Graduate Admission FAQ

You are unable to make changes once you have submitted your application. The only items you will have access to update are those related to your application materials for the program. These include things like a resume or statement of purpose.

Because of differing program requirements, a new application will be required if changing departments. If changing from MA to MS or vice versa, within the same department contact Graduate Admissions and we can provide assistance.

You may add, edit, and remove a recommendation provider inside your application. You may do this by clicking on the left hand navigation link titled “Recommendations” and following the directions provided.

To request a change to your start term, contact the Graduate College at 208-426-GRAD (4723) or graduatecollege@boisestate.edu.

Once you have completed all of the necessary requirements for admission into the Graduate College (application fee and transcripts) your application is considered complete with the Graduate Admissions office and will be forwarded on to the department for review. You may still upload additional materials to your application.

Typically, the Graduate College does not offer application fee waivers. You can find a small list of our fee waivers while applying through the application. These are usually very limited, and most applicants do not qualify for a fee waiver. Some departments provide you with a fee waiver, depending on the circumstance. If you do not meet the criteria for the in-application fee waiver(s), we highly recommend reaching out to the department (program) you are applying to and seeing if they will pay the fee for you. Again, this is rare, and most applicants do not qualify.

As a graduate student from a different institution, you will need to apply to the program you would like to “transfer” to. It is up to the program to decide which courses and credits are acceptable to transfer, if any. We suggest you meet with the program to determine which courses from your current program they will accept before you apply to see if Boise State is the right fit for you.

If you have already graduated and received a graduate degree, the courses from that degree cannot be transferred because they have already been used to complete a program. The only way a completed graduate degree can be transferred to another program is if you are transferring master’s courses into a doctoral program, but it’s up to the program if they will accept those courses.

If you have started a graduate program but have not completed it (graduated), there is a chance your courses may transfer, but it is up to the Boise State program to determine whether they will accept transfer courses.

Please reference our transfer credit policies within our Graduate Catalog.

Boise State students will not need to submit Boise State transcripts or any additional transcripts from other institutions unless you have attended the other colleges or universities after you received your degree.

Official transcripts are required for each educational institution you have attended beyond high school.

When Graduate Admissions receives and processes your application a “To Do” checklist will be created for you in your Slate application. Graduate Admissions will list transcripts and test scores which are needed for you to complete your application.

Official transcripts should be requested from each educational institution (excluding Boise State University) you have attended beyond high school. Transcripts may be submitted in the following ways:

Mail

Institutions may send official transcripts to:
Boise State University
Graduate College
Riverfront Hall, Room 307
1910 University Dr.
Boise, ID  83725-1110

Electronic Transcripts

Official transcripts may be submitted as a secure PDF through an approved transcript services provider to gradcoll@boisestate.edu.

Approved Transcript Services:

• Credentials eScrip-Safe
• Credential Solutions TranscriptsNetwork and TranscriptsPlus
• Diploma Sender
• Higher Education Achievement Report (HEAR) (UK)
• my eQuals (Australia and New Zealand)
• National Student Clearinghouse
• Naviance
• Parchment Exchange

Once the Graduate College has processed your application, you will be sent an email notifying you that your application has received an admission decision.  This email will direct you to log into your Slate application to view your admission decision.

To access your email account, go to my.boisestate.edu and click on “Log On.” From there, navigate to “Reset/Create Password” to create your new password. Return to the main page and click “Log On” again. Enter the username provided and the password you created.

For email assistance, contact the Help Desk at The Zone at (208) 426-4357 or helpdesk@boisestate.edu.

Students can search for classes on their myBoiseState Student Center. Search for classes help documentation is available on myBoiseState Help.

Before the semester begins, you may add classes to your schedule on myBoiseState account, if there is space available in the class. If a class is full, you may place yourself on a waitlist to enroll in the class if a seat becomes available.  You may continue to add classes after the first day of classroom instruction, up until the deadline appropriate to the session. Help registering for classes is available inside your myBoiseState Student Center.

A student enrolled in a graduate degree or certificate program may choose to meet the requirements for that program as defined in any annual edition of the Boise State University Graduate Catalog in effect after the student is admitted to the program by the Graduate College. The catalog may not be more than six years old.

Take your completed Student Information Update form and proof of change noted on the form to the Registrar’s Office Administration Building, Room 110. If you are a current of former Boise State employee (classified, exempt, student) you must go to Human Resources to make name changes.

When you apply to Boise State University, the Admissions Office determines your status as a resident or nonresident for tuition purposes. For questions about your residency status, please contact the Registrar’s Office at (208) 426-4249 or visit the Residency website.

If you have already been admitted into a program, you cannot transfer that admitted status to another program. Since it’s a different program, you will need to apply to that new program and upload the program-specific application materials with your application. It will then be up to that new program to decide on your admission status, regardless of whether you’ve already been admitted to a different program.

If a student completes courses while in graduate non-degree seeking status, and later applies and is admitted to a graduate program, the program may recommend to the Graduate College that courses completed while in non-degree status be applied to the credit requirements of the programs. The graduate program may define a maximum number of applicable credits of this type, but the maximum cannot exceed nine (9) credits.