Agenda• Welcome• Essentialelementsofthegraduateapplication• Overviewofonlineapplicationprocess• Thepersonalstatement• Lettersofrecommendation• Fundingopportunities• Questions?

WHYGRADSCHOOLATWSU?

Premierresearchandcommunityengagementexperience• Amongthenation’stoppublicuniversitiesforresearch

expenditures,withmorethan$218millionspentannually.

• AwardedtheCarnegieFoundation’stopclassificationsinresearchandcommunityengagement.

WHYGRADSCHOOLATWSU?TrainingandProfessionalDevelopmentopportunities• Graduate and Postdoctoral ProfessionalDevelopment(GPPD)

Seminars:http://wayne.edu/gradschool/professional-development/

• Broadening Experiences inScientific Training(BEST):http://wayne.edu/gradschool/best/

• Other programsatWSU.Forexample:http://clas.wayne.edu/English/2016/08/11/Wayne-State-receives-NEH-grant-to-transform-graduate-education-in-the-humanities/News/14707

SchoolsandCollegesatWSU• MikeIlitch SchoolofBusiness• CollegeofEducation• CollegeofEngineering• CollegeofFine,Performing&CommunicationArts• GraduateSchool• IrvinD.ReidHonorsCollege• SchoolofLibraryandInformationScience• CollegeofLiberalArtsandSciences• LawSchool• SchoolofMedicine• CollegeofNursing• EugeneApplebaum CollegeofPharmacyandHealthSciences• SchoolofSocialWork

GraduateStudentPerspective

• Safelearningenvironmentwithrichresearchandacademicresourcesforstudents.

• Diversestudentbodythatenricheslearningandenhancesrelationships.

• Detroitisanexcitingcity.• Historiclandmarks,museums,arts,sports,andentertainmentvenues.

GraduateSchoolAdmissionsRequirements

• Bachelor’sdegree• MinimumundergraduateGPA• Officialtestscores• Officialtranscripts• Additionalmaterialsandapplicationdeadlinesvarybyprogram

GraduateSchoolAdmissionsRequirements

Bachelor’sDegree• Youmusthaveabachelor’sdegreefromaregionally

accreditedinstitutionintheUnitedStatesoracomparabledegreefromanofficiallyrecognizedinstitutionoutsidetheUnitedStatestoapplyforgraduateadmission.

MinimumGPA• Master’sapplicant

– MinimumundergraduateGPAof2.75oritsequivalentinupperdivisioncoursework.

• Doctoralapplicant– MinimumundergraduateGPAof3.0oritsequivalentinupperdivision

coursework.

GraduateSchoolAdmissionsRequirements

Officialtranscript(s)Acompleteacademicrecordincludescredentialsthatindicateallcoursesofstudycompletedanddegreesorcertificatesearnedatthecollegiatelevel.

• Internationalapplicants– MustsubmitaWESevaluation:http://www.wes.org/– Unofficial transcriptsmaybesubmittedfortheOfficeofGraduateAdmissions

tomakeapreliminarydecisiononyourapplication.Inthiscase,temporaryadmissionmaybegrantedpendingreceiptofyourofficialevaluationfromWES.

GraduateSchoolAdmissionsRequirements

StandardizedTestScores• Somegraduateprogramsmayrequireyoutosubmitstandardized

testscores(e.g., GraduateRecordExamination [GRE];GraduateManagementAdmissionTest [GMAT]).Consultyourprogramofinterest.

• Internationalapplicants– TOEFL:79internet-based(IBTT)OR550paper-based(PBTT)– MELAB85– IELTS6.5(overallband)

SomeacademicprogramsmayhaveGPAand/orEnglishproficiencystandardshigherthantheuniversity’sminimumrequirements.Academicprogramsmayalsorequiresupplementaryadmissionmaterialsbeforeanapplicationisconsideredcomplete.Contactyourprogramofinterestforspecificrequirements.

ApplyingtoGraduateSchoolatWSU• Gotogradapply.wayne.edutocompletetheonlineapplication

ApplyingtoGraduateSchoolatWSU

ApplyingtoGraduateSchoolatWSU

ApplyingtoGraduateSchoolatWSU

• YourApplicationStatuspage

ApplyingtoGraduateSchoolatWSU• Keeptrackofadditionalitemsneededtocompleteyour

application

ApplyingtoGraduateSchoolatWSU

• Hereiswhereyouwillseeinformationontheadmissionsdecisionforyourapplicationaswellasnextstepsonceyouareadmitted.

ThePersonalStatement

• What’sthepurposeofthisdocument?– Highlightyourknowledgeandskills– Displayyourpromiseforpersistenceandsuccessingraduatestudies

– Provideevidencetocounteranyperceivedweaknessesinyourportfolio(e.g.,lowerthanexpectedtestscores,gapsinyourstudies)

TipsforthePersonalStatement• Brieflyintroduceyourselfandwhyyouaremotivatedtopursuethisareaofstudy.

• Summarizeyourresearchandscholarlypursuits,highlightingskillsorexperiences.

• Contextualizeyouraccomplishments:– Identifywhenyouhaveseizedopportunitiesand/orovercomechallenges.

– Explainexperiencesthatgiveyouauniqueperspectivetocontributetothediscipline.

• ExplainwhyyouwanttostudyatWSU.

LettersofRecommendation

• Choosetheseletterscarefully.• Ifyouareapplyingtoaresearchprogram,besuretoincluderesearchersamongyourletterwriters.

• Besuretheletterwriterknowsyouandyourinterests.

• Becourteoustoyourletterwritersandgivethemenoughtimetowriteagoodletter.

Funding• Master’sScholarships– Thefollowingpayupto4creditsofthein-stateGraduateSchooltuitionrate:• RecruitmentScholarship(departmentsnominate)• RetentionScholarship(studentsapplydirectly)• CompletionScholarship(studentsapplydirectly)• AGRADEScholarship(studentsapplydirectly)

• DoctoralandMaster’s– GraduateProfessionalScholarship:10creditseachinFallandWinteratthein-stateGraduateSchoolrate(studentsapplydirectly).

Funding

• DoctoralFellowships–MunichFellowship(studentsapplydirectly)– RumbleFellowship(studentsapplytoprogram)

– Dean’sDiversityFellowship(nominatedbyprogram)

– King-Chavez-ParksFutureFacultyFellowship(studentsapplydirectlytotheGraduateSchool)

– SummerDissertationFellowship(studentsapplydirectly)

CONTACTUSTheGraduateSchool5057WoodwardAveSixthFloorDetroit,MI48202

OfficeofGraduateAdmissions:gradadmissions@wayne.eduMaster’sOffice:Arthur.Michalski@wayne.eduPh.D.Office:Karen.Schramm@wayne.edu

Fundingpage:http://wayne.edu/gradschool/funding/

Questions?

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