2020-21 Graduate Academic Catalog

Page 8 2020–21 Graduate Academic Catalog Admissions Deadlines and Notifications Deadlines and Notifications With the exception of the School of Pharmacy and the School of Nursing, Cedarville University follows a rolling admissions process. Applicants to graduate programs should note the admission decision deadline on each respective program website. An admission decision is made when application files (i.e., application form and required documents) are complete. Applicants are officially notified by email as soon as a decision is reached. Applicants may also monitor the status of their application online. Extenuating circumstances for late applicants may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Applicants for the School of Pharmacy and School of Nursing should refer to their program’s section of this catalog for application deadlines. Graduate students may request to defer their acceptance to a future term for up to one year from the original application term. Students should send a written request to Graduate Admissions for review and approval. Students who do not matriculate within one year of their acceptance may be required to submit a new application for admission to a future term. Reservation Deposit A reservation deposit must be submitted by new and readmitted students in order to enroll and register for courses in the Pharm.D., M.S.N.-FNP, and M.S.N.-PNP programs. The Pharm.D. reservation deposit is $500. The M.S.N.-FNP, and M.S.N.-PNP reservation deposit is $250. No reservation deposit is required for other Cedarville graduate programs. The Pharm.D. reservation deposit is fully refundable if the request for refund is received before the reservation deposit deadline. All refund requests must be made in writing by the student. No refunds are available after the deposit deadline. Reservation deposit deadlines are as follows: Term Deadline Summer and Fall Semester June 1 Spring Semester Nov. 1 The M.S.N.-FNP, and M.S.N.-PNP reservation deposit is nonrefundable. The deposit deadline is one month from the time the student is accepted to the M.S.N.-FNP, or the M.S.N.-PNP program. Students admitted after the reservation deposit deadlines must submit their reservation deposits within two weeks of notification of admission. See cedarville.edu/paydeposit for reservation deposit details. International Applicants (non-U.S. citizens) International applicants coming from countries in which English is not the native language will need to demonstrate their proficiency in English by taking the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), English3 exam, or the International English Language Test (IELTS). All international applicants must submit official results from either TOEFL, English3 exam, or IELTS. The required score on the TOEFL is an Internet-based score of 80. Cedarville University’s institution code for TOEFL is 1151. The required score on the IELTS is a 6.5. Pharmacy applicants may also demonstrate their English proficiency by achieving a score of 25 or better on the PCAT critical reading section. The test must have been taken within the last five years unless the applicant has completed an entire baccalaureate or graduate program in residence in a regionally accredited or otherwise approved college/university in the United States. International applicants applying for graduate residential programs must submit an affidavit of financial support, along with credible documentary evidence (bank statements, fixed certificates of deposit, etc.) that you have enough readily available funds to meet all expenses (tuition, room, board, etc.) Prior to the first day of official enrollment, international students must deposit funds to cover one semester's worth of expenses at the University in U.S. currency. International students are limited to on-campus employment only and cannot displace qualified U.S. citizens for such positions. Transcript and Standardized Test Policy Graduate and professional practice degree program applicants generally have a bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited or otherwise approved university. Transcripts received for admission review must be official. Applicants are required to submit official college transcripts from all postsecondary institutions in which the student has enrolled, even if no credit was earned. The degree-granting institution transcript should also indicate the degree conferred and the date granted. If a graduate and professional practice degree program applicant is currently completing a baccalaureate degree during the admission review, conditional admission may be granted until the final degree- granting transcript is received. If transcripts are in a language other than English or are from a non-U.S. college/university (graduate students), the original transcript must be submitted to a credential evaluation service. The original transcript should be submitted along with the official evaluation from the evaluation agency. The cost for credential verification and translation is the responsibility of the applicant. We recommend the following credential evaluation/translation services: • International Consultants of Delaware • World Education Services (WES) • Academic Evaluation Services, Inc. • International Education Research Foundation If required by a degree program, standardized test scores should be submitted directly from the testing agency to Graduate Admissions. The test must have been taken within the last five years prior to applying. Standardized test scores, if required by a program, will be considered along with other factors in making the admissions decision.