Graduate School Admission

Admission to Graduate Standing, School of Law Admission
Applications for admission to the Graduate School and two official copies of transcripts of the applicant's academic record at each college and university attended since high school graduation must be submitted to the Graduate School Admissions Office, 119 Ozark Hall, or the appropriate office of the Graduate School at the Medical Sciences Campus, and approved in advance of registration. The transcripts will become a part of the student's permanent file at the University. Applications may be obtained by writing to the Graduate School Admissions Office, 119 Ozark Hall, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, or by calling (501) 575-4401.

Additional information and procedures for making application to the Graduate School are included in the catalog for the Graduate School.

Admission to Graduate Standing

To be admitted to graduate standing a student must have earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or from an institution with substantially equivalent requirements for a baccalaureate degree, and must have an overall cumulative grade-point average of 2.70 or better on all courses undertaken prior to receiving the baccalaureate degree.

Admission to graduate standing does not admit a student to a specific program of study leading to a graduate degree. Therefore, in addition to satisfying the general requirements of the Graduate School, the applicant must also comply with the specific requirements and have the approval of the department in which graduate study is desired. applicants for admission to the Graduate School may be required to present satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examinations or another specified national standard test.

For further details see the catalog of the Graduate School.

School of Law Admission

A baccalaureate degree is required for admission to the University of Arkansas School of Law, except for those students in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences who are admitted to the special six-year program. All applicants for admission are required to take the Law School Admission Test. (See page 183 for the Fulbright College Pre-Law Program).

For complete details concerning admission to the University of Arkansas School of Law, see the School of Law catalog or write to Assistant Dean for Admissions, 110 Waterman Hall, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701 (telephone (501) 575-3102).

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