Graduate Admissions

Resumes/CVs can be submitted only once with your online application as we do not accept updated versions later. Be sure to include all post-secondary educational institutions and the dates attended to each.

The admissions committee requires all applicants to submit a personal statement. Be sure to put your name on your personal statement. Statements can be submitted only once. Your statement should be sincere, direct, and most of all, written by you. Be sure to follow the instructions provided in the online application as to what you should include in your personal statement as each program may have different requirements. You may also use your statement to explain any anomalies in your academic record. Statements are typically one-three pages long and often include an explanation of:

• Why our program is the right fit for your academic/career goals
• Why you want to be part of the program
• A description of your academic goals and your abilities
• A discussion of your plans after completion of the degree
• Information on the area of research you would like to pursue, if applicable

We require three (3) letters of recommendation. You may enter a maximum of five recommenders. Recommendations should be from academic and/or professional references who can attest to your abilities, accomplishments, strengths, knowledge, and experience. If you have experience as a teaching assistant, consider asking your teaching supervisor to write a recommendation. Once you have saved recommendation information, an email request will be sent automatically to the recommender on your behalf. Please advise your recommender to look for this email in their inbox, as well as their spam or junk-mail folder. Only a slight grace period is permitted to receive LORs after the application deadline.

The submission of GRE scores is optional. If you wish to submit test scores, please use 1324 for the institution code and 0000 for the department code. GRE scores must have been earned within the past five years.

Only non-native English speakers who earned an undergraduate degree in the US and are applying to a master’s program are exempt from submitting an English proficiency test score. Otherwise, all non-native English speakers must provide an English proficiency test score to complete their application. This includes ALL PhD applicants, regardless of location of their previous education.

Official test scores need to be sent electronically to Indiana University. You must also upload a scanned copy of your score sheet into the application . It can take a few weeks for scores to be sent and processed, so please plan accordingly.

We accept only current TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo scores and these can be put into the Test Scores section. Official scores will only attach to an application after submission.

TOEFL: School Code: 1324, For the department codes go to If the program you are applying to is not listed, use code 99.

IELTS: Send scores to “Indiana University Bloomington” from the dropdown menu

Duolingo: Send scores to “Indiana University – Undergraduate/Graduate.”

You must scan and upload copies of your transcript(s), mark sheet(s) and degree certification(s) in the Education History Section of the IU Graduate CAS application. Scanned copies are marked as unofficial. These copies need to have been issued by your university to you. We do not accept downloads from student portals or third party evaluations (WES, etc).

The Program Documents section of the IU Graduate application system is specific to the program for which you are applying.  In this section, you will need to upload the following:

• Statement of purpose (also known as personal statement) (required)
• Resume/CV (required)
• Scanned copy of your TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo scoresheet, if a non-native English speaker (required)

Optional documents may include, but not limited to, the following:

• Achievements (Awards, Honors, Presentations, Publications, Scholarships)
• Bibliographic citations for each paper/publication that has been submitted for publication noting the status of each paper/publication as (1) “In Review;” (2) “Accepted;” or (3) “Published.
• Writing Sample
• Research paper
• Essays