ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The following items are required for your application to Graduate School at Eastern Kentucky University. ALL application materials must be received prior to the posted application deadlines.

Completed Application for Admission.

The Application for Admission is used to prepare the student’s initial computer registration information for the semester indicated on the application form, provided the application is received at least two weeks prior to registration dates. You may complete the application using the link to the online application located on the main menu. Alternatively, a print version of the application form may be downloaded from this website. Completed forms should be mailed directly to the Graduate School. Please notify the Graduate School (please see box below for phone numbers) if your registration plans change from that indicated on your application. Incomplete applications will be returned.

Application Fee

A $35.00 application fee is required for all first time applicants to the Graduate School at Eastern Kentucky University. Applicants may submit payment by including a check or money order with their application, please do not send cash. No action will be taken on students applications until the fee payment has been received. The application fee is non-refundable.

Official Entrance Examination Scores

Entrance examinations are required for all degree-seeking applicants. The general GRE is accepted for most graduate programs. Applicants to the Master of Business Administration program are required to complete the GMAT instead of the GRE. A number of programs accept alternatives to the GRE. Many programs accept the use of the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) in place of the GRE. Some programs in the College of Education accept specific Praxis II scores. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact their respective graduate programs for more inforamtion about acceptable examinations. In all cases, only official examination scores, sent directly from the testing center may be used to grant clear admission. Copies of examination scores are not acceptable.

Official Transcripts from ALL Previously Attended Colleges and Universities.

Applicants who are not Eastern Kentucky University graduates must have each institution attended send one official transcript directly to the Graduate School, SSB 310 CPO 68, Eastern Kentucky University, 521 Lancaster Ave., Richmond, KY 40475-3102. Those applicants who have not completed their undergraduate degrees should forward only one transcript at the time of application and one official transcript after the degree is completed and recorded. No action can be taken on your admission until official transcripts are received. (Note: For transcripts to be official they must come directly from the higher education institution.)

Statement of Personal and Professional Objectives.

Write a brief sketch outlining your personal and professional objectives in graduate study. Indicate their relationship to the graduate program you wish to pursue. This statement is necessary in helping to evaluate and plan an appropriate program for you. While the Graduate School does not require this statement to be a certain length, it should be suffienctly detailed so that both the Graduate School and your intended program of study can ascertain your objectives in seeking a graduate degree. Applicants are encouraged to contact their perspective graduate program for additional details about the statement of objectives. Personal Objectives Statements may be completed as part of the online application process, or they may be typed on a separate sheet and sent directly to the Graduate School. Statements that are sent by separate cover to the Graduate School should include a Social Security Number or other unique identifier so that your statement is properly filed with the remainder of your application.

Letters of Recommendation.

Applicants for degree programs should solicit three letters of recommendation and mail the letters to the department offering the degree program as soon as possible. Certain programs may withhold admission until letters have been received. Please refer to program areas for specific requirements regarding letters of recommendation.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS

VISITING STUDENTS: Students who have been admitted and who continue in good standing with another accredited graduate school may attend EKU, taking courses for which they have prerequisites for one term without formal admission to a specific program. Official transcripts and test scores are not required provided a Visiting Student Certificate signed by the graduate dean where you have been previously admitted is submitted to the EKU Graduate School. Students must complete a Visiting Student form for each semester in which they take a course. Visiting student forms will be mailed to the student to forward to their institution once your application has been received in the Graduate School at EKU.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS: International students are required to complete applications for admission by the international deadline of the term in which they want to enter. Certain additional requirements are imposed by the U.S. Department of Justice on all foreign students who wish to study in the United States. Please refer to the Special Instructions for International Students. For more information visit Office of International Education.

International students must submit ALL application materials prior to the posted deadline for international students (please see table below). International applicants who are unable to meet these early deadlines may not be eligible for admission.

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APPLICATION DEADLINES:
All applications must be received no later than two weeks prior to the beginning of the semester for which the student wishes to enroll. Some programs have earlier deadlines. Please see the information below for programs with early application deadlines. Any application received after the Graduate School's application deadline will only be processed as Non-degree (International students cannot apply as Non-degree).

SPECIFIC DEPARTMENT DEADLINES: Communication Disorders - February 1 (Fall) Criminal Justice - March 15 (Summer), July 1 (Fall), November 1 (Spring) MAT - Nov. 15 (Spring), April 15 (Summer) MBA - Nov. 20 (Spring), April 5 (Summer), and July 9 (Fall) MPH - Oct. 15 (Spring), May 1 (Summer), July 1 (Fall) MSN - February 15 (Summer), Mar. 15 (Fall) Occupational Therapy - February 1 ( for students without undergraduate degree or certification in OTR) Psychology - March 15

INTERNATIONAL DEADLINES: Spring - October 15 Summer - March 15 Fall - June 1, MPH - April 15