How to Apply to Grad School

The Documents You'll Need for Your Application

• Official transcripts from every college or university you’ve attended, even if you didn’t earn a degree there.
• Goal statement that describes your career and academic goals.
• Letters of recommendation, which you can request through your admissions profile.

Your degree of choice may have some program-specific requirements to familiarize yourself with. For students outside the U.S., our international student requirements become a must-read.

The coordinator for your program will review your application once we’ve received all your documents. You can log on to your admissions profile at any time to check the status of your application. Once we make an admissions decision, you’ll also hear from us by email and mail.

All materials submitted in support of your application become property of IUP. The university scans documents into an electronic application file and destroys the paper copy shortly after. We are unable to return any original or official documents to students.

Notice of Availability — Annual Security and Fire Safety Report: IUP is committed to assisting all members of the community in providing their own safety and security. The Annual Security and Fire Safety Report contains three years of campus crime and fire statistics, certain campus security and fire policy statements, as well as statistics for public areas immediately adjacent to campus as required by the Jeanne Clery Act. Hard copies of the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report for all of the IUP campuses are available at the University Police office located at 850 Maple St., Indiana, PA 15705 during regular business hours. An online copy is available on IUP’s Police website.