
Advanced Degrees
March 18, 2026
Graduate Admissions Requirements by Program Type
By Jennifer Hardy
Understanding graduate admissions requirements by program type is key to setting realistic expectations. That's especially true if you're someone like me, who obtained a bachelor's degree more than 25 years ago. I didn't plan for grad school prerequisites since I was planning to get right to work as a journalist. More than two decades later, I've learned a lot about what the next step looks like in the modern-day grad school landscape.