High school academic requirements：Average above 80

Language requirements(need to take English exam from school for those who haven't taken TOEFL OR IELTS)：

• 2-semester program：TOEFL 70/IELTS6.0
• 3-semester program：TOEFL 60/IELTS5.5
• 4-semester program(Academic English+3 semester pathway program)：TOEFL 45/IELTS 4.5

Credits earned from Pathway Programs：

• General Studies 27 credits  
• Business Pathway 27 credits
• Engineering Pathway 27 credits
• Science, Technology and Mathematics (STM) 30 credits

Undergraduate Pathway and Programs:

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Undergraduate Application：

• Application Fee :$60
• High School transcript (average above 80) and graduation certificate (studying process certificate is required if in grade 12);College transcript or studying process is required for transfer students；transcipts need to be authenticated if needed
• Copy of passport
• TOEFL 81/IELTS 6.5-7.0(No TOEFL/IELTS ，see“undergraduate pathway” program)
• Fund proof as requirements (for the application of I-20)
• One personal statement one recommendation letter
• Application deadline：Fall April 1st；Spring Oct 15th；Summer Jan 1st。

Graduate Application：

• Application Fee $55
• College transcripts，GPA above 3.0；GPA below 3.0 need to have individual consultory( all the transcripts outside the United stated need to be authenticated)
• Proof of Bachelor degree is required after graduation；Proof of studying process with prospected graduation date is required if still in school 
• TOEFL 88/ IELTS7.0(Conditional admission is available)
• According to major requirements，each part of GRE need to above 25%  or GMAT above 500 (No requirements for MA / MFA Studio Art or music )
• Fund proof as requirements (for the application of I-20)
• Two to Three professors for recommendations as required 
• Application deadline：please contact us

*Scholarship is available for academic outstanding students

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• Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 15%
• Health Professions and Related Programs 14%
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 9%
• Social Sciences 9%
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 6%

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• Accounting
• Adult Degree
• Anthropology
• Art
• Art History
• Athletic Training
• Biology
• Biophysical Chemistry
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Communication Studies
• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science
• Dietetics
• Earth Science
• Economics
• Education Programs1
• Engineering
• English
• Environmental Programs2
• Finance
• Geographic Science
• Geology
• Graphic Design
• Health Sciences
• Health Services Administration
• History
• Hospitality Management
• Integrated Science and Technology
• Intelligence Analysis
• Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies
• Interior Architecture
• International Affairs
• International Business
• Justice Studies
• Kinesiology
• Management
• Marketing
• Mathematics
• Media Arts and Design
• Modern Foreign Languages
• Music
• Nursing
• Philosophy and Religion
• Physics
• Political Science
• Pre-professional Health Programs3
• Psychology
• Public Policy and Administration
• Quantitative Finance
• Social Work
• Sociology
• Sport and Recreation Management
• Statistics
• Theatre and Dance
• Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication

1. Students cannot major in education. Refer to this page for more information about teacher education programs and teacher licensure at JMU.
2. Students from throughout the university have the opportunity to study environmental issues by majoring in an environmental program. Refer to this page for more information about these programs.
3. Pre-professional health programs are not majors; they are preparation programs that outline a set of JMU courses and requirements that commonly serve as prerequisites for admission to graduate-level professional programs. Refer to this page for more information about these programs.

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ph.D majors

• Assessment and Measurement (Ph.D.)
• Audiology (Au.D.)
• Combined-Integrated Clinical and School Psychology (Psy.D.)
• Communication Sciences and Disorders (Ph.D.)
• Counseling and Supervision (Ph.D.)
• Music (D.M.A.)

1. • Performance
   • Conducting

• Doctorate of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.)
• Strategic Leadership (Ph.D.)

1. • Educational (K-12) Leadership
   • Postsecondary Education
   • Nonprofit and Community Leadership

Graduate Majors

• Accounting (M.S.)

1. • Accounting Information Systems
   • Taxation

• Adult Education/Human Resource Development (M.S.Ed.)

1. • AHRD Program Evaluation and Measurement
   • Human Resource Management
   • Higher Education
   • Leadership and Facilitation
   • Individualized
   • Instructional Design

• Art Education (M.A.)
• Art/Studio Art (M.A.)
• Art/Studio Art (M.F.A.)

1. • Ceramics
   • Intermedia
   • Metals
   • Painting and Drawing
   • Photography
   • Sculpture

•  Biology (M.S.)
• Business Administration (M.B.A.)

1. • Innovation
   • Information Security

• Clinical Mental Health Counseling (M.A./Ed.S.)
• College Student Personnel Administration (M.Ed.)
• Communication and Advocacy (M.A.)

1. • Environmental Communication
   • Health Communication

• Communication Sciences and Disorders – Research (M.S.)

• Adult Neurogenic Communication Impairment
• Pediatric Communication Impairment
• Speech Production Disorders
• Hearing and Hearing Disorders

• CSD – Speech-Language Pathology – Clinical (M.S.)

1. • Distance Learning in Virginia – Educating Speech-Language Pathologists (DLVE-SLP)
   • On-campus Program

• Computer Science (M.S.)

1. • Digital Forensics
   • Information Security

• Computer Science – Fifth Year Format (M.S.)

1. • Digital Forensics

• Education – Fifth Year Format (M.A.T.)
  • Elementary Education (PK-6)
  • Inclusive Early Childhood Education
• Education – Fifth Year Format (M.A.T.)

1. • Middle School Education (6-8)
   • Secondary Education (6-12)

• Education (M.A.T.)
  • Early Childhood Education (Pre K-3)
• Education (M.Ed.)

1. • Early Childhood Education
   • Reading Education

• Education (M.Ed.)

1. • Educational Leadership
   • Educational Technology

• Education (M.Ed.)

1. • K-8 Mathematics Specialist

• English (M.A.)
• Health Sciences (M.S.)

1. • Dietetics
   • Nutrition and Physical Activity

• History (M.A.)

1. • World History
   • Local/Regional/Public History
   • United States History

• Integrated Science and Technology (M.S.)

1. • Malta – Sustainable Environmental Resources Management

• Kinesiology (M.S.)

1. • Clinical Exercise Physiology
   • Exercise Physiology
   • Nutrition and Exercise
   • Sport and Recreation Leadership

• Kinesiology – Fifth Year Format (M.A.T.)

1. • Physical and Health Education

• Mathematics (M.Ed.)
• Music (M.M.)

1. • Conducting
   • Music Education
   • Performance
   • Composition

• Nursing (M.S.N.)

1. • Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
   • Clinical Nurse Leader
   • Family Nurse Practitioner
   • Nurse Administrator
   • Nurse Midwifery

• Occupational Therapy (M.O.T.)
• Physician Assistant Studies (M.P.A.S.)
• Political Science (M.A.)

1. • European Union Policy Studies

• Psychological Sciences (M.A.)

1. • Behavior Analysis
   • Clinical Research
   • Cognitive Science
   • Quantitative Psychology

• Public Administration (M.P.A.)

1. • Individualized
   • International Stabilization and Recovery Operations
   • Management in International Non-governmental Organizations
   • Nonprofit Management
   • Public Management

• Public Administration – Fifth Year Format (M.P.A.)

1. • Individualized
   • International Stabilization and Recovery Operations
   • Management in International Non-governmental Organizations
   • Nonprofit Management
   • Public Management

• Public Administration – Roanoke (M.P.A.)
• School Counseling (M.Ed.)
• School Psychology (M.A., Ed.S.)
• Special Education (M.Ed.)

1. • Autism
   • Gifted Education
   • Instructional Specialist

• Special Education (M.A.T.)

1. • K-12
   • Early Childhood
   • Visual Impairments

• Special Education – Fifth Year Format (M.A.T.)

1. • K-12
   • Early Childhood
   • Inclusive Early Childhood Education

• Studio Art (M.A.)
• Studio Art (M.F.A.)

1. • Ceramics
   • Intermedia
   • Metals
   • Painting and Drawing
   • Photography
   • Sculpture

• Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication (M.A., M.S.)

1. • Technical and Scientific Communication
   • Writing and Rhetoric Studies

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