James Madison University

Prospective Students

Prospective Student Checklist

View Degree Programs offered at The Graduate School at James Madison University. To view program contact information and requirements, click on the name of the program.
For more detailed information, by program, please view the Catalog.

Check Tuition and Fees.
Review the Admissions Process.
If you are an international student, please visit the International Page to see additional requirements.

If you have any questions about the admissions process before you apply, help is available at (540) 568-6131. Contact the program directly regarding pre-requisites and specific questions about courses.

Complete application.

If you experience difficulty with the online application form, you may click on the HELP LINK at the bottom of any page of the application. If you receive no response after 24 hours, please call 503-973-5213 from 7AM-6PM Pacific Standard Time Monday through Friday.

Send official transcripts to The Graduate School. The preferred method is an electronic copy sent via eSCRIP-SAFE^®. Click here to view a list of participating institutions.

If an electronic copy is not an option, unopened paper copies can be sent to:

                                                   James Madison University
                                                   The Graduate School
                                                   MSC 6702
                                                   Harrisonburg, VA 22807

Transcripts can be sent prior to submitting an application.

JMU students do not need to send transcripts unless prior to 1996.

If applicable, send GRE/GMAT/TOEFL scores to code 5392. Test scores can also be sent prior to submitting an application.

When The Graduate School has received your application, all transcripts and test scores, these items are forwarded to the major department for review and decision.

Departments have up to 90 days to review an application and notify The Graduate School. You will be notified of your acceptance or rejection by letter from The Graduate School.

If you need to check if applications, transcripts and test scores are received, please email The Graduate School at grad@jmu.edu.

Letters of recommendation, resumes, or personal statements are uploaded with the online application and sent to the program. The Graduate School does not keep copies. If you need to check the receipt of these items, please contact the program directly.

Frequently Asked Questions

News

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The Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship program awards $330,000 annually to 56 Fellowship recipients (51 at $5,000 each and 5 at $15,000 each). The Fellowship program is designed to provide support to active Phi Kappa Phi members as they prepare to enter their first year of graduate study in the upcoming 2012-2013 academic year. 140 Love of Learning awards at $500 each are also funded each year to help fund post-baccalaureate students for active Phi Kappa Phi members. Applications can be obtained from: www.phikappaphi.org/Web/Awards

For additional information, students may contact Society Headquarters at 800-804-9880 ext 35 or fellows@phikappaphi.org

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AWARDS!

Dr. Anne Stewart to receive the 2012 Outstanding Faculty Award by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia! Read more...

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Justine Schembri, a May 2011 graduate of the ISAT-Malta program is selected to receive the 2012 CSGS (Conference of Southern Graduate Schools*) Master's Thesis Award in Life Sciences.

Jason Kopp, a doctoral student in the Assessment and Measurement Ph.D. program, and graduate of the Psychological Sciences master's program, is selected to receive the 2012 CSGS Master's Thesis Award in Social Sciences, Business and Education. Read more...

Dr. Sarah Finney, with the Center for Assessment and Research Studes and the Ph.D. progra in Assessment and Measurement is selected to receive the 2012 CSGS Outstanding Mentor Award for her work with master's and doctoral students at JMU.

*The Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (of which JMU is a member) is an organization of over 200 gradaute schools in the following 15 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland. Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

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Dr. Brenda Ryals, faculty in the Communication Sciences and Disorders progam, is the recipient of the 2012 Jerger Career Award for Research in Audiology. Read more...

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JMU Graduate Student, Sarah DiDimenco, is Virginia Occupational Therapy Association (VOTA)scholarship award winner .... more.

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