Admissions Staff will determine eligibility and complete the initial review. The admission staff is responsible for scoring the academic information, essays, letters of recommendation, work experience, and extracurricular activities using a standardized rubric. Any questions regarding scoring will be deferred to the Program Director. Based on these scores, students will be placed in one of five tiers:
- Tier 1, 2, 3 will be granted an interview (score ≥ 40 on rubric)
- Tier 4 will be placed on an alternate list
- Tier 5 will be denied admission (score <29 on rubric)
Applicants who submit their application before the fall priority deadline will be interviewed during the fall semester. All other applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the Spring final deadline. An on-campus interview will be encouraged, although a virtual platform option will be available if the applicant requests. A composite interview score, based on a standard rubric will be determined, and that score will be added to the initial application rubric score.