To apply to ALL programs except the Special Education General Curriculum/Liberal Studies Five-Year Program, complete the following steps:

1. Apply online OR print the application (pdf) and the recommendation form (pdf) OR request an application packet from the Office of Graduate & Extended Studies by calling 434.395.2707 or completing the information request form.
2. Complete the application form and the In-State Tuition Application (if applicable). (Learn more about Tuition & Fees)
3. Write* a personal essay of 500 words or more in which you discuss your reasons for seeking graduate education. Include your career goals and how the graduate program for which you are applying would help to meet those goals; prior work/life experiences which relate to your interest in, and aptitude for, the graduate program for which you are applying; and your perception of your intellectual capability to complete successfully your graduate program.
   *If applying online, write your essay using a word processing program (such as Microsoft Word) and paste your essay in the text box provided in the online application.
4. Must have an overall undergraduate GPA of 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale). If not, either a minimum mean score on 2 out of 3 parts (verbal, quantitative, analytical writing) of the General GRE test OR a GPA of 3.5 on 6 hours of Longwood graduate courses that are part of the degree program to which the applicant is applying taken as a non-degree registrant within the last 12 months. An applicant must be a graduate of a four-year regionally accredited college or university.
   Applicants to the Communication Sciences and Disorders program must have an overall undergraduate GPA of 3.00 (on a 4.0 scale).
   Applicants to the Business Administration program must have an admission score of 1100 or greater, with a minimum GMAT score of 470. Admission score is based on the following formula: GMAT + GPA (200) ≥ 1100
5. Request official transcripts from EVERY INSTITUTION attended (even if recorded on subsequent transcripts) including undergraduate and graduate part-time, full-time, non-degree and summer studies and have them sent directly to you in a sealed envelope. Do not break the seal. (Longwood transcripts need NOT be submitted, as they will be obtained in house.) 
6. Two recommendations related to your competence and effectiveness in your professional work are required. These recommendations are to come from academic sources such as current/prior faculty members, supervisors or professional contacts. Section 1 of each recommendation form is to be completed by the applicant. Provide the recommendation form and a self-addressed, stamped (if needed) envelope to each person preparing a recommendation. Instruct each to enclose the completed recommendation in the envelope. The envelope should then be sealed, signed across the seal and returned to you. Do not break the seal. 
7. Applicants must submit a copy of their valid teaching license if applying to one of the Education degree or licensure programs that require a teaching license as a prerequisite.
8. Applicants must submit a copy of passing scores on Praxis I, or an equivalent SAT or ACT score, if applying to any of the five initial licensure programs.
9. Applicants to the English/Creative Writing program must submit a writing sample of not less than (10) and not more than twenty (20) pages in the genre of their choice. (10 pages of poetry or 15 pages of prose/fiction or non-fiction or 20 pages of drama)
10. Applicants to the Education/Curriculum & Instruction Specialist in Music program must submit a 15-30 minute video (VHS or DVD) of their teaching or rehearsal.
11. Applicants to the Communication Sciences and Disorders program must submit scores from the General Test of the GRE.
12. Applicants to the Business Administration program must submit scores from the GMAT.
13. Once you have compiled ALL of the above, mail the complete application to the Office of Graduate & Extended Studies, Longwood University, 201 High Street, Farmville, VA 23909. A complete* application consists of the application form, the essay, a minimum of two recommendations, a copy of your teaching license if applicable, Praxis I or SAT or ACT scores if applicable, GRE scores if applicable, GMAT scores if applicable, writing sample if applicable, video/DVD if applicable, and official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended. (Application packets obtained from the Office of Graduate & Extended Studies contain a large, return envelope with a checklist of the above items. Optional items that may be included with the application are a personal vitae or résumé, a writing sample for those programs that do not have this requirement, and additional recommendations.)
    *If applying online, the application form and essay have been submitted online and do not need to be resubmitted.
14. Mail the $40.00 non-refundable application fee* to the Office of Cashiering, Longwood University, 201 High Street Farmville, VA 23909. Make the check payable to Longwood University and include a note indicating the fee is for an admission application to graduate studies. (Application packets obtained from the Office of Graduate & Extended Studies contain an Application Fee Receipt and a postage paid, return envelope.)
    *If applying online, the application fee was paid when the online application was submitted and does not need to be paid again.