Admission Requirements for Mature Students

If you are a domestic student and you do not meet the requirements for admission as a regular or transfer student, you may be eligible for admission as a mature student.

To be admitted as a mature student, you must be at least 21 years of age by the end of the calendar year in which you apply, and you must satisfy one of the following conditions:

  • Completed grade 12, though lacking some of the subjects required for admission as a regular student.
  • Completed three approved 40S courses, or equivalent, within the last three years.
  • Completed the equivalent of one semester (nine credit hours) at another post-secondary institution (e.g., technical college, Bible school, or college) with a minimum 2.0 GPA.
  • Completed a certificate program equivalent to one semester of work (nine credit hours) in a continuing education department at a post-secondary institution.
  • Satisfactorily completed the General Education Development Tests.
  • A successful prior learning assessment conducted at CMU.

Students admitted as mature students will be registered as probationary students and will be evaluated at the end of their first year according to CMU’s Academic Probation policy. Applicants whose first language is other than English must satisfy CMU’s English proficiency requirement.