Applicants to all SHS programs possess various academic and experiential backgrounds. All candidates have a desire to be involved in the health care profession by helping others recover from illness or injury and becoming leaders in the management of health care. The demographic information summarized below demonstrates the diversity of the accepted applicant pool.
Each SHS department expects that students achieve the following minimum GRE scores: 500 in the verbal and quantitative sections and 4.0 in the analytical section. The required TOEFL score* for applicants whose first language is not English is: 570 paper based score, or 230 computer based score, or 88 internet score. Additionally, the expectation is that students have earned a 3.0 G.P.A. in both prerequisite courses and overall coursework. The data reported here are mathematical averages.
Many factors are considered in the admission process: paid/volunteer experiences, recommendations, career goals, and academic performance. The information below reflects the profile of admitted students for September 2008. Although the DE and DPT programs begin in mid-summer, the data for those programs is inluded here as well.
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Health Care Administration
| Average Prereq. GPA |
N/A |
| Average Overall GPA |
3.00 |
| Most Common UG Major |
Health Management Nursing |
| Most Unusual UG Major |
Computer Science |
| Average Age |
29 (range 21 - 42) |
| Areas Represented |
4 states |
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Nursing - Direct Entry
| Average Prereq. GPA |
3.00 |
| Average Overall GPA |
3.23 |
| Most Common UG Major |
Biology Psychology |
| Most Unusual UG Major |
Economics International Relations Marketing |
| Average Age |
25 (range 20-47) |
| Areas Represented |
19 states |
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Nursing with RNs
| Average Prereq. GPA |
3.75 Nursing GPA) |
| Average Overall GPA |
3.18 |
| Most Common UG Major |
Nursing |
| Most Unusual UG Major |
N/A |
| Average Age |
36 (range 23-56) |
| Areas Represented |
3 states |
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Nutrition: M.S. or M.S.& Combos only
| Average Prereq. GPA |
3.27 |
| Average Overall GPA |
3.25 |
| Most Common UG Major |
Nutrition Dietetics |
| Most Unusual UG Major |
Business Administration English History |
| Average Age |
24 (range 21-50) |
| Areas Represented |
4 states |
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Physical Therapy
| Average Prereq. GPA |
3.27 |
| Average Overall GPA |
3.33 |
| Most Common UG Major |
Biology Exercise Science Biochemistry |
| Most Unusual UG Major |
English Psychology |
| Average Age |
24 (range 21-38) |
| Areas Represented |
15 states; 1 country |