Application Requirements for Graduate Students

These are the standard Graduate Application Requirements; please refer to individual Masters, Doctorate and Graduate Certificate program pages for any specific or additional requirements.

    • Complete the online graduate application

      Most programs will utilize the University of New Haven Graduate Application above except for the programs that use their own program-specific Centralized Application Service application:

      • Speech-Language Pathology, M.S. -
      • Physician Associate Medicine, M.M.S. -
      • Occupational Therapy, OTD -
    • $50 non-refundable fee – this fee is waived for our current University of New Haven students and University of New Haven alumni
    • Official transcripts from all undergraduate institutions attended, and proof of bachelor’s degree completion
    • Two letters of recommendation (example: one from a past employer, one from an academic source who can attest to the applicant’s academic performance)
    • A Statement of Purpose
    • Professional resume or curriculum vitae highlighting experience
    • Certain majors require GRE and/or GMAT test scores. GRE School Code: 3663; GMAT school code: P1X-DS-94. See GRE/GMAT section below for more information
    • Academically qualified candidates will be invited to an interview for the following programs:
  • Please see A Checklist for International Students

    • Complete the online graduate application

      Most programs will utilize the University of New Haven Graduate Application above except for the programs that use their own program-specific Centralized Application Service application:

      • Occupational Therapy, OTD -
    • $50 non-refundable application fee
    • Three Letters of recommendation – Two letters of recommendation for Doctor of Health Sciences, DHSc only
    • Writing sample
    • Professional resume or curriculum vitae highlighting experience
    • Statement of Purpose: must include applicant background, goals, and reasons for pursuing their doctoral studies at the University of New Haven
    • Interview Requirement for all academically qualified doctoral candidates except Criminal Justice Ph.D.
    • Complete the online graduate application
    • $50 non-refundable fee – this fee is waived for our current University of New Haven students and University of New Haven alumni
    • Official transcripts from all undergraduate institutions attended, and proof of bachelor’s degree completion
    • Statement of Purpose
    • Professional resume

  • Please Note: GRE/GMAT test scores are required for master's degree applicants applying to the following programs:

    • Forensic Science M.S.

    *GRE Scores are optional for Criminal Justice Ph.D.

  • See here for more information on Conditional Admissions and our Academic English Preparatory Program.

  • See this page for our Graduate Admission Deferment Policy.

  • See here for more information on program specific priority application deadlines and limited intakes.

  • The Office of Graduate Admissions prefers electronic official documents In case you need to mail official documents, kindly use the address below:

    University of New Haven
    Office of Graduate Admissions
    Maxcy Hall, 129
    300 Boston Post Road
    West Haven, CT 06516, USA

    In an effort to minimize application processing time and to support our paperless application process, you should only mail official documents to the office.

    All unofficial documents must be uploaded through the online application system to support the initial admissions review. Any unofficial documents mailed to the office will be discarded.