Graduate Application Procedures

Applicants with good academic records from fully accredited universities and colleges will be considered for admission to graduate study at Case Western Reserve University. Admission must be recommended by the department or professional school of the university in which the applicant intends to study and then must be approved by the dean of graduate studies. Applicants should contact the specific department or program to obtain application information. All submitted materials become the property of the School of Graduate Studies and will not be returned. 

For more information about the application and admission process, please review the School of Graduate Studies Admissions Information.

Before you begin, be aware of the application deadlines and carefully review the following:

• Application Instructions
• Application Deadlines
• Admission FAQs
• Admission Standards
• Testing Updates due to COVID-19

How to submit:

All applicants should apply online and submit supporting materials within the online application system:

• Writing Samples 
• 3 Letters of Recommendation
• Statement of Purpose/Objectives
• CV or Resume
• Transcripts
• Test Scores* 
• Audition Videos*

*if required for the degree program

We greatly appreciate as many digital submissions as possible. All supplemental materials can be uploaded within the online application system. This is also where student can view their notifications and admission letter.

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During the initial application process, applicants are discouraged from sending official test scores or transcripts. This helps to alleviate application costs and logistics. If recommended for admission by your department, the School of Graduate Studies will then make the final decision on your application. If formally accepted to CWRU, only then will you need to supply official transcripts and test scores. 

Test Scores: In order to alleviate initial application costs, we do not require applicants to send official test scores during the application process. Only if you are accepted, send official TOEFL or GRE test scores through ETS using the institutional code 1105 for Case Western Reserve University. Please do not send official IELTS scores; we can verify them online at no charge. 

GRE General Test at Home

TOEFL iBT Home Edition

Unofficial Transcripts: In order to alleviate initial application costs, we do not require applicants to send official transcripts during the application process. Applicants should simply upload unofficial copies of their transcripts onto the application for review purposes. Official documents sent during the application review process will not be reviewed. If accepted, official transcripts must come directly from the institution either mailed in a sealed envelope or sent electronically to the addresses below. International students: Documents in languages other than English must be accompanied by certified translations in English.  

Only if accepted, official hard copy transcripts and degree verification can be mailed to:

Case Western Reserve University
School of Graduate Studies - Tomlinson 203
10900 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106

Ensure that "School of Graduate Studies" and/or "Tomlinson Hall 203" is listed on the address or your transcript may not make it to our office. 

Official electronic transcripts can be sent to: gradtranscripts@case.edu

Note: Please do not send official transcripts to the School of Graduate Studies or Department of Music unless you have been offered admission. 

Application materials required for music degree programs: