A person who has completed work for a bachelor's degree or its equivalent, or who will do so within one year at an accredited institution, may apply for graduate school admission.

Academic departments/schools determine the admission requirements for their graduate programs. For specific information about admission, application to a program, graduate course descriptions, or graduate regulations and procedures, please refer to the Graduate Catalog. If you have further questions, please contact the graduate coordinator or advisor for your program of interest.

International students seeking admission to graduate programs need to fill out the International Application and see the information pertaining to International students.

All other students who wish to take work for graduate credit must submit a completed Graduate Admission Application through Welcome2ISU. In addition to the application for admission, the following items are required:

Application fee

Applicants are required to submit a non-refundable $40 application processing fee or apply for an economic hardship fee waiver and provide necessary verification.
Your application will not be processed until the $40 application fee or fee waiver verification is received.
An applicant denied admission or one who fails to submit all necessary information for an admission decision will not receive a refund of the fee.

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Applicants must submit an official transcript from each college or university other than Illinois State University at which graduate, undergraduate, or non-degree credit was earned.
Former enrolled students are not required to resubmit transcripts if additional coursework has not been taken since leaving Illinois State.
Applications will be considered incomplete until all official transcripts are received.

GRE (Graduate Record Examination)

The official GRE score report is required for many master's and all doctoral programs.
Use code R1319 for transmission of scores to Illinois State.
Learn more about the GRE online or by calling 1-800-GRE-CALL.

GMAT (General Management Admission Test)

The official GMAT score report is required for admission to any College of Business graduate program.
Learn more about the GMAT online or by calling 1-800-GMAT-NOW.

Required Documents

Some departments/schools may require information and documents in addition to transcripts. Please contact the department/school for more information.