Graduate Admissions

Central Connecticut State University welcomes advanced level applicants from a broad range of abilities, interests and backgrounds to Graduate Studies. Students are admitted to either full-time study (9 hours or more) or part-time study (8 hours or less). Applications are accepted for both the fall and spring semesters. In addition, some programs also offer summer matriculation for students. International applicants should also be aware of their additional requirements for admission (click here to see). 

First, to help us serve you better, please tell us more about yourself and your interest in graduate studies by using the Request Information button.

 

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Application Checklist

Step 1: Submit the Application Form

Complete your graduate admissions application online. Errors, omissions, or missing transcripts will delay the processing of your file.
Submit the $50.00 application fee with your online application (This fee is non-refundable).
Click here to submit the Graduate Application Form

Step 2: Submit your Official Transcripts

Contact all previous institutions you've attended and request that an official transcript be sent directly to the CCSU Graduate Recruitment and Admissions Office. This includes transcripts for courses taken and transferred to another institution.
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Contact all previous institutions you've attended and request that an official transcript be sent directly to the CCSU Graduate Recruitment and Admissions Office. This includes transcripts for courses taken and transferred to another institution. An official transcript: (a) comes directly from the issuing institution via postal mail or is received from the applicant in an envelope sealed by the issuing institution, or is an electronic transcript sent directly from the issuing institution through a trusted third party vendor that requires authentication and is sent to graduateadmissions@ccsu.edu; (b) bears the institutional seal; and (c) bears the official signature of the Registrar (or Recorder of Records).  Note: original study abroad transcripts may also be needed and requested. Applicants who hold a Master's degree from a regionally accredited university with a 3.00 or higher GPA on a four-point scale (where A = 4.00) are required to request that official transcripts be sent from the institution where the undergraduate degree was obtained and from where the Master's degree was obtained. Official transcripts must also be sent from each institution where any other graduate level courses were taken. (Please note that applicants to the MAT program and to Post Baccalaureate programs are required to submit all undergraduate transcripts as well). The Graduate Recruitment and Admissions office will maintain the right to request other official transcripts to review courses that are essential to the applicant's program of study. (Failure to identify on the application form all institutions attended, or to have transcripts sent from each of them, may be considered sufficient reason for non-admission or for subsequent dismissal from the graduate program.)

Step 3: Check for Program Specific Admissions Requirements

Some programs have specific admissions requirements that may need to be submitted with your application. 
Click here for a list of programs with additional admissions requirements

Step 4: Copy of Green Card, VISA, or Passport  (Not applicable to U.S. Citizens)

Green Card holders are to send a photocopy of the front and back of the green card or proof of eligible non-citizenship to the graduate recruitment and admissions office. International applicants with a current VISA or Passport are to send a copy to the graduate recruitment and admissions office. International applicants should also be aware of their additional requirements for admission.
Click here for additional admissions requirements for international applicants