Application Deadlines
- Spring 2025 - December 11, 2024
To meet the listed deadlines, an application and all supplemental items must be submitted by the dates referenced above.
Pre-Admissions Review Process:
- Applicants must participate in a pre-admissions review process to determine if they qualify to apply for the CAGS in (insert program name)program.
- This process includes submitting documentation to the admissions department and conducting individual evaluations of a student's academic career.
- Please contact the Admissions Department if you would like more information.
Application Process:
Applicants must submit an official application, including the following:
- Application: Completed and signed at admissions.eastern.edu
- Two Recommendations: One professional recommendation and the other academic. The professional reference must be from a present or past workplace supervisor and the academic from a college professor. The recommendations must be on our forms. **If you have been out of school for more than 4 years, you can submit two professional recommendations.
- Official transcript(s) from the degree conferring undergraduate and graduate institutions you attended, preferably (but not necessarily) from a college or university accredited by an accreditor endorsed by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
*Applicants with unaccredited Bachelor's Degrees can be considered for admission on a case-by-case basis.
Transcripted studies should reflect adequate preparation for study in the relevant graduate program.
How to Request a Transcript: View FAQs about requesting a transcript from your previous schools.
Current Resume
GRE Scores: It is strongly recommended that applicants who do not meet the GPA requirement submit GRE scores to supplement their application.
Once the application file is complete, the Enrollment Counselor will conduct an initial admissions review to determine if the student is eligible to participate in an online interview and writing task.