Admissions Criteria

• A completed Application for Admission
• Official Transcripts: You must supply transcripts regardless of the number of credits earned or the type of school you attended.  Instead of hard copy transcripts, you may supply official electronic transcripts issued by a post-secondary institution directly to Drexel University Online (use our email address, customerservice@drexel.com).   If you do not list all post-secondary institutions on your application and these are listed on transcripts received from other institutions, processing of your application will be delayed until you have submitted the remaining transcripts. Click here to use our Transcript Lookup Tool to assist you in contacting your previous institutions.   If a college or university that you attended offers the option to send transcripts in a secure, password-protected electronic format, you may have the transcript sent  to customerservice@drexel.com.
  • Applicants with a high school diploma must provide official high school transcripts 
  • Applicants with some post-secondary education credits must provide official transcripts from ALL post-secondary schools attended (including trade schools). 
• Note: If you have previously been ENROLLED, ACCEPTED, OR CONFIRMED, click here for more information.

Please note that all submitted materials become the property of Drexel University.

NOTE: Financial aid is not available for non-matriculated students.  If you are interested in an aid-eligible option, see below.

You may also choose to take one or more courses or complete the Certificate program as part of an Online Drexel Bachelor's degree program. Students applying for admission to an online Bachelor's degree program must generally meet the following requirements:

• Official transcripts from regionally accredited universities or community colleges attended
• A minimum of 24 college credits with a grade of C or better
• College GPA of 2.5 or above
• International Students:
  The TOEFL examination is required for some non-citizens.  Applicants whose native language is English (who list themselves as born in or citizens of the following countries: American Samoa, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British West Indies, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, England, Ghana, Guam, Ireland, Jamaica, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad/Tobago, Uganda, Virgin Islands, Wales, Zimbabwe) are exempt from the TOEFL.  Applicants whose native language is not English are exempt from the TOEFL if the applicant completed 4 years of high school in the United States or completed English 101 and English 102 with a grade of C or better from a US domestic accredited institution. Official transcripts from either High School or College must be submitted to support the waiver request.  Click Here for additional requirements for international students.

For more information on applying credits taken in the Certificate in Retail Leadership to a Drexel Bachelor's degree program, contact a Goodwin Academic Advisor at 215-895-2159. Click to review Drexel's online Bachelor's degree offerings.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis for all four terms. Apply today!

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