of the PMP, and completion of the Research Methods Tool class with no grade below B

24

Leadership Dynamics

Completion of a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university or college

9

2.5 GPA at the completion of the PMP

24

Mathematics

Completion of an undergraduate degree relevant to mathematics, with a 3.0 undergraduate GPA

9

3.0 GPA at completion of the PMP

21

Public Health

1. A baccalaureate degree (or equivalent) from an accredited institution
2. Undergraduate transcript
3. At least an undergraduate minor in health, or adequate education in the sciences basic to health
4. A minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

 

3.0 GPA at completion of the PMP

33

*GRE/GMAT is not required for admission to these programs.