The SIUC Graduate School Application resides in a secure, encrytped environment. The applicant is required to enter a User ID and Password to complete the application. This User ID and Password is used solely for the application. If you are using a public computer, click "no" if your browser asks if it should remember this login information.

Once the application has been submitted, the User ID and Password cannot be used to change any information on the application. You will be able to use the User ID and Password to view/print your submitted application and to check your admission status on-line. Submitted applications will be kept in the database for approximately 2 years.

Your User ID and Password will be used only to complete this application. Please choose a series of letters and numbers that you will remember.

• If you do not have time to complete the entire application, you may "save" it and come back to it at a later date. Each time you return, just click on the "login" button and enter your User ID and Password to return to your saved application.
• You can always Save an application without submitting it.
• We will keep the "saved" information for approximately 3 months.

• Before submitting your application, you must preview all data. When you are satisfied that the information is accurate and complete, you may then click the "submit application to SIUC" button.
• Once you have submitted an application you cannot make changes to it.
• Submit only when the application is complete.

If you have not yet submitted your application, you are still able to correct any mistakes. This applies only if you have used the "save" option.

Once you submit your application, you will not be able to resubmit it. If you've made any errors, please contact the department that you applied to and inform them of the discrepancy.

Depending on the type of error, you may want to submit another application. If you do this, just inform your department so they can discard the original application.

If you cannot access the on-line application due to browser incompatabilities, etc., you may request an application packet from your department. Please check your department's web site for details. A printable version can be downloaded from the web site, or you may request that one be mailed to you.

In order to access the application in .pdf format, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this file. Just print out the application, complete it by hand, and mail it and other requested materials to your department.

If you cannot see the "help boxes", you may have a pop up blocker installed on your computer. Generally, a pop up blocker can be overridden by clicking on the help button with Ctrl key pressed. If this doesn't work, you can disable the pop up blocker while completing the application.

If the problem persists, Please contact us at gradapp@siu.edu.

Once the Graduate School receives your application, we will notify the department to which you have applied.

All other required materials must be mailed directly to the department. Do not send any application material to the Graduate School.

Please check with your department to confirm what materials are required.

• A Non-refundable Application Fee
• Official transcripts from all colleges/universities you have attended
• Letters of Recommendation
• A Statement of Purpose
• A Graduate Test Score
• Internationals must also submit:
  • A Photocopy of the page in your passport which lists your name and date of birth.
  • A photocopy of your TOEFL Examinee score Report.

Once the department has received all of the application materials they require, a decision on your request for admission will be made. This may take several weeks. You will be notified by the department if/when you have been recommended for admission. At that point your official paperwork will be forwarded to the Graduate School for their final evaluation and approval. When the formal admission process has been completed there, you will receive a letter from the Assosciate Dean of the Graduate School, Dr. David Wilson, verifying your admission. Do not make any attempt to register until you receive this last letter.

You may track this process through our website - https://www.gradapp.siu.edu/admstatus

To access your Admission Status, enter your same User ID and Password on the first login page. You can then view the progression of your paperwork. Please check this web page regulary, since the information will change as we receive the various application materials.

Should you have any questions concerning the application process, please contact the department directly.

• Please print out a copy of the Basic Biographical Information stub and mail it to the department with your other application materials.
• Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended. You must request that transcripts be sent directly from the institution attended to the department you have applied to. The recording of one school's grades on the transcript of another college does not meet the requirement.
  • If you wish to be considered for a graduate fellowship, you must submit transcripts from ALL institutions where ANY coursework was taken.
  • If you have attended SIUC, please request that an official transcript be sent to the department. The Transcript Office may be reached at 618 453-2977. Please specify that the name of the person it should be sent to, as well as their department and mail code. You can find this information by clicking on "Departmental Contact Information" at http://www.gradapp.siu.edu/online/complete_listing.htm.
• Other materials required by the department. This may include:
  • A nonrefundable application fee ($45), if you have not submitted the fee by credit card.
  • Letters of recommendation
  • A Statement of Purpose
  • A graduate test score (GRE, MAT, GMAT) if required. If a graduate test score is required, please have an official score report sent directly to the department, but also include a photocopy of your score report with your application materials. SIUC's school code is 1726.

See the departmental home page for the specific requirements of this program.

• Please print out a copy of the Basic Biographical Information you have submitted online and mail it to the department with your other application materials.
• You MUST submit with your application materials a photocopy of the page in your passport which lists your name and date-of-birth. No action will be taken on your application until this is received. Please send this copy WITH the Basic Biographical Information Page.
  • If you are unable to obtain a passport until you have proof of admission, please submit a statement to this effect with your application materials. You will then be required to present your passport to the Admissions Office upon your arrival.
• You must have an official TOEFL score report sent directly to SIUC from ETS. SIUC's school code is 1726. You must also send a photocopy of your Examinee Score Report to the department with your application materials. If you have recently attended another U.S. institution, please send a photocopy of the Examinee Score Report for the TOEFL score you submitted for admission to that institution. For students applying from overseas, TOEFL scores must be no more than 24 months old from the test date to the month of admission to SIUC. For additional questions concerning the TOEFL requirement, you may contact gradschl@siu.edu.
• Official transcripts or certified photocopies of transcripts / marksheets and diplomas from all university level institutions attended:
  • For all work taken at U.S. institutions, you must request that the institution send an official transcript directly to the department you are applying to. You must ask that it be mailed to the department you have applied to, not just to SIUC.(Departmental Contact Information.)
  • Students from (China) - you must submit photocopies of all transcripts and diplomas for all degrees in Chinese that have an official red school seal or embossed school seal and Registrar's signature. Diplomas must state that you were "awarded" or "granted" a bachelor's (or higher) degree. Graduation certificates are not acceptable. English translations of transcripts and diplomas must also be submitted; they need not be certified. Grades must be listed numerically or in Chinese characters.
  • Students from (Taiwan) - Official transcripts must have the grades listed numerically. Letter grades are not acceptable.
  • Students from (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal) - you must submit copies of individual marksheets and diplomas as issued by the university you attended (not the college). Consolidated marksheets are not acceptable. Marksheets and diplomas must have an original certification from the university, if possible, or the college - Registrar's Office or Controller of Exams. Also acceptable are certifications from the U.S. Educational Foundation in India.
  • For most other countries, the Graduate School requires official documents in both English and the native language (Europe, South and Central America, Russia and the former Soviet republics, eastern Europe, French-speaking Africa and Canada). The Graduate School considers the document in the native language the official credential. It must have an official school seal and Registrar's signature. English translations are also required, but need not be certified.
  • For countries that issue official documents in English, native language documents are not required. These include (North Korea, South Korea, Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka), English-speaking Africa, and Arab countries.
  • Diplomas in the native language are required from (Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia)
  Educational documents from (Ireland and the United Kingdom) are issued in letter format and must provide the results of the applicant's final examination (that is, First Class, Second Class, etc.).
• Other materials required by the department. This may include:
  • A nonrefundable application fee ($45), if you have not submitted the fee by credit card.
  • Letters of recommendation
  • A Statement of Purpose
  • A graduate test score (GRE, MAT, GMAT) if required. If a graduate test score is required, please have an official score report sent directly to the department, but also include a photocopy of your score report with your application materials. SIUC's school code is 1726.
  See the departmental home page for the specific requirements of this program

SEVIS / Immigration requirements:

• You are allowed to arrive 30 days before the arrival date specified on your I-20 form.
• You must report to the International Students and Scholars Office (Northwest Annex Building) as soon as possible after your arrival on campus.
• You are required to register as a "full-time" student each fall and spring semester. As an international graduate student, 9 hours is considered fulltime (fall and spring semesters) if you do not have a graduate assistantship. If you have an assistantship, you must register for 6 hours of graduate credit coursework; this is considered full-time. You are not required to register in the summer semester unless you have traveled on a summer I-20 and it is your first semester, or you have an assistantship contract. You must then register for 3 credit hours.
• You must register for the required number of credits before the end of the second week of classes in the fall and spring semesters, and before the end of their first week of classes in the summer. You may not drop below the required number of hours without prior permission. Contact Dr. Ratna Sinha in the Graduate School, Woody Hall B114 for more information.
• You must report your local address to the Registration Office in Woody Hall B104 as soon as possible after your arrival and your securement of housing. You must also report any future address changes within 15 days of your move to a new location.
• You will be expected to complete all degree requirements by the date listed in #5 on your I-20: "The student is expected to ..complete studies no later than _____". The granting of extensions will be considered only for unusual circumstances beyond the student's control. Should you find yourself in this situation, contact Dr. Ratna Sinha in the Graduate School several months before your I-20 expires. If you remain enrolled after the end date on your I-20 and without an extension approved prior to that time, you will be considered "out of status" (illegal).
• If you have any further questions about these requirements, please contact Ms. Lu Lyons (llyons@siu.edu) in the Graduate School Admissions Office, Woody Hall B103, or Dr. Ratna Sinha, Associate Director of the Graduate School in Woody Hall B114 (rsinha@siu.edu).

• Once you have submitted your application, you may check your admission status on our website. Go to https://www.gradapp.siu.edu/admtatus
• To access your information, please enter your same User ID and Password that you used to submit the application.
• This web page will allow you to view the progression of your paperwork as it is received by the department and moves through the system. Please make note of any remarks or comments concerning your paperwork.
• You should check this web page regularly, since the information will change frequently. The final decision on your admission to SIUC will be reflected here.
• Should you have any questions concerning your admission status, please contact your department directly.