You must be accepted into the Graduate School and the department to enroll as a degree seeking student. For admission consideration, we require the following information:
- Completed Ball State Graduate School application
Application deadline is February 1 for the summer or fall semesters
- Admittance into the Graduate School
International students must apply and be accepted through International Admission
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
We receive more qualified applicants than we can accept; meeting or exceeding this average does not guarantee admission.
- Official Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores, preferably a combined score of 900 on verbal and quantitative sections
- Three letters of reference
- Transcripts of all previous graduate and undergraduate course work to the Graduate School
- Official verification of all observation and clinical hours previously obtained.
For detailed instructions about the application process, please download the Application & Admission Information document.






