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I have been admitted. How do I submit my final academic documents?

Category: Application FAQs

When you receive your admission notification from the Office of Graduate Education, please use the instructions below to submit your official documents:How to Send Documents:1. We can accept electroni...

What is the difference between a Fellowship and a Scholarship?

Category: Fellowships, Funding & Paying for Grad School

Fellowship funding is usually awarded for doctoral research based on the various specialized areas. It is merit-based, but generally not need-based. Fellowship funding is generally discretionary for s...

How do I provide notarized copies of documents to Graduate Admissions?

Category: Application FAQs

This should only be used for international documents where you have one official copy and cannot obtain an additional copy from the Institution. Transcripts from colleges/universities located in the U...

When are admissions decisions made?

Category: Applicant/New Student FAQs

Each graduate program has a different application deadline so application decision dates vary.  Your admissions process can be tracked via your Application Status Portal.  Once a decision has been mad...

What application materials are required for my application?

Category: Application FAQs

Click here for a complete list of required application materials.

Why can't I find the application I started?

Category: Application FAQs

As part of our retention policy, we complete a monthly check on all unsubmitted applications.  If an unsubmitted application record was last updated more than 6 months prior to the date of the check, ...

What is the cost of attendance?

Category: I-20/Cost of Attendance

For detailed information about current tuition costs, fees, and deadlines to submit payments, visit the Bursar's website.

Does the financial sponsor letter have to be stamped and attested to or can it simply be signed by the sponsor?

Category: I-20/Cost of Attendance

The sponsor letter does not need to be attested or stamped, it just needs to be signed by the person whose name is on the bank account.More detailed information regarding financial document requiremen...

Do I need to submit my financial documents with my application or can I wait until I know if I have been admitted?

Category: I-20/Cost of Attendance

Do not submit financial documents prior to being accepted. Generally these documents are only good for six months.If admitted, documentation of financial support will be requested by the Office of Int...

How do I submit my program's annual supplemental changes to the application?

Category: Faculty/Staff FAQs

Each spring Graduate Education will reach out to the programs and request they review the supplemental questions on their application.  Graduate Education will also make available spreadsheets for eac...

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