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Graduate Admission

                              Requirements        Application       &        Deadlines

                 

Graduate Admission Requirements

Degree seeking and non-degree seeking applicants must have a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum cumulative grade point average ( GPA ) of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale.

  Each master's program requires certain minimum scores on a specific entrance exam ( GRE or PRAXIS).

  Each master's program requires educational and professional letters of recommendation.

  Some master's programs require an essay.

The specific requirements are listed for admission to each master's program on the Application Checklist and in our Graduate Catalog on our web page.

Each document submitted for Admission remains the property of Christopher Newport University.

The Graduate Program Coordinator for each master's program welcomes your questions concerning admission to their specific program.

Applicants for the Teaching Licensure Only Program should consult with the Office of Teacher of Preparation regarding admission requirements.

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Information and Application for Admission to the   5 Year Graduate Study Programs

  Please visit the Graduate Program Coordinator for the program of interest to you or the Office of Graduate Studies

  to obtain the printed application.  The application is not available on this page or the web.

                Requirements differ and are found at the  5 Year Baccalaureate to Master's Programs page.

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Information for International Students who wish to apply is available in the section highlighted below in yellow.

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Thank you for selecting CNU as your graduate school of choice. 

  Please submit the following to begin the application process:

Form Submission Method
Graduate Application
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Submit online.

If Virginia is listed as the state in your permanent address, this form will proceed automatically to the Application for Virginia

In-State Tuition Rates.

Application for Virginia In-State Tuition Rates

Submit online.

Only needed if you want to qualify for in-state tuition rates.

Application Fee (pdf) Print and mail to Graduate Admissions  Mc Murran Annex 101C

Recommendation - 3 required (pdf)

for     All  Degree Seeking      &  

MAT Licensure Only applicants

Print and mail to academic or employer references.
Transcript Request (pdf) Print and mail to previous college(s).

Application Processing

Once you submit your application, a file is begun in your name to gather all the required documents for the admission selection committee.     

Your application package will be reviewed only when complete.

Please use the  Application Checklist (pdf)  to verify that you have submitted all required materials.

After the application package is complete (with all required documents), the Office of Graduate Studies reviews and delivers it to the appropriate Graduate Program Coordinator who meets with graduate faculty members in his/her department to make the admission decision.

*****To determine if your application materials have been received or to check the status of your application

       packet, please contact     gradques@cnu.edu  

       Please allow 3 weeks for the admission decision and processing

       You will receive the decision by mail.

We encourage you to submit your application and documents well in advance of the deadlines listed below.

 

Mailing Address:

Graduate Admissions

Mc Murran Hall   Room 101 C
Christopher Newport University
1 University Place
Newport News, VA 23606-2998

Application Deadlines

for Degree-Seeking and Non-Degree Seeking Students

Fall Admission

Aug 15   for    APCS    &   ENVS

                        Applicants Only

 

 

Spring Admission

The MAT Program only admits applicants in Spring and Summer

 

November 1 for APCS  &   ENVS

                              Applicants  

 

October 15   for MAT*  Applicants

Now accepting applicants for        Spring 2010                                

* All supporting documents must

   be received by October 15 for

   MAT applicants to be

   considered for graduate

   admission.

  

  

Summer Admission

March 15 for  APCSENVS                     & MAT*   Applicants

                         

* All supporting documents must be

   received by March 15 for MAT

   applicants to be considered for

   graduate admission.

 Summer 2009 Admission is Closed

The March 15 deadline has passed.

               

1-800-333-4CNU
(757) 594-7297
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Graduate Application for International Students >>>
   To obtain the additional documentation you will need, please visit the International Student information page.

   An application fee form  and 3 letters of recommendation also are required

Deadlines for Applications and all supporting documents/materials for International Students are:        

       April 1 for   Fall  Semester,       October 1 for   Spring  Semester     and      March 1 for   Summer  Sessions.

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