Application Requirements

Applying for Graduate Study
Admission to a graduate degree program at St. John's is based on our assessment of a candidate's ability to successfully pursue graduate study.

Our Office of Graduate Admission and Deans from the relevant programs carefully consider every applicant's academic record, recommendation letters, scores on appropriate standardized tests and other factors that reflect a student's academic potential and motivation for successful graduate study.

Admission to a graduate degree program at St. John's does not guarantee advancement to degree candidacy. Additional requirements must be met before students are considered degree candidates.

We ask every graduate applicant to provide the following items for admission consideration:

Evidence of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
  - including official transcripts from each institution attended.

Two letters of recommendation
- from instructors in the proposed area of specialization or other qualified individuals as designated by the school, division, or program to which the candidate is applying.(requirements may differ for some programs)

Three letters of recommendation from the following programs 

 - Audiology, Speech Pathology, PhD Biology, MA English, DA English (2 must be academic) DA History, MA General Psychology, MA School Psychology, MS Pharmacy Administration
- PhD Psychology, both programs require three-five letters of recommendation

Lab and Term Paper
- MA General Experimental Psychology, MS School Psychology, PsyD School Psychology, PhD Clinical Psychology

Writing sample
- MA English, DA English, DA History

Official results of performance on standardized tests
 -
as appropriate to the requirements specific to the particular school, division or program

The following programs require the GRE: 
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MS Biology, MS Biological and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (General and Subject: Biochemistry, Chemistry, or Cell and Molecular Biology), PhD Biology (General and Subject), MA English, DA English, MS School Psychology, PhD Clinical Psychology, PsyD School Psychology (Non-Psychology holders must take the Subject GRE). This also applies to both PhD programs, Speech Pathology, all Pharmaceutical Sciences and International Communication.

Evidence that conditions or requirements specific to the school, division or program have been met.

Supporting documentation for your Graduate application can be sent to the following addresses:

Graduate Admission Processing Service Center
St. John’s University
P.O. Box 811
Randolph, MA 02368-0811

Note: UPS and Fed Ex will not deliver materials to the Processing Center’s PO Box.

If you are an international student applying to St. John's, please send application materials to the following address:

International Graduate Admission
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Newman Hall, Room 106
Queens, NY 11439

We invite you to apply online, request an application or contact our Offices of Graduate Admission directly. 

Once again, thank you for your interest in graduate study at St. John's. We look forward to receiving your application.