Requisitos de Admisión

Requisitos generales de admisión a nivel subgraduado (asociados y bachilleratos)

Requisitos generales: 

El solicitante debe proveer evidencia de haber obtenido un diploma de Escuela Superior o una de las siguientes equivalencias, según definido por el Departamento de Educación Superior HEA Sec. 484(d). 

• Certificado GED. 
• Certificado o documentación oficial del grado completado donde demuestre que el estudiante aprobó el examen autorizado por el Estado, tales como el Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC), el High School Equivalency Test (HiSET) o alguna equivalencia de diploma de Escuela Superior reconocida por el Estado.  
• Un grado asociado conferido. 
• Transcripción oficial de una institución de transferencia donde haya completado satisfactoriamente un mínimo de 60 créditos semestral o trimestral o 72 horas crédito (quarter), aunque no haya resultado en la otorgación de un grado, sin embargo, son aceptables como créditos conducentes a un grado asociado o bachillerato. 
• La admisión condicionada está disponible para estudiantes matriculados que aún se encuentran en escuela superior. Los estudiantes deben proveer su diploma de Escuela Superior o equivalente antes de ser admitidos a AGMU.  

Los solicitantes que buscan ser admitidos a programas conducentes o no conducentes a grado deben cumplir con los siguientes requisitos en adición a los requisitos generales de admisión incluidos en la sección titulada Admisiones: 

• Enviar por correo electrónico una copia a color, por ambos lados, de una identificación con foto válida (expedida por el gobierno) para evidenciar la residencia del solicitante, (P. ej., la licencia de conducir). 
• Los estudiantes internacionales pueden someter copia de su tarjeta o certificado de ciudadanía. 
• Se les otorgará a los estudiantes un periodo de 45 días calendario, desde el comienzo de su término de clases para someter toda la documentación requerida para completar su expediente estudiantil. 

El no cumplir con la fecha límite establecida resultará en la cancelación de la admisión y matricula del estudiante. 

Cabe señalar que algunos programas tienen requisitos de admisión específicos los cuales están listados en la página del programa bajo programas académicos. 

Documentos adicionales: 

Los solicitantes deben proveer evidencia previa de créditos, cursos o estudios que documenten que se ha graduado de una escuela secundaria a un representante autorizado de la universidad.   

Se considera como evidencia documentos tales como: 

• Diploma de Escuela Superior 
• Transcripción de créditos de Escuela Superior que demuestre que obtuvo un diploma 
• Un GED, diploma o documentos de graduación. 
• Certificación preparada por una institución secundaria o agencia reconocida Departamento de Educación de los Estados Unidos. 
• Los solicitantes que hayan completado cursos a nivel universitario deben solicitar a cada una de las instituciones a las que asistió previamente una transcripción oficial o solicitarles que emitan directamente la(s) transcripción(es) oficiales previas directamente a AGMU, tanto por correo electrónico o por correo regular. Se exhorta a que los estudiantes sus transcripciones lo antes posible para asegurar que su expediente se complete y para que el asesoramiento académico sea más preciso. Las transcripciones que sean provistas directamente por el estudiante deben permanecer en el sobre sellado original que emite la institución a la que asistió. Cualquier transcripción que se reciba y que haya sido abierta por el estudiante no será aceptada.  
• Los solicitantes que no hayan cumplido con 60 horas semestre o 72 horas trimestre en una universidad postsecundaria reconocida deben proveer evidencia de diploma de escuela superior o su equivalente, según se menciona anteriormente. 

Requisitos adicionales pueden aplicarse a programas académicos específicos, estudiantes utilizando beneficios militares o veteranos y estudiantes internacionales. 

Se pueden solicitar requisitos adicionales para programas académicos específicos. Detalles adicionales de los requisitos de admisión, se pueden encontrar en el Catálogo.

Programas de Maestría

Requisitos generales de admisión:

El solicitante debe presentar una transcripción oficial que evidencia un título de bachillerato obtenido con un promedio mínimo acumulado de (CGPA) de 2.25.*

1. El solicitante con un promedio general acumulado (CGPA) de menos de 2.25 puede ser admitido en la institución a discreción del Vicerrector (a) de Asuntos Académicos o el Decano (a) de Escuela, a través de una entrevista personal documentada.
2. El Comité de Admisiones se reserva el derecho de exigir a un solicitante que complete ciertos cursos de nivel subgraduado como requisito para la admisión condicional a un programa.

Los solicitantes que buscan ser admitidos a programas conducentes o no conducentes a grado deben cumplir con los siguientes requisitos en adición a los requisitos generales de admisión incluidos en la sección titulada Admisiones:

1. Enviar por correo electrónico una copia a color, por ambos lados, de una identificación con foto válida (expedida por el gobierno) para evidenciar la residencia del solicitante, (P. ej., la licencia de conducir).
2. Los estudiantes internacionales pueden someter copia de su tarjeta o certificado de ciudadanía.
3. Se les otorgará a los estudiantes un periodo de 45 días calendario, desde el comienzo de su término de clases, para someter toda la documentación requerida para completar su expediente estudiantil.

El no cumplir con la fecha límite establecida resultará en la cancelación de la admisión y matrícula del estudiante.

Cabe señalar que algunos programas tienen requisitos de admisión específicos, los cuales están listados en la página del programa bajo programas académicos.

Documentos adicionales:

Los solicitantes pueden demostrar cumplimiento con los requisitos de admisión relacionados a experiencia académica previa y/o logros, presentando cualquiera de los siguientes documentos originales:

• Evidencia de créditos, cursos o estudios previos que evidencien graduación de una entidad acreditada de educación postsecundaria.
• Certificación preparada por una institución postsecundaria o agencia  reconocida por el Departamento de Educación de los Estados Unidos o agencia o junta de gobierno correspondiente que confirmen el grado obtenido o su equivalente.
• Reporte de notas preparado por una Institución postsecundaria, agencia reconocida por el Departamento de Educación, agencia o junta de gobierno correspondiente, confirmando que el bachillerato (para los programas graduados) o la maestría (para los grados doctorales) o su equivalente.

Se pueden aplicar requisitos adicionales a programas académicos específicos. Más detalles de los requisitos de admisión se pueden encontrar en el Catálogo.

Requisitos generales de admisión al Programa de Doctorado

Requisitos generales de admisión a programas doctorales:
El solicitante debe someter una transcripción oficial que evidencie un grado otorgado a nivel de maestría con un promedio mínimo acumulado de (CGPA) 3.30.

Todos los solicitantes deben entregar al decano de la escuela:
1. Un ensayo
2. Un resume o curriculum vitae (CV) actualizado
Cabe señalar que algunos programas tienen requisitos de admisión específicos los cuales están listados en la página del programa bajo programas académicos.

Documentos adicionales:

Los solicitantes pueden demostrar cumplimiento con los requisitos de admisión relacionados a experiencia académica previa y/o logros, presentando cualquiera de los siguientes documentos originales:
• Evidencia de créditos, cursos o estudios previos que evidencien graduación de una entidad acreditada de educación postsecundaria.
• Certificación preparada por una institución postsecundaria o agencia reconocida por el Departamento de Educación de los Estados Unidos o agencia o junta de gobierno correspondiente que confirmen el grado obtenido o su equivalente.
• Reporte de notas preparado por una Institución postsecundaria, agencia reconocida por el Departamento de Educación, agencia o junta de gobierno correspondiente, confirmando que el bachillerato (para los programas graduados) o la maestría (para los grados doctorales) o su equivalente.
Si el solicitante no puede dejar el documento original para su expediente de admisión, el oficial hará una copia y certificará con sus iniciales que es una copia del original.

Additional requirements may apply to specific academic programs. Further details of the admission requirements can be found in the Catalog.

Awarding of Transfer Credit and Alternative Ways to Earn Credit

AGMU allows students to proceed expeditiously toward their degree and academic program objectives by providing guidelines for the transfer of postsecondary credit and alternative ways to earn university credit. Regardless of transfer credit status, students must earn a minimum of 25% of their degree credit hours as institutional credits to be awarded an AGMU degree.

Coursework From Regionally Accredited Institutions

All coursework from degree-granting institutions that are fully accredited at the collegiate level by their appropriate regional accrediting agency will be awarded in accordance with the following guidelines:

1. All official transcripts must be received within forty-five (45) days after the student’s first part of term at AGMU;
2. All College level or College preparatory courses which have both grades and credit hours will be considered for transfer if they meet the minimum grade requirement of a “C” or higher for undergraduate programs and a “B” or higher for graduate programs;
3. Credits at the upper-division college level (300 and 400 level courses) are not accepted for transfer into diploma and associate-degree programs and are only evaluated for transfer credit into baccalaureate programs;
4. Course credits evaluated for transfer from colleges with different credit systems (i.e., quarter hours, units, etc.) are converted to semester hours;
5. Core/Major courses including business, technical and specialty courses, may be accepted if those credits were earned no more than 5 years prior to enrollment date.
6. Regardless of the number of credits accepted in transfer, student must complete at least 25% of the college-level credits required to earn an AGMU degree;
7. If initial placement in courses cannot be determined after the evaluation of transfer work, students may be required to complete entry testing in one or more disciplines to determine course placements(s);
8. All credits that are transferred to AGMU will become part of the student’s permanent academic record and will appear on the AGMU official transcript as transfer credit;
9. Transfer credits will be applied by the designated University officials in the most appropriate manner to the student’s program of student in the area of general electives, general education, program courses, and other academic requirements.

Coursework From Sistema Universidad Ana G. Mendez

Credits earned as any Sistema Universidad Ana G. Mendez will be accepted without a time limit unless otherwise prohibited by program requirements. UAGM courses will transfer to AGMU as a “T” on the student’s academic record and will not impact the student’s grade point average (GPA) at AGMU.

Coursework from Non-Regionally Accredited Institutions

Prior to initial enrollment at AGMU, a student may request credit for coursework earned at an institution that is not regionally accredited. All coursework approved by the designated academic administrator will be evaluated using the same guidelines as those for regionally accredited institutions. The academic administrator will determine specific course equivalency for a general education or major course or degree program requirement. Additionally, the equivalency may be granted towards elective credit. Approval of all evaluated coursework will be included in the AGMU official student transcript. Denied requests may be appealed in writing to the Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs or their designee.

Coursework From International Institutions

All official transcripts received from post-secondary institutions outside of the United States that are in English, or Spanish will be evaluated by our Registrar’s office using the same guidelines for regionally accredited institutions using AACRAO Edge.

All official transcripts from post-secondary institutions outside of the United States that are not in English, or Spanish must have a course-by-course commercial evaluation completed by an agency approved by the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) at the student’s expense. AGMU will perform an evaluation based on the course-by-course evaluation report received directly from one of the approved agencies and in accordance with the same guidelines as those for regionally accredited institutions.

Students will not be awarded General Education English credit for courses taken outside of the United States. These students will be required to take a placement test to place into the appropriate level English course.

Credit By Examination- Outside Agencies

AGMU accepts some form of transfer credit through credit by examination from outside agencies. No grades or grade point values will be assigned for credit by examination. Official copies of these test scores must be submitted directly to AGMU Admissions from the appropriate issuing agency.

a. Advanced Placement Exams (AP)

A student who wishes to receive credit for Advanced Placement courses must have their Advanced Placement scores sent from the College Board directly to AGMU Admissions. A student who earns a score a 3, 4, or 5 on any Advanced Placement test is awarded AGMU credit for the equivalent course according to established university guidelines. Students who obtained a 3 or higher on any AP exams should speak with their campus registrar.

b. Defense Activity Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES/DSST)

The Defense Activity Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) program is a test conducted by the Educational Testing Services (ETS). The DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSSTs) measure earned achievement in specific university courses. AGMU will award credit according to the established university guidelines. AGMU does not permit a student to use exam credit towards grade forgiveness. Students who have taken DANTES Subject Standardized Tests should speak with their campus registrar.

c. Excelsior University Examinations

Excelsior University Examinations (formally known as Regents University Exams or the Proficiency Examination Program) are developed by Excelsior University using national committees of faculty consultants and national studies to assess how well the tests measure the performance of students in actual University courses. Excelsior University Examinations are approved by the American Council on Education and Excelsior University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). AGMU will award credit according to the established university guidelines. AGMU does not permit a student to use exam credit towards grade forgiveness. Students who have taken Excelsior University examinations should speak with their campus registrar. Detailed information about Excelsior University Examinations can be found online at www.excelsior.edu.

d. International Baccalaureate (IB)

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program is a rigorous two-year, pre- university liberal arts program of study for the highly motivated, academically oriented secondary student. The 18 Diploma is awarded only to the student who meets curricular, service, and thesis requirements and score at the 

prescribed level on internationally standardized subject examinations. Through the IB program, a student may be awarded up to 30 university level credit hours. No grades will be assigned to credits awarded through the program. The student will not receive credit for 18 courses that duplicate credit awarded for courses attended at AGMU or credit that was awarded through other accelerated programs (i.e., AP, CLEP, credit by examination, etc.). AGMU will award credit according to the established university guidelines. AGMU does not permit a student to use exam credit towards grade forgiveness. Students who have IB scores should speak with their campus registrar.

e. Cambridge Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE)

The AICE program is an international advanced secondary curriculum and assessment program equivalent to the British system of “A-Levels”. AS-Level courses are comprised of curriculum lasting one academic year. A-Level courses encompass all AS-Level curriculum as well as additional topics. A-Level coursework is completed over two academic years. AGMU will award credit according to the established university guidelines. AGMU does not permit a student to use exam credit towards grade forgiveness. Students who have taken AICE courses should speak with their campus registrar.

f. College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)

The CLEP program is provided by College Board and offers students 30+ exams that cover introductory college level material. Students have the opportunity to be awarded credit according to the established university guidelines. AGMU does not permit a student to use exam credit towards grade forgiveness. Students who have taken or are interested in taking a CLEP exam should speak with their campus registrar.

Education Credit for Military Service

Students may earn university credit for military experience. Students should work directly with their campus Registrar to review military experience. The Registrar’s Office will award credit on a course-by-course basis in relation to the student's declared program of study following the ACE recommended guidelines, and with approval from the appropriate Academic Administrator.

Students using VA educational benefits are required to submit their Join Services Transcript (JST) or the Community University of the Air Force transcript. Upon receipt of the transcript, the Registrar’s Office will award credit on a course-by-course basis in relation to the student's declared program of study following the ACE recommended guidelines, and with approval from the appropriate Academic Administrator.

Credit For Licensure or Certification

AGMU may award university credit to students intended to meet requirements toward academic programs and degrees based on specific licensure or certification. Eligible students must complete the Articulation Credit Transfer Form and provide a copy of the appropriate license or certification. The designated academic administrator will review documentation and determine the award of credit for the Registrar to post on the student’s educational record.

Prior Learning Credit (PLC)

Prior Learning Credit (PLC) is a way student may be awarded appropriate credit for demonstration of knowledge gained from previous learning experiences outside the classroom. This learning may result from an industry certification, in-service training, or experience acquired during employment. Credit awarded through existing articulation agreements and MOU’s will be excluded from this process.

Prior Learning Credit Guidelines:

1. Students must be enrolled in AGMU courses in order to be considered for PLC;
2. Credits awarded through PLC will appear on the student’s official transcript as credit only; no grade point values will be assigned to PLC;
3. A student cannot earn PLC for a course in which credit has already been attempted; PLC cannot be used to forgive a grade previously earned in a credit course;
4. A student must complete 25% of each degree or certificate program's total credit hours at AGMU.

Prior Learning Credit Process:

1. Students who are interested in PLC must fill out a PLC Application Form and submit it to the School Dean.
2. The School Dean will contact the student to review the requirements of the portfolio.
3. Once the student submits the portfolio, the School Dean will review and determine what PLC credit will be offered.

Transcripts

Ana G. Mendez University provides official and unofficial copies of student transcripts within our established university guidelines. AGMU does not provide copies of other institution’s transcripts to the student or to other institutions.

A transfer student is defined as an active or former student entering AGMU- Online campus from an accredited entity of post-secondary education.  Official transcripts from all colleges attended must be received no later than forty-five (45) days after the start of the student’s first term at AGMU to receive transfer credit.

Transfer students must comply with AGMU residency requirements. Students from US and Puerto Rico campuses must earn 25% credits in residence at AGMU to receive technical certificate degree, associate degree, bachelor’s degree diploma and, master degree diploma. Transfer students must complete a minimum of 25% of the prescribed number of credit hours within their program of study in order to be measured for the recognition with honors.

As an institutional member of AACRAO, designated personnel have been qualified to review and evaluate foreign academic credentials.  Applicants for admissions who have completed previous coursework outside the United States may receive a free of cost course and/or degree equivalency from AGMU

Any such courses which are accepted for transfer will be included in the credits attempted, and the credits earned in the calculation of satisfactory academic progress. Transfer credits are not included when calculating the GPA. For additional information, please refer to the sections in the catalog entitled Satisfactory Academic Progress and Programmatic Admissions Requirements.

Students from other fully accredited universities may be admitted.  Transfer credits will be considered attempted credits (T grade) and will not be considered for the calculation of the retention or graduation index.

Estudiantes Internacionales

1. Ana G. Mendez University está aceptando estudiantes internacionales para programas ofrecidos en Main Campus-Online solamente. Los demás recintos (On-Campus) no están aceptando estudiantes internacionales.
2. Los estudiantes internacionales interesados pueden aplicar a programas en línea. Los solicitantes pueden comunicarse con el director de admisiones para más información.
3. Todos los requisitos de admisión, readmisión y transferencia se aplicarán a los estudiantes internacionales.
4. El nivel educativo del estudiante internacional debe ser validado a través de una transcripción oficial.
5. La admisión para estudiantes internacionales estará sujeta a las leyes y regulaciones de inmigración vigentes.
6. Los estudiantes dispondrán de un plazo de 56 días calendario para presentar sus documentos desde el inicio del curso para completar su expediente. Si el estudiante no presenta la documentación requerida, se cancelará la admisión y la matrícula.

Estudiantes que no persiguen un grado

1. Los estudiantes que deseen tomar cursos de crédito con el propósito de enriquecimiento personal, educación continua o transferencia de créditos a otra institución pueden solicitar admisión y serán clasificados como estudiantes que no buscan un título.
2. Los estudiantes deben cumplir con los criterios de admisión establecidos y proveer toda la documentación que se requiera. Los documentos requeridos pueden variar dependiendo del curso académico deseado.