How to Apply

• You must have official transcripts sent from any and all colleges or universities that you have previously attended directly to EKU.
• Send official transcript from each university, including any dual credit received in high school, to the Admissions office. Most transcripts can be ordered online at the National Student Clearinghouse. Select the electronic PDF option and have your transcript sent to admissions.processing@eku.edu or have transcripts mailed to:

Admissions Officer
Eastern Kentucky University
112 Whitlock Building CPO 54
521 Lancaster Avenue
Richmond, KY 40475-3154

• Transcripts sent to a student and then delivered to EKU will not be accepted. Each transcript must bear the original signature of the authorized official, along with the seal of the institution, and must be sent to EKU directly from the issuing institution.
• If you encounter difficulty accessing your transcript, your previous institution’s registrar or student record office should be able to help.
• International students are required to submit official transcript evaluations in addition to original transcripts.

• If you have less than 24 hours of college-level or transfer credit, you must submit high school transcripts and scores for either the ACT or the SAT.
• ACT or SAT test scores are often included on your official high school transcript. You also have the option of requesting the scores online:

ACT – www.actstudent.org/scores/send
SAT – www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/scores

• If you are 21 years of age or older and have not completed the ACT or SAT you may use University Placement Exam results in place of ACT or SAT scores when applying for admission. University Placement Exams can be scheduled by contacting the EKU Office of Academic Testing at (859) 622-1281.

• Check your specific program requirements to find out if all official transcripts are required to be submitted, or just specific official transcripts.
• For clear admissions, transcripts sent to a student and then delivered to EKU will not be accepted. Each transcript must bear the original signature of the authorized official, along with the seal of the institution, and must be sent to EKU directly from the issuing institution. If you are seeking provisional admissions the Graduate School will accept unofficial transcripts.
• Contact the schools you have attended and request that they send your transcripts to:

EKU Graduate Education and Research
Whitlock Building CPO 68
Eastern Kentucky University
521 Lancaster Avenue
Richmond, KY 40475-3102.
Most schools have an online request form for this service.

• International students are required to submit official NACES transcript evaluations.
  • Graduate admission is required for all EKU master’s, doctoral and graduate certificate programs. Please read each step carefully and contact an enrollment advisor with any questions.

• Letters of recommendation, personal statements and other required documentation: Most EKU graduate programs require some combination of letters of recommendation, a personal statement, or other professional documentation. Requirements vary by program. Please contact your enrollment advisor to determine your program’s specific documentation requirements.
• Test scores: If your GRE scores are not currently on file with EKU, visit the Educational Testing Service (ETS) website at www.gre.org to request an additional score report be mailed directly from ETS to the university. EKU’s school code is 1200.

NOTE: If you have previously completed a master’s degree, you may request a waiver of the GRE requirement. In addition, some programs waive the GRE requirement for candidates with specific undergraduate grade point averages. Please contact your enrollment advisor to determine your program’s GRE requirements.