Web Page: http://www.umsl.edu/divisions/graduate
Admission and Application Procedure
The University of Missouri-St. Louis offers courses for graduate credit to qualified individuals to fulfill two kinds of student objectives: (1) completion of academic and professional degrees and certificates, and (2) continuing personal or professional development.
Students with a bachelor's degree or the equivalent from an accredited college or university may apply for admission to the Graduate School. Applications are reviewed by the graduate program in which students propose to do graduate study and by the Graduate School. Within limitations, students may be admitted to the Graduate School if their previous academic record and background suggest reasonable likelihood for success in their proposed programs. Students are admitted by the Dean of the Graduate School only upon recommendation of the graduate program involved.
Inquiries concerning admission and requests for application forms should be sent to the Office of Graduate Admissions. A list of admission requirements for the particular degree program is sent with each application form. Application forms for financial assistance are also sent on request. All of the above information and forms are available on the Web at http://www.umsl.edu/divisions/graduate.
Different departments have different application deadlines, the earliest being Clinical Psychology which has a January 1 deadline for the Fall semester. In general, completed applications should be filed with the Office of Graduate Admissions by July 1 for the Fall semester; December 1, for the winter semester; and May 1, for the Summer session. Applicants requesting financial aid should submit the application by March 15. Some graduate programs with heavy enrollments have earlier final acceptance dates for admission and financial assistance. The University of MissouriSt. Louis supports the Council of Graduate Schools Resolution Regarding Graduate Scholars, Fellows, Trainees, and Assistants". This "Resolution defines the obligations of students and institutions regarding acceptance of support offers after April 15. Inquiries concerning Graduate School admission should be made as early as possible.
All doctoral programs require the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test. It is also required for the M.A. in Economics, English, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology, the M.S. in Physics and Physiological Optics, and the M.F.A in Creative Writing.
Advanced GRE examinations in the subject area are required for the Ph.D. program in Chemistry, Physics, and Psychology and the M.S. in Physics programs. The Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) is required for applicants to the M.B.A., M.I.S. and M.Acc. and all graduate business certificate programs. Students who have not taken these examinations should do so at the earliest possible test date.
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Application Fee
Applicants for admission into the Graduate School for the Winter 1999 and subsequent sessions must remit an application fee of $25 for Permanent Residents of the United States, and $40 for Non-permanent Residents or international applicants. An application fee, in the form of a personal check, bank check, or money order payable in U.S. currency, to the University of Missouri-St. Louis, must be submitted with the application.
Admission of International Students
In addition to the general requirements for admission to the Graduate School, other special provisions apply to international students. Prospective students should contact the Office of International Student Services.
Phone: 314-516-5229 Fax: 314-516-5636
EMail: intelstu@umslvma.umsl.edu
Web page: http://www.umsl.edu/~intelstu
International students whose native language is not English must take the TOEFL examination, and score 500 or above, to gain admission to the Graduate School. Teaching assistantships will not be awarded to students whose TOEFL scores are below 570.
For information on applications and test dates for GRE, GMAT and TOEFL examinations please contact Education Testing Service at http://www.ets.org.
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Admission Categories
Any student who receives graduate credit fora course at the University of Missouri-St. Louis must have been admitted to the Graduate School under one of the categories specified for admission:
Regular
Restricted
Provisional
Non-matriculated Student
Non-degree
Education Certification
Inter-campus Exchange
Post-doctoral
Traveling Scholars and Inter-University Graduate
Exchange
Unclassified Students who wish to take courses to obtain a UM-St. Louis certificate or degree must apply for status as a matriculated graduate student.
Regular Students
Students may be admitted as Regular graduate students if the undergraduate GPA and major field GPA are both 2.75 or above on a 4 point scale. A graduate program may establish additional or more restrictive standards of admission for a particular program.
Restricted Students
Students with an undergraduate GPA of 2.5 to 2.75 may be admitted as Restricted graduate students if there is strong supporting evidence in other areas: test scores, work in major field, strongly supportive letters, sharp improvement in undergraduate work, previous successful graduate work, evidence of academic maturity following completion of the undergraduate degree, etc. The courses in which such a student enrolls will apply to a degree or certificate program. However, a student may acquire no more than 12 credit hours on Restricted status. Shift from Restricted to Regular status requires (a) a "B" average on courses taken on Restricted status, (b) a positive recommendation from the graduate program, and © approval from the Graduate School.
Students with GPA's below 2.5 will not normally be admitted to the Graduate School.
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Provisional Students
A Provisional student is one who seems qualified for admission to the Graduate School but who has not submitted all materials required for admission (official transcripts, test scores, etc.). The courses in which such a student enrolls will apply to a degree or certificate program. A student may enroll provisionally for one semester or summer term only. When all admission materials have been received, the graduate program will review the additional material before finally recommending Regular, or Restricted admission, or denial.
Because admission to doctorallevel studies is limited to people of demonstrably superior academic ability, the doctoral admission categories do not include Restricted status. Only two categories of admission to the doctoral level exist: Regular and Provisional.
Non-matriculated Students
Students who wish to take courses solely for personal or professional development should apply for status as nonmatriculated, nondegree graduate students. They must provide an official transcript showing completion of a baccalaureate or higher degree, with a GPA of 2.5 or greater, and they must generally meet the same requirements for admission as a matriculated student with Restricted status. They do not need to submit test scores or letters of recommendation. Change from nonmatriculant to matriculant requires the submission of a new graduate admission application, and it occurs only upon subsequent recommendation by the graduate program and approval by the Graduate School.
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Non-degree Students
Students may be admitted as nondegree students if they are visiting students, they do not intend to pursue a degree, they intend to enter a program not yet established, or they are participants of graduate workshops or institutes. They must be accepted by the appropriate graduate program or a department without an established graduate program.
A non-degree student must maintain at least a 3.00 G.P.A. A nondegree student wishing to take more than nine credit hours may be allowed to do so, contingent upon departmental recommendation. However, course work completed by a nondegree student is not regarded as completed within a degree program. If such work is later to be transferred into a program, it must be approved by the department and may not exceed nine credit hours. It may not be counted as part of the residence requirement for a degree.
Education Certification Students
Education Certification Students are students who are taking courses for state Department of Education certification. They do not need specific departmental approval to take more than 9 credit hours. All other conditions regarding admission and registration that apply to NonDegree Students apply to Education Certification Students.
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Intercampus Exchange Students
Students who have been admitted to an accredited graduate school and who wish to take courses at UMSt. Louis for later transfer to the degreegranting university are Intercampus Exchange Students. Such students should apply for admission as nonmatriculated students.
Post-doctoral Students
Individuals with doctoral degrees wishing to pursue special studies at the University of MissouriSt. Louis may be appointed postdoctoral research fellows by the Dean of the Graduate School on the recommendation of the appropriate University division.
Traveling Scholars and Inter-University Graduate Exchange Students
There are two categories of students who may take graduate courses at UM-St. Louis without applying for admission to UMSt. Louis. Traveling Scholars are graduate students at one of the other UM campuses. Traveling Scholars register on their own UM campus to take courses at UM-St. Louis, using a special form to register for each course, and they report to the UM-St. Louis campus when classes begin. InterUniversity Graduate Exchange Students are Washington University or St. Louis University students who enroll by special arrangement through the Registrar on the home campus for courses not offered on their own campus. Students are usually restricted to one exchange program course during their academic program.
Unclassified Students
Students who are not qualified for admission to the Graduate School may request admission to UM-St. Louis as Unclassified Students. Students so admitted are not admitted to the Graduate School, do not take 400level courses, and do not receive graduate credit. Credits earned by an Unclassified Student cannot later become graduate credits should the student subsequently be admitted to the Graduate School.
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