To be considered for MAPW admission, applicants must submit the following credentials to the KSU Graduate Admission Office:

1. Application form. All applications received must be accompanied by a nonrefundable $50.00 application processing fee. Checks should be made payable to Kennesaw State University.
    
2. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum 2.5 grade point average (GPA). An official transcript sent directly from the institution to the Office of Graduate Admissions from each institution attended. Proof of baccalaureate degree should be on one transcript.
    
3. Minimum total score of 800 (verbal and quantitative) and a minimum 3.5 (analytic writing) on the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). The GRE requirement is waived for applicants who have earned an advanced degree.There are four Prometric Test Centers offering the GRE test in the metro-Atlanta area: Georgia State University 404-651-3816, Tucker(near Northlake Mall) 770-493-9813, Dunwoody 770-394-2330 and Marietta 770-980-1117. The GRE website is www.gre.org.
    
4. The Health Clinic at KSU will contact newly admitted students that actually enroll regarding immunizations for measles, mumps and rubella.
    
5. An application letter that states the applicant's goals for the MAPW program and a rationale for the choice of concentration and support areas.
    
6. One copy of representative writing samples from both the concentration and the support areas, not to exceed 25 pages.
    
7. A letter of recommendation is optional.
    

Provisional standing and non-degree status are not available for applicants to the MAPW program.

Application deadline:
March 1, 2009 for Fall 2009
Applications to the Master of Arts in Professional Writing program or Graduate Certificate program are received once a year.

Residency Requirement
To receive a graduate degree from Kennesaw State University, a student must complete at least 27 semester hours of program requirements at KSU. All of these 27 hours must be completed after the student has been admitted to the degree program.