»How to Apply

Most graduate programs, including Integrated Programs, use our General Application. 

The following programs use the Centralized Application Service (CAS): 

• Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) applicants apply through PharmCAS. 
• Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) applicants apply through PTCAS. 
• MMS in Physician Assistant (PA) applicants apply through CASPA. 
• MS in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) applicants apply through CSDCAS. 
• MS and Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences applicants apply through PharmGrad. 

Each program also has a different list of required materials, prerequisite coursework, and application fees. For the complete list of your program’s application requirements, please visit your program’s webpage. 

International applicant requirements

If you are an international student (or received a degree outside of the United States), visit our International Graduate Applicant webpage for more information on transcript and English proficiency requirements.

Application Details for All Students

Application information about your specific program will be on the program page. You can find general information about commonly required application and material submission instructions below. 

All submitted documents and applications become property of Chapman University and will not be returned.

Application fee

• All applications require an application fee, but the cost varies by program.
• To learn more about our application fee and fee waiver opportunities, please visit our Application Fee Information webpage. 

Your official transcripts

• We require official transcripts from all colleges and universities from which you received or will receive a bachelor’s, master’s, and/or doctoral degree(s).
• If you completed prerequisite coursework from another school, you will be required to submit official transcripts for those academic institutions as well. 
• Transcripts and academic documents (e.g. diplomas) are only considered official when they are sent to our office directly from the school. The Office of Graduate Admission will not consider academic documents submitted by an applicant as official.

Students who went to college in the United States

Our preferred method of receiving transcripts is electronic delivery:

• General Application - If you are applying to a Chapman graduate program that utilizes the General Application, official transcripts can be electronically delivered to admtranscript@chapman.edu.
  • If your school uses a third-party transcript delivery services, such as Parchment and National Student Clearinghouse, select “Chapman University” or “Chapman University – Office of Admission” from the recipient list.
    • Please do not list Chapman University's Registrar or any specific academic office as the recipient. Doing so may lead to delivery errors or processing delays. 

• CAS Applications - If you are applying for a Chapman graduate program that utilizes one of the CAS applications (PharmCAS, PTCAS, PharmGrad, CASPA, or CSDCAS), official transcript(s) should be sent directly to your program’s respective CAS application. 
  
  • To submit your official transcripts to the CAS systems, please follow the instructions outlined in your program’s respective CAS application. 

Students who went to college outside the United States 

• General Application 
  • If you received a bachelor’s, master’s, and/or doctoral degree(s) from an academic institution outside of the United States, you will need to submit your official transcript in the original language and English translation (if applicable) to complete your application. 
    • For more information and instruction on submitting your official international transcripts, please review the International Graduate Applicant webpage. 

  • For the application review process only, our office will accept unofficial international transcripts. Unofficial copies of international transcripts should be submitted to the “International Academic Documents” section of the General Application.

  •  Applicants who submit unofficial international transcripts will be required to submit their official international transcripts if they are admitted to Chapman and choose to attend. 

• CAS Application

  • If you are applying for a Chapman graduate program that utilizes one of the CAS applications (PharmCAS, PTCAS, PharmGrad, CASPA, or CSDCAS), official international transcript(s) should be sent directly to your program’s respective CAS application. 

    • To submit your official international transcripts to the CAS systems, please follow the instructions outlined in your program’s respective CAS application.

Letters of recommendation

Most graduate programs require letters of recommendation to complete your application. Review your program’s website to confirm how many letters of recommendation you will need and if letters from a specific source are required. 

All letters of recommendation must be sent to our office directly by the recommender. The Office of Graduate Admission will not accept letters of recommendation submitted by the applicant. 

Applicants can digitally request letters of recommendation from their recommender(s) through the General Application and CAS applications. Applicants should prepare to provide their recommender’s name and email address in the application portal to complete this request. Upon entering your recommender’s information, they will be sent instructions on how to submit their letters.

Statement of intent and/or supplemental essays

Most graduate programs require a statement of intent and/or supplemental essays to complete their application. Specific prompts can be found within each program’s respective application.

Resume or curriculum vitae (CV)

Official test scores (if applicable)

Some graduate programs require specific exams, such as the GRE or GMAT, to complete their application. Review your program’s website to determine if you are required to submit an exam score with your application.

Students who received their bachelor’s, master’s, and/or doctoral degree(s) outside of the United States may be required to submit scores from an approved English Proficiency Exam. 

For more information on the English Proficiency Exam Score requirement, accepted exams, and minimum score requirements, visit our International Graduate Applicant webpage.

All score reports must be official and submitted to our office directly by the testing agency. Our office will not accept photocopies or screenshots of score reports sent to our office by applicants. 

Applying as a veteran or military connected student?

Visit our Veterans Resource Center website to learn more about the application process, benefits, and resources available for veterans!

Policy on Applicants' Criminal History Question

The Chapman University graduate application will no longer require you to disclose your criminal history during the admission process. However, some programs may still require this information as part of their application.

Re-Applying and Re-Enrolling

Re-applying

You are considered a re-applicant if you have previously applied to a Chapman graduate program, were not accepted or canceled your admission, and would like to apply to the same program or another program.

As a re-applicant, you must submit a new application. You should also contact your program to see what new and/or additional documents might be required on your application.

Re-enrolling

If you were previously enrolled in a program at Chapman within the last seven years and discontinued for any reason, you can apply for re-enrollment by submitting an Application for Graduate Re-enrollment (PDF) to the Office of the Registrar at registrar@chapman.edu.

Non-Degree Seeking Students

If you're interested in taking individual graduate courses as a non-degree seeking student, please visit the Non-degree Seeking Students webpage for information on how to take a class at Chapman without being enrolled in a degree or certificate program.