A Tutorial for the Graduate Application

1

st

Step: Create an Account… (or Login if you have already set one up…)

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2

nd

Step: Click on Edit Application…

Fill in all required fields on the Personal Data, Student Profile, Chapman University Plans, and Academic History pages. International Applicants: Type your name

exactly

as it appears on your passport.

From the

Personal Data

Tab: Please provide us with your Full Legal Name as well as all of your other names, both past and present.

This information is

essential

to insure the effective processing of an application!

On the

Chapman University Plans

page, you will be able to choose the program to which you will apply. The application will then present you with fields specific to your chosen major. The example here is for the Argyros School of Business and Economics … Notice that the only option provided for this program’s start term is Fall 2013. You must ‘choose it’ via the drop down menu to proceed further:

the field cannot be left blank.

Fill in both the CITY

and

STATE fields, but leave the Name field blank. (As you can see from the example below, adding the STATE will refine your search.) Select your school from the list, and it will ‘auto populate’ the form.

Tip: Click on ‘save & continue’ at the top or bottom of each page.

The application will provide a ‘System Message’ to alert you of any errors or omissions in need of correction.

This System Message instructed Penny to return to the Academic History section to add the Institution Country to the form. Penny then selected the

United States

from the menu.

Next, she clicked on ‘save & continue’ … Once accomplished, Penny Panther received the following message …

We strongly recommend that you type both your

Resume

and your

Statement of Intent

using a common or universal font such as

Times New Roman

or

Ariel

.

Save each of the documents to your desktop and close them. The following procedure applies for uploading both your

Resume

and

Statement of Intent

from their respective pages in turn: 1 st 2 nd click on

upload document

browse for the document & choose file to upload 3 rd click on the blue

Upload Document

button

Important Note: The requirements for a

Statement of Intent

are specific to each Program. The document should be of the approximate length suggested and in the following format: Double Spaced Size 12 Font Times New Roman or Ariel

After uploading the document, the ‘view document’ and ‘delete’ buttons will appear. Use these to insure that the document is to your satisfaction before continuing.

Programs within have

Additional Requirements

based on the major which can be reached from the last tab above “Helpful Links”

(Marriage and Family Therapy Applicants Only)

Non-Discrimination Policy & Licensure Notification This form should be completed by all MA, Marriage and Family Therapy applicants. Please note that this form is not a writable PDF. You will need to print it out to complete it.

A new tab/page becomes available for applicants between the

Resume

and the

Statement of Intent

Note that Additional Requirements exist for most majors within the

Click ADD A PROVIDER, fill in the form, and immediately an email request is sent for you. Note: You should have already contacted your recommenders so that they are alerted to ‘look’ for the invitation, as it will likely be labeled as ‘Spam’ by their email program.

If you prefer to print out and mail any of the required forms, you may download them from the

Downloadable Forms

page. Most of the forms are writable PDFs. However, writeable PDFs cannot be saved unless you have the full Acrobat suite.

If you do not have the full Acrobat suite, you will need to complete the form, print it to paper, and mail it to Chapman in order to submit it.

Chapman University Office of Graduate Admission One University Drive Orange CA 92866

To download files in .pdf format, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your machine. If you do not have a copy, you can download a free version from the Adobe Website . After downloading the software (make sure to remember the folder to which you have saved it), you may follow these instructions: Logout of your online application and close your browser. Close all other open applications on your desktop.

Run the Adobe Acrobat .exe program (i.e. AdbeRdr60_enu_full.exe).

Follow the instructions on your screen.

You are now ready to view and download .pdf files from the Web!

If ‘Incomplete’ there will be a list of items in need of attention.

Please note that this list refers only to the minimum number of questions required by the system before submission is allowed. There may be many other questions on the form that should also be answered; thus, please be

sure

you have fully responded to both required and relevant non-required items

before

you submit your Application. You will not be able to make changes once it has been submitted.

Once you are satisfied, you may...

Only when fully satisfied with the PDF Preview of your application should you click on the check-box, and then press Continue. Note: the application is not submitted until the words ‘Submission Complete’ appear.

Note there are four tabs linked from Application Instructions: Be sure to carefully review the information on each page …

Next you may print preview your un-submitted application in HTML, or, if you have already submitted, you may view the PDF.

HTML

In addition to the main application, several departments require supplemental materials. Applicants will be prompted to submit additional materials through the online application. Requirements vary by program, and students are encouraged to closely follow published protocol and guidelines. Majors requiring supplemental materials: • • •

Dodge College of Film and Media Arts

All Conservatory of Motion Pictures programs

College of Educational Studies

All CES programs

Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences

MA in English MFA in Creative Writing

A $60 application fee is required for all programs.

· You will be prompted to pay your application fee by credit card or e-check when you submit your online application.

· If you cannot pay online, please contact the Office of Graduate Admissions for information on alternate forms of payment. · If you need a fee waiver, click on the DOWNLOADABLE forms section of this application and download the Fee Waiver Form.