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All students can apply to the graduate school through MyEIU. The graduate school requires:

1. A complete online application
2. A copy of your official transcripts
3. A $30 application fee

Learn more about the Graduate School admissions process.

To apply for admission into the Political Science M.A. program, complete and submit the online application. International applicants must also follow the admissions guidelines available through International Programs.
All applicants must also submit a personal statement of intent, in which you address why you seek admission into our program. This statement should be approximately 300 words. In addition, you must have two letters of reference, with the accompanying Graduate Reference Letter Form(PDF) (Word Doc).

Your personal statement of intent and the two reference letters must be sent to:

Graduate Coordinator
Department of Political Science
Eastern Illinois University
600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, Illinois 61920-3099

Your application will require that you send your undergraduate transcripts to:

Graduate Admissions
Graduate School 
Eastern Illinois University 
600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, Illinois 61920

If your undergraduate cumulative grade point average is less than 3.0, you should submit a GRE score. We would like to see a score above 1000.

You'll be able to keep tabs on the status of your application through MyEIU; you'll receive a message when you have been officially admitted to EIU!

If you are interested in a graduate assistantship, you also need to submit a graduate assistantship application.

Graduate assistantships are typically awarded in accordance with the academic year. Assistantship applications are normally accepted through the middle of February; a decision for the next academic year comes within a month. For more information about graduate assistantships, please click here.

Now you're ready for your first semester at Eastern! Welcome to the EIU family! We're glad to have you, and we're confident you'll be glad you came!