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Applying for Graduate Programs

• Ph.D Programs
• Psy.D. Program

Masters and Certification Progams:

Students seeking admission to a master's degree, certificate or certification program must apply for admission through the Graduate Admissions Office (Note: Applications to the Physician Assistant Program must be made through CASPA). All applicants must submit the following information:

1. The master's degree application form properly completed, including the application fee payment.
2. Official transcripts of all previous academic work mailed directly to the Graduate Admissions Office from previous institutions attended.
3. Two reference forms from persons familiar with the student's educational background and work: for School of Social Work Applicants, for applicants of all other programs.
4. Specific departmental requirements as listed in the department's description of the course of study for which application is being submitted.

Applicants for the Human Development doctoral program (application deadline-January 30th) and the Clinical Psychology doctoral program (application deadline-January 15th) must use the materials specific to those programs.

When all required materials have been received at the Graduate Admissions Office, they will be forwarded to the applicant's department of specialization for review. Applicants should expect a review process which may take up to 60 days from final application submission. After the departmental review and assessment of the application is completed, the applicant will be informed in writing by the Graduate Admissions Office of the specific action taken concerning the request for admission to the graduate program. The various graduate student statuses are defined in the Graduate Catalog. Late applicants who cannot or do not submit complete credentials within their applications for departmental review may take classes only under the personal enrichment or admission-in-process category. Such students are limited in the numbers of credit hours for which they may enroll.

Graduate courses are offered in the fall, spring and summer sessions. Applicants to any course of study other than the doctoral program may be admitted in any of these sessions, but must check with their appropriate chairpersons to be advised properly concerning when beginning courses will be available and the consequences of being admitted in a particular semester other than the fall semester.

International Students

Marywood University is authorized under federal law to enroll nonimmigrant alien students. A scholarship record of all secondary, college and university work previously completed will be required to secure admission to any field of study. Graduate students are admitted with the understanding that their work is subject to review and re-evaluation upon arrival. In some cases, additional undergraduate work will be required before acceptance as a regular matriculating graduate student.

The student should complete the application for admission, including references and official transcripts, and return them, with the application fee, to the Dean of the appropriate College at least eight months in advance of the beginning of the term of anticipated enrollment to allow time for correspondence and the evaluation of the application. Notarized translations should accompany original documents which are in a language other than English.

After acceptance into Marywood, the student will receive forms for indicating means for payment of tuition and fees. These forms must be returned to Marywood with the indicated deposit. Upon receipt at Marywood, a U.S. Immigration I-20 form will be forwarded to the applicant.

The special needs of international students are addressed by the International Student Advisor in the Office of International Programs. New international students should contact this office upon admission and again immediately upon arrival in Scranton. All international students should feel free to consult this office at any time concerning special problems.

The Registrar is the designated official relating to U.S. Immigration affairs. The Office of the Registrar is in the Liberal Arts Center.
International students should be aware of the following:

1. Applications from students who live outside the United States should be received eight months before the semester of desired first enrollment.
2. Admission to graduate standing does not imply that any financial assistance will be given. Admission means only that the student may take graduate courses. Accordingly, to be admitted, a student must be able to prove financial support availability.
3. To be informed about the student's competence in reading and writing English, the University requires that the student be tested on mastery of the English language by performing satisfactorily on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (administered by the Educational Testing Service of Princeton, New Jersey). Normally TOEFL scores of under 550 will not be accepted.
4. Students are required to carry health insurance.

Transfer of Credit

At least two-thirds of the degree requirements must be met at Marywood. Departments or individual programs may require more hours taken at Marywood and may limit transfer credits to fewer than the University limit. Specific credits and numbers of credits accepted for transfer must be approved in writing by the Department Chairperson in the degree program or graduate certification program to which a student has been fully admitted.

All credits accepted for transfer must have been taken at the graduate level. Bi-level courses are generally unacceptable and must be specifically justified in the student's departmental records. All credits transferred must be equivalent to a "B" grade or better. If a course has been taken on a pass-fail basis there must be a written statement attached to the requested transfer credit that states it is the institutional policy to grant credit only for grades of "B" or better in graduate course work. Transfer credits must parallel or integrate well, both in terms of content and quality, with current standards in the University. Acceptable transfer credits must have been from a regionally accredited institution and ordinarily not earned more than five calendar years from the date of provisional or regular admission.

An applicant desiring to earn credit at Marywood for transfer to another institution should have an official statement of good standing in the home institution submitted to:

Dean
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Health and Human Services, Insalaco College of Creative Arts and Management, or Reap College of Education and Human Development
Marywood University
Scranton, Pennsylvania, 18509-1598

Marywood students desiring to register for credits at another institution to be transferred to Marywood to fulfill specific requirements of a certificate or degree program must receive prior approval of the appropriate Department Chairperson and obtain his or her signature on the Authorization for Transfer of Credit form.