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The Academic Catalog
+The academic catalog is your source for specific requirements for the program to which you are applying. Please be sure to check the catalog for details.
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Complete an Application
+For your convenience, you can complete an application online for the majority of our programs, including master's degree and specialist programs. Be sure to check for any variances in the application process for the program you are interested in. Applicants applying to the following programs must complete a separate application process and may have a different application fee.
Communication Disorders
Health Administration
Nursing
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Submit the Application
+Master's degree applicants submit your application with the $50 application fee to avoid any processing delays.
Applicants applying to the following programs must complete a separate application process and may have a different application fee.
Communication Disorders
Health Administration
Nursing
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Submit Supplemental Materials
+The programs listed below require the submission of supplemental materials. The academic catalog should also be consulted for your program of interest.
If you are applying to one of the following programs, please follow the admission procedures included in the program’s supplemental admission materials. Please follow the instructions/guidelines outlined for your program of interest.
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Communications and Training
- Communication Disorders
- Counseling
- Criminal Justice
- Early Childhood Education
- Education
- Educational Administration
- Health Administration
- MFA in Independent Film and Digital Imaging
- Management Information Systems
- Multicategorical Special Education
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
- Political and Justice Studies
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Reading
- School Psychology-Education Specialist Degree
- Social Work
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Submit Official Transcripts
+Online
Submit electronic official transcripts to: apotranscripts@govst.eduBy Mail
Send hard copies of official transcriptions to:Governors State University - Admission Processing
1 University Parkway
University Park, IL 60484Important: Transcripts must be sent directly from your previous school to GSU. If electronic transcripts are sent to you in error, return them to your previous school and request that they be sent directly to GSU. If your previous school sends you a paper version of your transcript, forward it to GSU unopened, in the sealed envelope that it came in.
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Evaluation & Processing
+Please allow two to four weeks for evaluation and processing after the application, transcript(s) and supplemental materials have been received. Some programs have application deadlines. All application materials must be in by the deadline or your application will not be reviewed. If your program has an application deadline, the evaluation process may take longer than two weeks. You will be notified once a decision has been made.
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Additional Requirements
+Be sure to include:
- GRE/GMAT and other test scores (when applicable)
- Credentials Evaluation (If you have completed course work outside of the USA, a course by cours credential evaluation, by a NACES member will be required).
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Letter of Admission Decision
+After your application has been processed, you will receive a letter from the Office of Admission with your admission decision.