Admissions

Who gets in?

Because our MS program maintains a close student-faculty interaction, we accept only 30 full-time and 30 summers-only students per year.

Here’s who we accepted in 2011:

Full-time	Summers-only
26% of applicants	66% of applicants
GPA greater than 3.0	GPA greater than 3.0
GRE verbal percentile higher than 60	GRE verbal percentile higher than 41
GRE quantitative percentile higher than 52	GRE quantitative percentile higher than 28
GRE writing percentile higher than 45	GRE writing percentile higher than 45

The admissions committee constructs a profile of each applicant’s potential that is not dependent upon any single criterion.

Application process

Ready to apply? Here’s what you need:

Two applications are required 

You are required to submit two separate applications—one through the CSD Centralized Application Service (CSDCAS) and the other through the NAU Graduate College.  Follow all of the steps below to ensure that you complete all of your application requirements.

Requirements for each application 

CSDCAS 

• A personal essay explaining your reasons for applying  
• Official transcripts from all colleges and universities you’ve attended
• 3 letters of recommendation 

NAU Graduate College 

• GRE test results (within the last 5 years)  
• Official transcripts from all colleges and universities you’ve attended 

Application dates 

September 7, 2011 

• Application for CSDCAS and NAU Graduate College opens.

By November 15, 2011 

• Take the GRE by this date to ensure that your scores arrive at the NAU Graduate College on time.  It takes 4-6 weeks for GRE scores to reach NAU.  Scores must be within the last five years.
• Notify your academic and professional references to expect an e-mail from CSDCAS.  CSDCAS will begin e-mailing your references after this date.
• Request that each college and university you attended send two sets of official transcripts—one to the NAU Graduate College and one to CSDCAS.

By January 15, 2012 

• Deadline to E-Submit applications for admission through CSDCAS and NAU Graduate College. This includes official transcripts, letters of recommendation, personal essay, and GRE scores. Deadline is precisely at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard time!

By March 31, 2012 

• Acceptance offers are emailed to students.

Full-Time and Full-Time Leveler Tracks begin in the Fall session (August) and the Summers-Only Track begins in the Summer session (June).