Application Procedure


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Requirements

The School of Graduate Studies requirements* for admission to a graduate degree program are as follows:

  • A bachelor's degree or, for most doctoral programs, a master's degree that will be completed before you matriculate in the degree program
  • a 3.0 or higher grade point average on your last 60 semester or 90 quarter credits
  • a score or scores at or above the 40th percentile on the appropriate admissions test
  • and satisfactory letters of recommendation

*Departments may have additional requirements.

Your application will be complete and ready for review when the School of Graduate Studies has received the following:

  • A completed application form accompanied by the $55 application fee for both International and Domestic Students
  • An official transcript must be ordered from each previously attended college and/or university (except USU) and must be sent directly from each institution to the USU School of Graduate Studies. Transcripts must be submitted for all courses above the high-school level and all prior degrees. Transcripts accumulated on one record are not acceptable. Transcripts submitted as application credentials become the property of the School of Graduate Studies and will not be copied for or returned to the applicant. A bachelor's degree from an accredited college, with a minimum 3.0 GPA for the last 90 quarter or 60 semester credits earned, is required.
  • Scores on the appropriate admissions test sent directly to the School of Graduate Studies by the testing agency. Most departments require Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores; the General Management Test (GMAT) or the Miller Analogy Test is acceptable for some master's degree programs. Check the brief program listings.
  • Three letters of recommendation are required; each must address the applicant's potential for success in the proposed graduate degree program. If you have been enrolled in school during the last five years, at least two of the letters must come from persons who are familiar with you, and can make an authoritative assessment of, your recent academic progress and success.
    Note: Recommender names and e-mail addresses are required on the online application.
    Once you have completed the online application with the fee paid, the School of Graduate Studies will notify your recommenders to send their letters electronically
  • An admission test is required of all applicants, with a score at or above the 40th percentile the minimum acceptable. Most applicants must take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test (minimum of 40th percentile on the verbal test and on the quantitative test). Some departments will accept the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) for master's degree applications. Applicants to the MBA program, the MS in Business Information Systems, and in a Master of Accounting programs are required to take the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT). Registration forms for the GRE and the GMAT are available at the School of Graduate Studies, call USU Testing Services at (435) 797-1004, or go to http://www.ets.org. Applicants should request that their scores be sent directly to Utah State University School of Graduate Studies. The scores must be received before an application is considered complete. The institutional code that we were assigned by the Educational Testing Services is 4857.

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International applicants

If you are an international applicant who has not obtained a university degree in an English-speaking country, you should take either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and have the score sent directly to the School of Graduate Studies by the testing service. A TOEFL score of 213 or higher on the compter-based TOEFL (or 79 on the internet-based TOEFL) or 6.0 on the IELTS is required by the School of Graduate Studies; departments may require a higher score. If you lack a TOEFL/IELTS score or have a score below 213 or 79 (on the computer-based or internet-based TOEFL, respectively) or 6.0 (IELTS), you must take the English Proficiency Test administered by USU's Intensive English Language Institute (IELI) the first day of each semester. The test will be evaluated to determine if you should be cleared for graduate study or be required to take IELI coursework to further develop your English proficiency.

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FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN INTENSIVE ENGLISH...

If you are interested in an excellent Intensive English program as preparation for graduate school or simply to improve your English capabilities, USU's Intensive English Language Institute would be an excellent choice. For further information, contact:

Intensive Language Institute
Phone: (435) 797-2081
http://www.usu.edu/ieli/

 


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