Admission runs open and rolling: apply when ready, enter at the next door. Undergraduates get twelve 12-week starts a year, one every month; graduate programs run 8-week terms with up to six starts a year and no GRE or GMAT anywhere, just a $50 application fee at the graduate gate. The DNP admits six times a year; the DBA and both Ed.D. programs enter in January and July. The single most valuable admission move costs nothing: request the transfer evaluation first and let the credit bank tell you what you actually still need before you register for anything.
The doors, by level
| Level | Term shape | Doors per year |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate | 12-week terms | Twelve, a start every month |
| Master's | 8-week terms | Up to six |
| DNP | Program calendar | Six entries |
| DBA and Ed.D. | Program calendar | Two, January and July |
Monthly undergraduate starts change the psychology of planning: a missed door costs four weeks, not a season, so the correct move is almost never to rush an unready start. Use the gap to finish the transfer sweep, book a first TECEP, or clear the decks at work; the next door is already visible.
Arriving well, the checklist
- Transfer evaluation requested before any registration, every transcript, every evaluated training record
- The credit-bank map drawn: what transfers, what tests out through TECEP, what argues in through PLA, what remains graded
- Residency understood: at least 15 TESU credits on the Per-Credit plan, 24 for a military bachelor's, including the two required TESU courses
- First term sized honestly against your work calendar, with the writing desk booked for the modules that will collide with it
- Nursing entrants: the RN to BSN's NCLEX route can carry up to 63 credits in on its own
Graduate entry, read plainly
No GRE, no GMAT, a $50 fee, and program-level requirements that reward straightforward materials: transcripts, a resume that tells the truth well, and where a statement is asked for, writing that sounds like a professional rather than an applicant. The desk drafts application statements from your real record in your own register, the same service that later carries your coursework, which is why they end up sounding like the same person, because they are.
Map the arrival free
Send your transcripts list and target program. The door, the bank map, and a first-term plan come back same-day.
Sources and verification
Facts on this page come from official sources, and anything that matters is worth checking against the originals:
- www.tesu.edu · Undergraduate academic calendar: the monthly 12-week term starts
- www.tesu.edu · Master's programs: 8-week terms, starts, and the no-GRE/GMAT posture
- www.tesu.edu · Doctoral programs: DNP, DBA, and Ed.D. entry calendars
- www.tesu.edu · Residency FAQ: the 15 and 24-credit residency rules