1) Applicants must also have achieved a minimum of at least a B+ average (or equivalent) in their last four semesters of undergraduate study.
2) Applicants must provide two letters of recommendation. Students applying for the full-time program must provide both letters of recommendation from former instructors (post-secondary level) while those applying for the part-time program may substitute one letter from their current employer for one academic references.
3) Applicants must demonstrate that they have the necessary background to pursue Master's level graduate work in spatial analysis. (For example, if the undergraduate work involves geography, urban studies, urban and regional planning, environmental studies, forestry, soil science, urban design, biology, geology, economics, computer science, or any similar discipline, applicants should have included at least either a one-semester credit in GIS or a one-semester credit in applied statistics or quantitative methods.