Admission Process

Admission to Graduate School

IMPORTANT: Applicants are responsible for confirming receipt of application materials, such as official transcripts and GRE/GMAT scores, by the Graduate School.
If submitting official electronic transcripts, please send to ucagradschool@uca.edu.
A $25.00 nonrefundable Graduate School application fee must be paid by ALL applicants before processing will begin.

In addition to your application to Graduate School, many graduate programs require supplemental forms and documents be submitted to their department. Please visit the department's website and/or contact the director of the program to which you are applying for more information.

If applying for any of the following programs DO NOT apply to the UCA Graduate School until you have (1)applied through the CAS system, (2) been accepted into the UCA program, and (3) been instructed to do so by the department at UCA.  Please visit their website for further information regarding their application process.

Communication Science and Disorders (MS)
Occupational Therapy (MS)
Physical Therapy (DPT)

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Online Application   (U.S. Students Only.  International students must apply through International Programs)

Concurrent Enrollment Application (NOT for use by Education, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, or Computer Science students)

Graduate School entrance exams: 
Scores must be less than five years old
.  IMPORTANT: Scores are required to be eligible for financial aid.

       GRE      Required by all degree programs except the MAcc and College of Education programs (see the College of Education website).  UCA institution code is 6012.

       GMAT    Required for MAcc and acceptable for MBA.

UCA is committed to assisting all members of the UCA community in providing for their own safety and security. The annual security and fire safety compliance document is available on the UCAPD Web site at http://www.ucapd.com/CleryReport.

If you would like to receive the combined Annual Security and Fire Safety Report which contains this information, you can stop by the University Police Department at W.J. Sowder Street and Marion Ross Avenue, Conway, AR 72035 or you can request that a copy be mailed to you by calling (501) 450-3111.  The Web site and booklet contain information regarding campus security and personal safety including topics such as: crime prevention, fire safety, university police law enforcement authority, crime reporting policies, disciplinary procedures and other matters of importance related to security and safety on campus. They also contain information about crime statistics for the three previous calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by UCA; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus.