The Submission Process

Submission of a New Application

Applications are made through an on-line submission process and requires a $65 application fee. Credit card payments are available (VISA, MasterCard, and American Express). Payment instructions are located at the end of the application process.

If you cannot make a credit card payment, checks or money orders are still acceptable, however applicants are encourage to use the credit card option in order to facility the review process. Your application will not be considered for admission until the fee has been received.

NOTE: If you elect to request an application fee waiver, or you select that you wish to pay the application fee by check, then complete the submission process, you will be unable to re-enter your application to make a credit card payment at a letter date.

Verify All Information Before Submission

Please read all application instructions carefully and double check your entries before submitting your application. Once an application has been submitted you will only be allow to re-enter the application to check on the status of your application, to view messages, and to resend email notifications to recommenders.

If you discover that you need to correct any information contained on your application, please send an e-mail to the appropriate Graduate School office (Bowman Gray campus - bggrad@wakehealth.edu; Reynolda campus - gradschl@wfu.edu) identifying the incorrect item(s) and including the correct information.  Applicants will receive an email confirmation after submission of the application.

Application Checklist Summary  (pdf)

• Selection of Academic Program(s) – please review our academic programs and choose the program(s) to which you plan to apply (note campus location of the program(s) for future reference).
• Prepare required materials –
  • Statement of Interest
  • Obtain electronic transcripts for upload
  • Request letters of recommendation
  • Order test reports (GRE, TOEFL, IELTS, etc)
  • Prepare additional program requirements (if required by your program
• Complete application
• Pay application fee or request application fee waiver

Eligibility Requirements

Undergraduate seniors and graduates of accredited U.S. colleges and universities or recognized foreign institutions may apply for admission to the Graduate School for study on the Reynolda campus or the Bowman Gray campus. Undergraduates must complete their degree requirements prior to entering the Graduate School.

The Graduate School also accepts applications from holders of the MD, DDS, or DVM degrees, or from candidates for these degrees who will have satisfactorily completed the prescribed medical curriculum prior to matriculation in the Graduate School.

Whatever their previous academic training may have been, all applicants should have superior records. This requirement is usually interpreted as at least a B average or standing in the upper quarter of the class or both.

Making Application to Multiple Programs of Study

Applicants may make application to multiple programs of study ... however a complete on-line application, with the submission of the application fee, is required. You will be asked to attach unofficial transcripts to each on-line application. Official transcripts are only required if an offer of admission is made and accepted.

Resubmission of an Application

Applications are kept on file for one year after the close of the application process for those applicants who did not receive an offer of admission or elected to withdraw their applications from consideration. Applicants may request that their application be reactivated for the following year's recruitment period by contacting the appropriate Graduate School office. Please note that a new on-line application and fee will be required. Additional or updated supplemental information may be requested.

Transfer Students

Applicants for master's degrees who have completed a portion of their graduate training at another institution are eligible for admission but may not transfer for credit more than six semester hours of coursework. The minimum grade allowed for transferring courses is "B".

The above limitation does not apply to applicants for a PhD degree. An official release letter is required from the applicant's current institution. In addition, one of the three required recommendations must be from the students' advisor or mentor who has knowledge of the applicant's academic performance and supports the applicant's request for transfer. The applicant should also outline the reason for the transfer in the personal statement. In addition, it is recommended that the applicant contact the director/recruiter of the program of study to which he or she wishes to make application to discuss the circumstances of the transfer.