How to Apply for Early Admission to Graduate Programs

Reduce the time it takes to earn your master’s degree! Our Early Admission program is designed for IUP undergraduate students who want to continue their studies in a graduate program at the university.

In our Early Admissions program, you can begin to earn your master’s while still working toward your bachelor’s degree. If you have a 3.25 GPA or higher, and have earned at least 15 credits in your major, you can apply during the semester in which you will earn your 90th credit—usually the spring of your junior year. 

Once accepted into your master’s program of choice, you can use up to 40 percent of your graduate classes to satisfy the requirements of your undergraduate degree. In short, applying to Early Admissions allows your graduate classes to count double, reducing the time it takes to earn both your bachelor’s and master’s degree. Visit IUP’s Graduate Catalog for the complete Early Admission to Graduate Program Policy.

Graduate Programs Eligible for Early Admission

The following graduate programs are currently accepting early admission applications from qualifying IUP students:

If You Are Interested in Early Admission

• Before applying for early admission, please contact the graduate coordinator of your program of interest to discuss eligibility.
• Visit the IUP Graduate Admissions pages to review our graduate application requirements, as well as additional items required by some programs.

How to Apply for Early Admission

• Select Apply Online to complete the online graduate school application (which includes a nonrefundable $50 application fee).
• Select Graduate as the Academic Level.
• Under Admission Term, select the term which falls immediately after your undergraduate graduation date. For example, if you graduate in May 2018, you would apply for the Summer or Fall 2018 term.
• In your online application, select “currently an IUP undergraduate student” in the Additional section, and select “Yes” on the Early Admissions question. Then, select the first term during which you would take graduate classes.

• In your online application, complete the section titled “Current IUP Students.” This will help determine eligibility to the program (which depends on variables such as GPA and number of credits earned).
• Upload all of your supporting documentation on your IUP Admissions Profile.

Financial Aid

If you are currently receiving financial aid, applying for Early Admission may affect your aid. Please contact the Office of Financial Aid to discuss the potential impact during the fourth/final year of undergraduate study, the time during which you would be taking both undergraduate and graduate level coursework simultaneously. Email financial-aid@iup.edu, or call 724-357-2218.