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Office of Graduate Admission
1536 Hewitt Ave., MS-A1710
Saint Paul, MN 55104-1284
651-523-2900 or 800-753-9753
gradprog@hamline.edu
Admission requirements and applications for all graduate programs can be found at www.hamline.edu/graduate/admission.
Students wishing to enroll in graduate degree program coursework must be either fully admitted to the degree program or admitted with conditional or special status. Students wishing to pursue an additional teaching license or an administrative license must apply for admission to the appropriate licensure program. Exceptions may be made at the discretion of individual programs. Admission requirements, application instructions, and deadlines are published in each program’s materials.
Admission decisions are made by each program’s admission committee. The admission committee will not review an application file until all required documents have been received. When a decision is made, the applicant will be notified by email or mail.
Upon admission, degree-seeking students will be asked to accept their admission and they will receive registration materials, financial policies and procedures, and instructions for accessing student information through Hamline University’s secure website, Piperline.
Conditional Status: Conditional admission may be granted, upon the approval of the program director or the admission committee, in those instances where the applicant has not submitted all the required materials to complete the application process. Students must submit all admission requirements prior to the completion of their first semester.
Provisional Status: Provisional admission is granted in situations where a student does not meet all academic standards but through the review of application materials demonstrates the ability to be successful in graduate studies. After completion of the first semester, program personnel will review to determine if the student has satisfied the requirements for full admission.
Adult Special Status: Students who wish to take graduate courses for credit but do not wish to be degree candidates may be allowed to register on a space-available basis. To do so, students must apply for Adult Special status. Application forms for Adult Special status are available from the Office of Graduate Admission or on the program’s Website.
An Adult Special student must hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution. Adult Special students are expected to participate fully in all classes. Courses taken under Adult Special status may later be applied toward degree requirements, provided that satisfactory grades are achieved. A student may take up to three courses under Adult Special status. Adult Special students are not considered degree seeking and are not eligible for financial aid.
Deferral, Reactivation, Readmission: Students who have been admitted for a specific term may defer their admission to a following term by contacting their program office. Students who have been made inactive or who have withdrawn and wish to resume their graduate program must go through a review by program staff. Additional documentation for readmission may be requested by the program. Note that the period of inactivity will be counted as a part of the time frame for program completion.
Non-Native English Speakers: Non-native speakers of English may be asked in the admission process to provide TOEFL/IELTS scores or equivalent proof of language proficiency.
Degrees From Non-U.S. Institutions: Applicants with a degree from a non-U.S. institution must submit official or certified-true academic records along with a course by course credential evaluation from a NACES approved evaluator (www.naces.org). An explanation of the grading system should be submitted if it differs from the U.S. 4.0 system. Students are responsible to cover all fees of such evaluation as well as to make their own arrangements with the Credential Evaluation Company to send their documents to Hamline University directly.
International Students Additional Requirements: A minimum TOEFL score of 550 (written exam), 80 (IBT), or 213 or above (computer-based exam) must be achieved. The exception to this is the Master of Arts in ESL/TESOL which requires a minimum TOEFL score of 600 (written). A minimum IELTS score of 6.5 bands must be achieved for admission. and submitted to Hamline University directly from the Educational Testing Service Visit www.ets.org/toefl for more information about the TOEFL exam.
An Affidavit of Support needs to be completed and signed by the person who will be paying for your expenses during your studies here at Hamline and in the United States. The person that signs the Affidavit of Support must also include his/her bank statements as proof of the said funding.
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