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Graduate Admission

A summary of the general requirements, application fees, deadlines, and procedures for graduate admission follows. Prospective students should refer to The Graduate Catalog for further information.

Requirements. General requirements for admission to the Graduate School are: (1) a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or proof of equivalent training in a foreign institution; (2) a satisfactory grade point average in upper-division (junior and senior) coursework and in any graduate work already completed; (3) an official score on the Graduate Record Examinations General Test unless otherwise specified by the graduate program to which an applicant wishes to be admitted; the Graduate School of Business requires a satisfactory score on the Graduate Management Admissions Test except for doctoral students, who may submit either GRE or GMAT scores; (4) adequate subject preparation for the proposed major; evidence of adequate preparation may vary by program, but examples include letters of reference, auditions, samples of work, and personal statements; and (5) a recommendation for acceptance by the Graduate Studies Committee for the proposed major area. When there are more qualified applicants than can be adequately instructed by the faculty or accommodated in the facilities, the Graduate Studies Committee for the proposed area may deny admission to students who have met the prescribed requirements. All admissions must be approved by the graduate dean.

Graduate Record Examinations

Test Date	Registration Receipt Deadline
November 7, 1998 [10]	October 2, 1998
December 12, 1998 [11]	November 6, 1998
April 10, 1999	March 5, 1999

Current information about test dates and registration procedures for computer- and paper-based examinations is available at http://www.gre.org/.

Graduate Management Admissions Test

The Graduate Management Admissions Test may be taken by appointment at computer-based testing centers throughout North America and at selected international sites. A paper-based version of the test is offered at international locations where the computer-based test is not available.

Testing centers for the computer-based version are located at various Sylvan Technology Centers, colleges, universities, and field service offices of Educational Testing Service. A list of testing centers is published in the 1998-99 GMAT Bulletin & Registration Form. Current information on GMAT test dates and registration procedures is available at http://www.gmat.org/.

Conditional admission. A departmental graduate adviser may, under certain conditions, consider evidence of admissibility in addition to the usual criteria. In such cases the adviser may recommend admission with special conditions regarding the number of semester hours to be taken and specific grade point average to be maintained. If these conditions are not met, the student may be barred from subsequent registration in the Graduate School. A student who chooses to work toward an advanced degree in an area in which undergraduate training is insufficient may be admitted with the understanding that coursework and other study must be undertaken to make up the deficiencies noted by the graduate adviser and that the makeup work will be in addition to the regular degree requirements.

Admission as a nondegree student (graduate). An individual who wishes to take graduate-level coursework without becoming a candidate for an advanced degree may apply for admission to a graduate program as a nondegree student. The applicant must submit an application and transcripts of all college coursework to the Graduate and International Admissions Center; Graduate Record Examinations scores are not required. Admission must be recommended by the graduate adviser for the program and approved by the graduate dean. Enrollment as a nondegree student is limited to one year. Nondegree students are not eligible to be teaching assistants, assistant instructors, or graduate research assistants.

A nondegree graduate student who decides to seek a degree must submit an application for admission to the Graduate and International Admissions Center by the program's deadline and pay the normal application fee. A degree-seeking student may petition to have up to six semester hours of credit in graduate-level courses, earned while enrolled as a nondegree student, applied to a graduate degree.

Exchange students. A student who is admitted to the University through a reciprocal exchange program is classified as a nondegree student. An exchange student may not register for more than two long-session semesters and one summer session. Credit the student earns as an exchange student is recorded only at the student's home institution according to the policies of that institution.

An exchange student may later apply for admission to the University as a degree-seeking student, but only after completion of the exchange period. If the student is admitted as a degree-seeker, credit earned as an exchange student may be counted toward a University degree only on a limited basis and only with the approval of the student's dean.

Recommended application dates for graduate study. Each graduate program sets its own application deadline. February 1 is often the deadline for the summer session and the fall semester, but some programs set earlier dates. Consult the Graduate Admission Bulletin for a list of individual graduate program deadlines. Graduate programs also have various admission deadlines for the spring semester, but none is later than October 1. It is the responsibility of the applicant to meet the deadline for the program of interest to him or her.

Financial Aid. The usual deadline for an applicant seeking financial aid to submit all materials is February 1 for summer or fall admission or October 1 for spring admission. Specific graduate programs may have earlier or later deadlines. Financial aid decisions are made soon after these program deadlines, and applicants whose materials have not been received may not be given full consideration. Applicants should contact the program of interest to them for current deadlines.

International students should apply as early as possible. The international student's record of work (including the score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language taken within the past year) will be evaluated by the Office of Graduate and International Admissions before being forwarded to members of the Graduate Studies Committee of the academic area involved and the dean of the Graduate School.

Fellowships. University fellowships that are administered through the Graduate School are awarded to both new and continuing graduate students in most academic areas. A student must be nominated by the graduate adviser in the student's academic program for any fellowship administered by the Graduate School.

University fellowships for entering graduate students are awarded on the basis of scholastic excellence and adequate preparation for graduate study in the student's chosen field, as shown by the grade point average in prior coursework, performance on the Graduate Record Examinations, if required, and letters of recommendation. Fellowships for continuing students are awarded on the basis on the student's record since entering the Graduate School, including performance in relevant coursework and research or creative activity, letters of recommendation from University faculty members, and the endorsement of the graduate adviser. Financial need may also be considered. There are additional specific qualifications for many of the competitive fellowships awarded by the University and by graduate programs.

Generally, fellowships require no service from the recipient. Some fellowships provide for payment of tuition and required fees in addition to the stipend.

Application processing fee. Applicants to the Graduate School must submit a nonrefundable fee of $50 along with their credentials. The fee for applicants to the Master of Business Administration and Master in Professional Accounting programs in the Graduate School of Business is $80. Applicants who present credentials from any country other than the United States when applying for admission must submit a fee of $75 or, if applying to the MBA or MPA programs, a fee of $100. Where more than one fee is applicable, only the higher one must be paid. Some applicants may be eligible for a waiver of the application fee on the basis of documented financial need.

Enrollment deposit. Some graduate programs require students to pay a nonrefundable enrollment deposit upon admission to indicate that they accept the offer of admission. The deposit is applied to the payment of fees when the student enrolls. Students who demonstrate financial need may qualify for assistance to cover the deposit.

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