Special Program Requirements

Applicants should submit a current curriculum vitae or resume. The Statement of Interest (found near the end of the application for admission) should be approximately 300-600 words describing how you expect the Master of Arts in Bioethics will relate to your current and/or future work and interests. This statement WILL REPLACE the general “Statement of Interest” requirement. Please visit the bioethics program website for details.

In their “Personal Statement” applicants should be sure to address the following questions:

• How do your future research interests fit with those of the faculty in the chemistry department? Refer to the department’s faculty listing at https://chemistry.wfu.edu/people/faculty/ for further information).
• What are your motivations for pursuing graduate school, and what are your future career goals?
• What experiences, research or other relevant science engagement, have you had and how have they influenced your decision to pursue graduate studies?

This program requests that applicants include a separate 1-2 page essay addressing the following questions. This essay WILL REPLACE the general “Statement of Interest” requirement.

• What research experience have you had?
• How did you benefit from those experiences?
• What do you view as the role of computer science research experience in your future goals?

For more information about current faculty research efforts in the Computer Science department, visit the Computer Science Department webpage: www.cs.wfu.edu.

This program requests that you submit a current curriculum vitae or resume (beginning Spring 2023). This requirement applies to both the on-line and on-campus programs.

Personal Interview – Based on the material contained in his or her application, an applicant may be invited by the department for an interview either in person or via skype.

The Secondary English Education program requests a writing sample of approximately ten pages in length. This writing sample is IN ADDITION to the “Statement of Interest” and should be attached to the on-line application. This requirement does not apply to Education applicants in other content areas.

This program requests a writing sample between 2,500 and 3,000 words. This writing sample is IN ADDITION to the “Statement of Interest” and should be attached to the on-line application.

• Please focus the personal statement on your goals for study in this degree program.
• Writing sample of 5-10 pp — academic paper, editorial or opinion piece, proposal for your workplace organization, or other options.
• At least two of the three letters of recommendation must be from professors who can write in detail about the applicant’s academic abilities.
• Interview with Program Director (in person, by phone or online meeting app).

• This program requests a one page resume and a one page statement outlining the applicant’s interest in exercise science, reasons for applying to the program, and a description of your future goals. This statement WILL REPLACE the general “Statement of Interest” requirement.
• Although not a requirement for admission, the department highly recommends that applicants schedule an interview with the HES Graduate Program Director in December, January, or February.

• Interpreting and Translation Track:
  Applicants to either the MA or the Certificate Programs who do not have a college or high school degree from another country are required to take an language aptitude assessment in their non-native language. To take the online test in Spanish, please contact Dr. Luis González at gonzall@wfu.edu. For individual assessment in other languages, contact Dr. Olgierda Furmanek at furmano@wfu.edu.
• Teaching of Interpreting Track:
  Proven interpreting experience is required for both the MA and the Certificate programs.

• GRE General and Psychology tests are optional.
• Applicants should also submit a statement to the Graduate School along with application materials addressing the following. This statement WILL REPLACE the general “Personal Statement” requirement.
  • What research experiences have you had and how have they benefited you?
  • How do your research interests fit with those of the faculty in the psychology department? Please list your interests (see the department’s web site at
    http://college.wfu.edu/psychology/graduate-program/ for further information about the departmental faculty and their research interests).
  • What are your future career goals

Religious Studies is not accepting new students at this time.

(Applicants to the Department of Religion are required to submit an 8-12 page writing sample (short paper, review, etc.) IN ADDITION to the “Statement of Interest”. These materials should be attached to the on-line application.)

This program requests that applicants include a separate essay addressing the following questions. This essay WILL REPLACE the general “Personal Statement” requirement.

• Describe how the Master of Arts in Sustainability will help you achieve your career goals.
• Address where you see yourself working and what you will be doing in ten years and how this program can help you accomplish your goals.
• Also upon completion of the program, what criteria would you use to judge whether the program was a success?