Application and Admissions

How do I make application for admission to graduate school at FSU?

1. Applicants to Florida State University may apply using online access to the Office of Admissions. Applicants may access the online graduate application form as well as pay the application fee online.

   Florida State University requires the following:

   • A completed graduate application.
   • Submission of recent GRE scores or documentation of previous scores (verbal and quantitative).
   • Submission of two copies of official transcripts from each college or university attended.
   • Complete the Florida residency form.
   • Payment of the $30.00 application fee.

   FSU requires either a 3.0 or higher GPA on a 4.0 scale for the last 60 semester hours of the applicants' undergraduate program, or 1000 on the GRE (quantitative and verbal sections). If the applicant has the requisite 3.0 GPA, then less than 1000 on the GRE may be acceptable. Submission of GRE scores is a university requirement that will not be waived. Note that our admissions committee takes into consideration the total person with emphasis on work experience and career aspirations, as well as test scores and GPA.

2. Complete the Online Supplemental Application which is required of all applicants to the HRD distance learning program.

3. Academic Common Market
   
   Applicants who live within the sixteen-state Southern Regional Educational Board (SREB) may be eligible to pay Floirida instate tuition rates (http://www.sreb.org/). Applicants are encouraged to check with their SREB Academic Common Market (ACM) state representative (http://www.sreb.org/programs/acm/acmindex.asp) to determine if the MS, EdS or Certiificate in Human Resource Development qualifies in your state for ACM status. You must recieve permission from your state ACM representative before you can be eligible for Florida resident tuition rates (any additional fees must be paid by the out-of-state student).

4. The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies requires the following additional information for applicants to the MS degree in Adult Education with specialization in HRD:

   • Statement of Purpose - A statement of purpose should be no more than two pages in length. It should indicate your academic and professional goals and aspirations, and other information which attests to your commitment and ability to complete graduate study program successfully. References to previous work and educational experience related to your stated goals are useful.
   • Three Letters of Recommendation - Letters of recommendation should be written by persons who are in a position to comment on the probability of your to success in the Department. Letters from former faculty members are encouraged. Letters have been found to be the most useful when they specifically state the basis of the writer's knowledge about your academic abilities, the type and quality of activities you have been involved with in association with the individual making the recommendation, and reasons for the writer's support of your proposed graduate studies.
   • The statement of purpose and letters of recommendation should be sent directly to:
     
     Mr. Jimmy Pastrano
     Dept. of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
     Suite 113 Stone Building
     Florida State University,
     Tallahassee, FL 32306.
     Email: pastrano@coe.fsu.edu
     Phone: (850) 644-6777

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How do I make application to become a special student and/or apply for the HRD Certificate?

Students who are admitted as special students through the FSU Office of Graduate Admissions are allowed to register for limited graduate coursework. Up to twelve hours grades B or higher may be transferred to the MS degree in Human Resource Development.

Applicants must pay an application fee of $30, submit official transcripts from colleges and universities attended, complete the Florida residency form, and complete the special student application form. Scores from the GRE need not be submitted for admission as a special student.

Students who are accepted for the HRD Certificate must first be admitted as a special student or already be admitted as a graduate student at FSU. Application may be completed online. The formal deadline for making application for fall 2005 as a special student is July 1, 2005. Applicants who miss this deadline should contact Ms. Tracey Bestor at the FSU Center for Professional Development (850-644-7551 or email tbestor@campus.fsu.edu) for assistance.

Application for the Human Resource Development Certificate may be accessed here. The form may be mailed to Coordinator, Certificate in HRD Program, College of Education, 114A Stone Building, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306 or faxed to 850-644-1258.

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Adult Education and Human Resource Development Program
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
114 Stone Building - Tallahassee, FL 32306-4452
Phone: (850) 644-2791 ♦ Fax: (850) 644-1258
E-mail: hrd@coe.fsu.edu