A student is eligible to apply to the Master of Liberal Arts degree program if the following requirements are met:

• An applicant must hold a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution. (Students in the final semester of undergraduate study may be admitted conditionally.)
  
• An Applicant must have achieved an undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 2.50 (on a 4.00 scale).

Previously Earned Credits

Students who are admitted to the MLA degree program may apply up to nine transfer graduate credits toward the satisfaction of degree requirements, subject to the following conditions:

• The graduate credits must have been earned at a regionally accredited university.
  
• Only liberal arts courses, not technical or professional courses, are acceptable.
  
• Only courses with grades of B or A are applicable.
  
• Previously earned ATU graduate credits that are not of a technical or professional nature may be applied to the MLA. A maximum of six graduate credits from a previously awarded degree may be applied toward the MLA degree requirements.