{"id":134,"date":"2012-08-04T02:25:42","date_gmt":"2012-08-04T02:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/gradadmissions\/?page_id=134"},"modified":"2024-09-03T14:33:08","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T14:33:08","slug":"doctoral-admissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/doctoral-admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctoral Admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While each doctoral program has its own admission requirements, the Graduate School specifies the following minimum criteria for doctoral matriculation:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Step 1. <\/span><\/span>\u00a0Submit the following admission credentials to the Graduate School<\/strong><\/span><\/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 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>.<\/li>\n<li>Every application requires an official copy of transcripts from all colleges and universities attended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">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:<\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0The Division of Graduate Studies<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Jackson State University<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">P.O. Box 17095<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Jackson, MS \u00a039217<\/address>\n<ul>\n<li>Students with International transcripts: Please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/international-students\/\">International Admissions<\/a>\u00a0web page for additional information regarding transcripts.<\/li>\n<li>Graduate School requires a 3.00 GPA (on a 4.00 Scale) at the undergraduate level or a Masters&#8217; degree (See program requirements).<\/li>\n<li>Admission by a major department. Departmental requirements are listed in the Graduate Catalog or in the application packet<\/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\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/international\/\">Division of International Studies<\/a>.\u00a0Click for: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/files\/form\/i-134.pdf\"><strong>Form I-134, Affidavit of Support<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(pdf).<\/li>\n<li>The student should consult the major department for additional requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Step 2.<\/span><\/span> \u00a0Other Requirements<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><strong style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">Immunization Requirement<\/strong><\/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 details<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Departmental\/Program Requirements for Doctoral Applicants<\/span>: \u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Please check with the program\/department for specific requirements.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Department\/program application<\/li>\n<li>Three letters of recommendation<\/li>\n<li>A written statement of purpose<\/li>\n<li>All required national examination scores.(GRE, GMAT or MAT). University Test Code= 1341<\/li>\n<li>Meet the minimum GPA requirement of the desired program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Additional Application Material are\u00a0required for all Doctoral\u00a0programs<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/contact-information-for-graduate-programs\/\">Click here for Program Contact info<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>General Priority\u00a0Application Deadlines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fall &#8211; March 1<br \/>\nSummer &#8211; March 15<br \/>\nSpring &#8211; October 15<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Program Specific Deadlines\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">Fall Admission:\u00a0January 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">Ph.D. in Educational Administration<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">Fall Admission:\u00a0March 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ph.D. in Chemistry &amp; Biochemistry<\/li>\n<li>Ph.D. in Data Enabled Science &amp; Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Ph.D. in Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Ph.D. in Environmental Science<\/li>\n<li>Ph.D.in Public Administration<\/li>\n<li>Ph.D. in Social Work<\/li>\n<li>Ph.D. in Urban &amp; Regional Planning<\/li>\n<li>Dr.PH. in Public Health<\/li>\n<li>Ph.D. in Urban Higher Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">\u200b<\/span><strong style=\"line-height: 1.6em;\">Fall Admission:\u00a0March 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ph.D. in Business Administration<\/li>\n<li>Ed.D. in Early Childhood Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a class=\"scss3b-button scss3b-button-bluegray\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/prospective-students-home\/\">Apply Now<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While each doctoral program has its own admission requirements, the Graduate School specifies the following minimum criteria for doctoral matriculation: Step 1. \u00a0Submit the following admission credentials to the Graduate School An application for admission to Graduate School &#8211; Click Here to Apply All applicants must submit one (1) official copy of transcripts from all [&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\/134"}],"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=134"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4432,"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/134\/revisions\/4432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/graduateschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}