Applications are managed by both Kent State University’s centralized admissions office and the Office of Global Education. Once your application is complete, the admissions office will conduct a review of the application file. During the review, you may be asked to provide additional information (e.g., diplomas, transcripts, English translations of international transcripts/mark sheets, test scores if minimum GPA requirement has not been met). Once the admissions office has determined that your application is complete, it will forward it to the department for review. 

Please note: An application is complete when all application requirements for the program have been submitted. It is your responsibility to ensure that you have submitted all required materials by the program’s deadline. Please monitor your application checklist to identify outstanding requirements.  

Application deadlines vary by program. Please see your program’s catalog entry for specific dates. 

Admission Decision

Your intended program will conduct an in-depth review of your application and supplemental materials to evaluate your eligibility for admission. The department’s admission decision will be forwarded to Kent State University’s admissions office to be processed, which will communicate the final decision. Admitted students may receive additional communications from the program, as well.  

Evaluation Timeline

Each program has different application review procedures and schedules. Some programs wait until the posted application deadline to review all completed applications at one time. The program may rank each applicant against the entire pool of applicants. Other programs review completed applications on a case-by-case basis as soon as they arrive and make admission decisions immediately. Please refer to your program's website, catalog entry, or Graduate Coordinator for more information about the evaluation timeline.