Graduate School Admissions

At Keller, your educational and professional experience matter. When you consider graduate school admissions and enrollment with us, we want you to use all of your transferable skills and credits. Using a combination of approved transfer credits, course waivers and/or credit for professional training, you may satisfy multiple course requirements in a particular degree program and accelerate the journey to your Master’s Degree.

You may be eligible for course waivers based on evaluation of courses completed in your bachelor’s degree. You may also be eligible for course waivers based on completing a bachelor’s degree in business or technology. Students who receive waiver credit in their program of study do not need to take these courses or substitute courses.

If you’ve completed a qualifying bachelor’s degree in business or technology, review our Course Waivers flyer to learn about course waivers you may be able to apply to your chosen Keller Master’s Degree program. The University’s admissions representatives and Graduate Academic Catalog can provide further information on leveraging your prior learning experience.

If you have earned an advanced degree (Master’s, M.D., J.D., Ph.D.), hold a CPA license or have passed applicable parts of the CPA exam, you may be eligible for course waivers.¹ Those who hold a CMA certification or have passed part of the CMA exam may also be eligible for course waivers. These waivers reduce the number of courses you must take in your Master’s Degree program at Keller. 

If you are enrolled in a degree program, credit may be transferred from other University-recognized graduate schools. To receive transfer credit, the following criteria must be met:

The University awards transfer credit, as appropriate, based on recommendations of the American Council on Education College Credit Recommendation Service, which evaluates work force and military training programs to determine their comparability to college-level learning. To earn credit, students must meet minimum ACE requirements, such as earning the minimum recommended score or higher for certification or training programs. Additional information on work force and military training recommendations is available via the National Guide to College Credit for Workforce Training and the ACE Military Guide Online, respectively. More information on other agreements maintained by DeVry is available by visiting the Transfer Credit Guides webpage.

If you have extensive academic or professional experience, you may be able to substitute one or more courses by submitting a request, along with required documentation, to a Student Support Advisor. Course substitutions do not reduce the number of courses you must take to earn your degree; however, you may choose additional electives in your area of interest if all prerequisites are met.² The type of documentation required to verify relevant expertise includes, but is not limited, to academic transcripts, a detailed job description or evidence of relevant licensure/certification. The number of course substitutions a student may receive is determined by the academic administrator who reviews the request.