1. Complete Application for Admission.
REGISTRATION MATERIALS - 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. 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.

2. Write a statement of Personal and Professional Objectives.
Very Important: 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. The Graduate School does not require this statement to be a certain length, but you may want to check with the department to see if they require it to be a certain length. Please use an additional page.

3. Provide Graduate School with official GRE and GMAT scores.(GRE, MAT, GMAT, PRAXIS II & TOEFL)
TEST SCORES - All applicants for degree programs must submit official scores. Students who are applying for a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree must provide official scores on the General Management Admission Test (GMAT). Applications to take these exams may be obtained from Educational Testing Service, CN 6000, Princeton, NJ 08541-6000. (Note: For scores to be official they must come directly from ETS.). Students applying for Education programs may be able to submit PRAXIS II scores for admissions. Students must check with their department for approval and contact the Dept. of Teacher Admission & Certification, the Associate Director/Instructor at coeadvising@eku.edu or 859-622-1830 to see where Praxis scores are to be sent.

Testing Information

GRE, GMAT, TOEFL at www.ets.org

Students can also call Prometric in Lexington at 859-268-3338

Millers test information can be obtained by calling Academic Testing at 859-622-1281.

Praxis test should be sent to Teacher Admission & Certification at 859-622-1828 or 859-622-1829.

We have GRE bulletins that we can mail students.

Test information can be found in the Compass and in the Graduate Catalog.

4. Have official transcripts sent to the Graduate School.
TRANSCRIPTS - Applicants who are not Eastern Kentucky University graduates must have each institution attended send one official transcript directly to the Graduate School, Coates CPO 5-A, 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.)

5. 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.

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 instution 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.

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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.