{"id":129,"date":"2012-08-04T02:20:59","date_gmt":"2012-08-04T02:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/gradadmissions\/?page_id=129"},"modified":"2026-01-14T17:56:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T17:56:32","slug":"specialist-admissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/specialist-admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Specialist Admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While each specialist program has its own admission requirements, the Graduate School specifies the following minimum criteria for admission:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\">STEP ONE<\/span> &#8211; Submit the following admission credentials to the Graduate School<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An application for admission to Graduate School &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/prospective-students-home\/\">Click here to apply<\/a><\/li>\n<li>All applicants must hold a master&#8217;s degree from a regionally accredited college or university.<\/li>\n<li>All applicants must submit one (1) official copy of transcripts from all 4 year regionally accredited colleges and universities attended. <u><strong>Community College transcripts are not required.<\/strong><\/u> Official transcripts\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">can be sent electronically using escript, Parchment or another approved electronic service to\u00a0 gradtranscript@jsums.edu<\/span>, or by mail to:<br \/>\n<address>\n<blockquote style=\"margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;\">\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">The Division of Graduate Studies<\/address>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/address>\n<address>\n<blockquote style=\"margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;\">\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Jackson State University<\/address>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/address>\n<address>\n<blockquote style=\"margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;\">\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">P.O. Box 17095<\/address>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/address>\n<address>\n<blockquote style=\"margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;\">\n<blockquote style=\"margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;\">\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Jackson, MS \u00a039217<\/address>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/address>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>PLEASE NOTE- Every application requires official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended.<\/li>\n<li>Students with International transcripts: Please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/international-students\/\">I<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">nternational Admissions<\/span>\u00a0<\/a>web page for additional information regarding transcripts.<\/li>\n<li>Departmental requirements vary by department. Please <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/contact-information-for-graduate-programs\/\">consult the department<\/a> <\/span>or\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/graduate-catalog\/\">Graduate Catalog<\/a><\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><b>All applicants must submit a $25.00 application fee. Applications will not be processed without payment of the application fee. Payment is made by\u00a0 using a credit\/debit card at the time of application.\u00a0 Application payments are processed as part of the application.<\/b><\/li>\n<li>International applicants must submit satisfactory TOEFL or IELTS scores<\/li>\n<li>International applicants must also file a Certified Declaration of Financial Support with the University with the<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/international\/\">Division of International Studies<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0Click for:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/files\/form\/i-134.pdf\"><strong>Form I-134, Affidavit of Support<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(pdf).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Regular status<\/strong> is awarded to students who have minimum GPA of 3.00 (on a 4.00 Scale) from\u00a0the Master&#8217;s degree.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\"><em>STEP TWO &#8211;\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><em>Immunization Requirement<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All applicants must submit immunization records showing proof of immunization compliance for measles and rubella, unless born prior to 1957, to: \u00a0JSU, Health Services, P.O. Box 17097, Jackson, MS \u00a039217. \u00a0Telephone: \u00a0(601) 979-2260. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/healthservices\/immunization-requirements\/\">Click here for specific details.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<address><em><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Departmental\/Program Requirements: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/address>\n<address>\u00a0<\/address>\n<ul>\n<li>Three letters of recommendation<\/li>\n<li>Standardized test scores<\/li>\n<li>Special application forms and materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #0000cd;\">STEP THREE &#8211; <\/span>Additional Application Material is required for the following programs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Educational Administration and Supervision<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While each specialist program has its own admission requirements, the Graduate School specifies the following minimum criteria for admission: STEP ONE &#8211; Submit the following admission credentials to the Graduate School An application for admission to Graduate School &#8211; Click here to apply All applicants must hold a master&#8217;s degree from a regionally accredited college [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4535,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/129\/revisions\/4535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}