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For full consideration submit ALL application material by the appropriate application deadline. Refer to the individual Academic Program website for additional program information. All applicants are encouraged to submit their applications as early as possible in order to allow the maximum amount of time for the review process.
Spring
The following programs on the Reynolda Campus offer spring admission with an application deadline of October 1st for international students and November 1st for domestic students.
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Counseling (on-line programs only)
- Interpreting and Translation Studies Certificates and MA – Chinese Track
- Liberal Arts Studies
- Physics – MS (check website for openings)
- Sustainability – MA and Certificate
- Statistics
Summer
The following programs on the Reynolda Campus offer programs beginning in the summer semester:
March 15: | Education (Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, but to receive full consideration they must be received by March 15th) |
March 15: | Counseling (online programs only) |
April 15: | Documentary Film Liberal Studies |
May 1: | Sustainability – MDiv/MA and JD/MA |
Fall – PhD Programs in Biology and Chemistry
December 15th
Review of PhD applications will begin on December 15th and will continue until positions are filled.
Fall – PhD Program in Physics
January 8th
Fall – Masters Programs
The deadlines to submit a complete application are as follow (most programs will continue to consider applications until all slots have been filled):
December 15th:
- Biology
January 8th:
- Physics
January 15th:
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Counseling (On Campus)
- Health and Exercise Science
- Mathematics
- Psychology
- Statistics
January 30th Priority Deadline:
- English
- Liberal Arts Studies
- Sustainability
May 1st
- Communication
- English
- Interpreting and Translation Studies
- Liberal Arts Studies
- Sustainability (MA and Certificate)
July 17th – On-line Counseling only
Application Fee
The application fee is payable by credit card. Payment of the application fee is required in order to submit an application and is required with each application for admission you submit. Payment instructions are located at the end of the application process. The submission of your application will not be complete until this fee is paid.
Application fees are non-refundable and non-transferrable.
We do not currently offer fee waivers for international applicants. Application fee waiver requests are available for certain groups of domestic applicants. If you believe you qualify for an application fee waiver, please email gradadmissions@wfu.edu indicating why you meet one of the 3 criteria listed below:
After you submit your application fee waiver via email, it will be reviewed by the Graduate School. If your fee waiver request is approved, the application will be processed, and no further action is needed. If denied, you will be notified by email and the application will not be processed until the application fee is received. Fee waiver requests must be received before the deadline for any application to be considered. After you have submitted your fee waiver request, please allow several days for your request to be reviewed by The Graduate School. We will send additional information, including status updates, via email.
- Full-time permanent employees of Wake Forest University who are eligible for tuition concession.
- Active duty or veteran military personnel
- U.S. citizens who meet the following need-based eligibility have received need-based financial aid in the current/most recent term of enrollment. To qualify for a need-based fee waiver, please provide a verification letter on letterhead signed by your current institution’s financial aid office to be considered. If you are unable to obtain a letter from your current institution’s financial aid office, please send official financial aid award statements from the current/most recent term of enrollment.
We are happy to consider your waiver request once you have sent the required documentation showing that you meet the criteria described above. You may be contacted by the Graduate School Admissions Office for additional information.
This is a fee waiver process and not a fee payment reimbursement process. Once the application fee is paid, a waiver or reimbursement is no longer an option.
If you or your spouse are employed by WFU, please go to the Human Resources Benefits page for more information regarding a possible concession: HR Tuition Concession.
Please notify the Graduate School at the time of application if you qualify for the tuition concession benefit.
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