University Minimum Admission Requirements

GuidedPath Admission Requirements

Capella Academic Offering	Minimum Level of Education Completed; Post-Secondary Education from an Institution Accredited by a U.S. Department of Education- Recognized Accrediting Agency or an Internationally Recognized Institution	Minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (on a 4.0 scale)	Programs with Additional Requirements
Non-Degree	Bachelor’s-level course: high school diploma or equivalent. Master’s-level course: bachelor’s degree. Doctoral-level course: master’s degree.	None	Counselor Education courses.*
Undergraduate Certificate	High School diploma or equivalent	None	School of Business, Technology, and Health Care Administration’s Accounting, Network Technology: Cisco, Network Technology: Microsoft, and Software Development undergraduate certificates.*
BS	High School diploma or equivalent	None	All undergraduate degree programs.* All Accelerated Master’s Pathway options.*
RN-to-BSN	High school diploma or equivalent and A diploma or associate’s degree in nursing	None 2.0	School of Nursing and Health Sciences’ RN-to-BSN degree program.*
Graduate Certificate	Bachelor’s degree	2.3	School of Nursing and Health Sciences’ Care Coordination, Nursing Informatics, and Nursing Leadership graduate certificates.* School of Social and Behavioral Sciences’ Applied Behavior Analysis and Play Therapy graduate certificates.*
MS MBA MEd MHA MPA	Bachelor’s degree	2.3	School of Public Service and Education’s MS Leadership in Educational Administration specialization.* School of Public Service and Education’s MS Early Childhood Education and Reading and Literacy Specializations* School of Social and Behavioral Sciences’ MS in Addiction Studies, MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, MS in School Counseling, and MS in School Psychology degree programs.*
MPH	Bachelor’s degree	2.5
MSW	Bachelor’s degree	2.7	School of Public Service and Education’s MSW and MSW—Advanced Standing degree program.*
MSN	Bachelor’s degree	2.8	School of Nursing and Health Sciences’ MSN degree program.*
RN-to-MSN	135 Undergraduate credits	2.8	School of Nursing and Health Sciences’ RN-to-MSN degree program.*
Post-Master's Certificate	Master’s degree	3.0
EdS	Master’s degree	3.0	School of Social and Behavioral Sciences’ EdS in School Psychology*
PhD DBA DIT EdD DHA DNP DrPH DEM DPA DSW DHS PsyD	Master’s degree (related master’s degree preferred)	3.0	School of Public Service and Education’s PhD Leadership in Educational Administration, and Nursing Education specializations.* School of Nursing and Health Sciences’ DNP degree program and DNP Preparatory Program.* School of Nursing and Health Sciences’ DrPH degree program* School of Public Service and Education’s DSW degree program.* School of Social and Behavioral Sciences’ PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision degree program.* School of Social and Behavioral Sciences’ PhD in Behavior Analysis specialization.* School of Social and Behavioral Sciences’ PsyD Clinical Psychology degree program and PsyD in School Psychology degree program*

* Select degree programs have higher GPA and/or additional admission requirements. Refer to procedures section VI of university policy 2.01.01 Admission and Capella’s University Catalog for more information.

FlexPath Admission Requirements

Capella Academic Offering	Minimum Level of Education Completed; Post-Secondary Education from an Institution Accredited by a U.S. Department of Education- Recognized Accrediting Agency or an Internationally Recognized Institution	Recommended Grade Point Average* (on a 4.0 scale)	Programs with Additional Requirements
BS, FlexPath option	High school diploma or equivalent and at least 45 applied transfer college credits OR	2.8
BS, FlexPath option	High school diploma or equivalent and at least 100 applied transfer college credits †	Not Applicable
BSN, FlexPath option	High school diploma or equivalent, at least 45 applied transfer college credits, and a diploma or associate’s degree in nursing OR	2.8	School of Nursing and Health Sciences’ FlexPath option in the RN-to-BSN degree program*
BSN, FlexPath option	High school diploma or equivalent, at least 100 applied transfer college credits, and a diploma or associate’s degree in nursing †	Not Applicable
Graduate Certificate, FlexPath Option	Bachelor’s degree	2.5	School of Business, Technology, and Health Care Administration’s FlexPath options in the Business Intelligence, Business Management, Entrepreneurship, and Management Consulting graduate certificates.*
MS, FlexPath option MBA, FlexPath option MHA, FlexPath option MEd, FlexPath option MSN, FlexPath option	Bachelor’s degree	2.8	School of Business, Technology, and Health Care Administration’s FlexPath options in the MBA degree program.* School of Nursing and Health Sciences’ FlexPath options in the MSN degree program*
DBA, FlexPath option DNP, FlexPath option EdD, FlexPath option	Master’s degree (related master’s degree preferred)	3.0	School of Nursing and Health Sciences’ FlexPath option in the DNP degree program*

FlexPath program admission is evaluated using a holistic review of an applicant’s academic history as well as any applicable industry credentials. Lower GPA may be considered with additional documentation.

* Select degree programs have higher GPA and/or additional admission requirements. Refer to procedures section VII of university policy 2.01.01 Admission and Capella’s University Catalog for more information.

† No more than 50 applied quarter credits of American Council of Education recommended credits may be considered for admission requirements.