Prospective students applying for admission must meet the following entrance requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited two-year college with an Associate of Arts, or Associate of Science degree, or completion of sixty (60) semester/ninety (90) quarter credits at the Baccalaureate level with a minimum 2.5 GPA. Of these 60 credits, twenty (20) semester/thirty (30) quarter credits are required in general education courses, and must include at least three (3) credit hours from each of the following four (4) categories: (a) English & Communication; (b) Science & Mathematics; (c) Social & Behavioral; (d) Humanities and Fine Arts.  Biology and Chemistry are also strongly recommended.
• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age when they begin the program
• Submission to Dragon Rises of a completed application, with an application fee of $50.
  

Applicants whose native language is not English must demonstrate English proficiency during the admissions interview or must achieve a minimum score of 500 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and the currently reported mean score on the Test of Spoken English (TSE), or 230 on the computerized TOEFL.

After completion of a minimum of 60 program credits at the Baccalaureate level, the student will automatically enter the Masters level of the program.