Admissions: Application Fee, Waivers, & Deadlines

Submit ALL application material by the appropriate application deadline. Refer to the individual Academic Program website for program campus location. All applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as early as possible in order to allow the maximum amount of time for the review process.

Spring 2020

The following programs on the Reynolda Campus offer spring admission with an application deadline of October 1st for international students and November 1st for domestic students.

Bioethics
Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Counseling (on-line programs only)
Interpreting and Translation Studies Certificate Programs
Liberal Studies
Mathematics and Statistics
Physics
Sustainability (MA and Certificate Programs)

Summer 2020

The following programs on the Reynolda Campus offer programs beginning in the summer semester:

January 15:	Documentary Film Education
March 1:	Counseling (online programs only)
April 15:	Liberal Studies
May 1:	Bioethics Certificate

Fall 2020

The deadline to submit a complete application for the following programs is January 15th. Most programs will continue to consider applications until all slots have been filled.

January 15th:

Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Counseling (On Campus)
Education
English
Health and Exercise Science
Mathematics and Statistics
Physics
Psychology
Religious Studies

The following programs have rolling admissions or extended application deadlines while openings remain. Please access the individual program websites for additional information.

Bioethics
Communication
Counseling (Online Programs Only)
Interpreting and Translation Studies
Liberal Studies
Sustainability

The application fee is payable by credit card. Payment of the application fee is required in order to submit an application and is required with each application for admission you submit. Payment instructions are located at the end of the application process.

Application fees are non-refundable and non-transferrable. No fees will be refunded unless the program is cancelled.

Wake Forest University reserves the right to change any of its website Privacy or Refund Policies at any time.

WFU Tuition Concession

If you or your spouse are employed by WFU, please click on the appropriate campus link below for information regarding a possible concession:

Please notify the Graduate School at the time of application if you qualify for the tuition concession benefit.

Privacy and Refund Policy

Wake Forest University is committed to protecting your privacy. Information you provide us is used solely to process your payment. We do not sell, trade or rent your personal information to others.

Based on Program Participation

If you have participated in one of the programs below within the last two years, you are eligible for an application fee waiver. The application fee waiver selection is located in the payment section of the online application.

NOTE: If you elect to request an application fee waiver during the submission process, you will be unable to re-enter your application to make a credit card payment at a later date.

AmeriCorps
Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minorities Students (ABRCMS)
Currently enrolled graduate students in the WFU Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (current degree requirements must be completed prior to re-entry into the Graduate School)
Currently enrolled undergraduate students at WFU in the Neuroscience Minor
Gates Millennium Scholar
Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT)
Leadership Alliance Summer Research Early Identification Program
Mellon Minority Undergraduate Fellows Program
Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)
Minority Biomedical Research Support Program (RISE)
National Association of African American Honors Programs (NAAAHP)
National College Advising Corps (NCAC)
Organization of American States (OAS)
Peace Corps
Ronald McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
Teach for America
WFU Graduate School Summer Research Participants (EICS, TSI, WFIRM, Spelman)
U.S. Military Veterans or Currently Serving in the U.S. Military

Contact your director/coordinator to request a letter verifying your participation in the program and the dates of your participation. The letter may be sent via email or hard copy from the authorizing official to the appropriate Graduate School Office based on the master program or PhD Track to which you are making application.

Based on Financial Need

We also offer waivers to applicants currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program if they are able to demonstrate significant financial need (recipient of Federal Pell Grant, or NC Education Lottery Scholarship). You may contact your financial aid officer or the university registrar to request a letter verifying your financial need, or a copy of your financial award letter.

The letter may be sent via email or hard copy from the authorizing official to the appropriate Graduate School Office based on the master program or PhD Track to which you are making application.