Graduate Students
This application for graduate admission will become part of your permanent record at Dakota Wesleyan University. Dakota Wesleyan University welcomes faculty, staff, students and visitors of all faiths and promotes a policy of nondiscrimination in all areas with respect to age, race, sex, creed, color, national and ethnic origins, religious preferences, disabilities, backgrounds, and lifestyle choices.
To complete your application, please submit the following:
- Completed application and $50 application fee
- Official transcript/s of all previous college work, undergraduate and graduate
- Three letters of recommendation
- Compose a “statement of purpose and philosophy” essay that addresses the following questions: Why are you pursuing this degree? How does this match your career professional goals? What attracted you to this particular program?
- Resume
The following items are optional. No information you provide will be used in a discriminatory manner.
Professional Experience and References
List recent work history and teaching experience:
List the three people asked to write letters of recommendation. They should be familiar with your
professional and educational work and be able to evaluate your potential success as a graduate student.
How did you learn about the graduate program at Dakota Wesleyan University?
Other
Describe any special circumstances and/or concerns which you believe should be considered
in connection with your application for admission.
Have you ever been found responsible for a disciplinary violation at any secondary or post-secondary school you have attended, whether related to academic misconduct or behavioral misconduct, that resulted in your probation, suspension, removal, dismissal, or expulsion from the institution?
Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor, felony, or other crime?
If you answered yes to either or both questions, please explain and give approximate
date of each incident and explain the circumstances.
I certify that all information in my application is my own work, factually true, and honestly presented. I understand the omission or misrepresentation of any information including enrollment in other colleges or universities is sufficient grounds for canceling my admission or registration.
The university reserves the right to deny admission or continued enrollment to any student who imposes an unreasonable risk of harm to the health, safety, welfare or property of the university, members of the university community or him/herself.
Dakota Wesleyan University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602, (312)263-0456, www.ncahlc.org, South Dakota Department of Education, South Dakota Board of Nursing, National League for Nursing, United Methodist University Senate, and Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education. The university is approved by the state of South Dakota on the basis of the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education Certification (NASDTEC) standards.
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