2022-2023
ADMISSION TO GRADUATE STUDIES
ADMISSION TO GRADUATE STUDIES Office of Graduate Admission Trible Library 243 (757) 594-8585 gradstudy@cnu.edu ADMISSION TO GRADUATE STUDIES There are two ways to apply for admission to graduate studies. If you are in your senior year or have earned a bachelor’s degree at an institutionally accredited institution with a 3.0 grade point average, apply to our Traditional Master’s program. If you are a CNU junior (65 hours completed) apply to our Bachelor’s to Master’s Five-year program, which allows qualifying CNU undergraduates to begin taking graduate classes in the senior year, complete their bachelor’s degree and stay to earn their Master’s degree. The decision to admit an applicant to graduate studies at Christopher Newport University is determined by the graduate faculty members in the appropriate academic department(s). Graduate Admission collects the application materials and submits the complete application packet with all required documentation to the appropriate Graduate Program Director (GPD). The decision is made by the GPD and the graduate faculty members in his/her department and returned to Graduate Admission. An admission decision letter is sent to the applicant. Applicants must read the information regarding the master’s degree program to which they are applying for specific admission and academic requirements. MS students may be admitted to the University for full or part-time study beginning the fall or spring semesters or any summer term. MAT students may be admitted to the University for full or part-time study beginning Summer Term I or the spring semester (traditional applicants only). MFinA students are admitted in the Fall semester only. Applicants are encouraged to apply and submit all documents well in advance of the admission deadline corresponding to the semester/term in which they plan to enroll. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Application and Fees Applicants must electronically submit a completed Graduate Application, the Application for Virginia In-State Tuition Rates (if the applicants wants to be considered for in-state tuition) and the appropriate non-refundable application fee, if required. The Graduate Application is online and available on the Graduate Studies website at: cnu.edu/ admission/graduate. College Records Applicants must submit an official transcript of their baccalaureate degree from an institutionally accredited college or university. The transcript must indicate the date of the applicant’s graduation, the degree received, and a complete list of courses taken with grades received. Official transcripts of all graduate work taken at other institutions must be submitted, also.
Grade Point Average Degree-seeking and non-degree applicants must have a baccalaureate degree from an institutionally accredited college or university. A minimum grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale is required for degree-seeking applicants to APCS, MAT, and MFinA programs. For ENVS applicants the GPA is taken into consideration during the selection process, but a 3.0 GPA is not a requirement for initiating an application. MAT students applying to the Initial Licensure program apply in a non-degree status and must have a baccalaureate degree from an institutionally accredited college or university with a minimum GPA of 2.80 on a 4.00 scale. Educational and Professional References Degree-seeking applicants to the traditional program to the MS or MAT program must provide three recommendation forms completed by persons (e.g., professors) qualified to judge the applicant’s potential to complete the graduate program successfully. The MFinA and Bachelor's to Master's MS and MAT Five Year Programs require two recommendation forms. The recommendation forms are part of the electronic application. If a recommendation form has to be submitted in paper form, it must include the evaluation of dispositions or abilities and be received by CNU Graduate Admission in a sealed envelope with the recommender’s signature written across the envelope flap. Reference letters without the evaluation of dispositions or abilities are not adequate. Entrance Examinations Examination scores are used as one of several indicators of the applicant’s ability to succeed in graduate studies. The Graduate Record Examination, Praxis Core, VCLA, and PRAXIS II are offered on an individually scheduled basis through the Prometric Testing Center: www.prometric. com. Refer to the master’s degree program section in this catalog for the specific examination requirements. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION MATERIALS All application materials are to be submitted electronically, unless stated otherwise to: CNU Graduate Admission; 1 Avenue of the Arts; Trible Library 243; Newport News, VA 23606-3072 • To determine the status of your application package, email gradadmit@cnu.edu. • Applications cannot be processed until the nonrefundable application fee and all documents have been received. 13
