Graduate School Preparation

  • Are you passionate about your major and want to learn more?
  • Are you planning a career that requires a degree past the undergraduate stage?

Consider going to graduate school for a Master's or PhD degree to advance your career possibilities, open new doors, or delve into a topic!

How should you prepare yourself?

  • Start talking now to the advisors below about how best to get ready.
  • Speak with professors in your field about courses to take and experiences to plan as an undergrad.
  • Learn about the future directions of your field or schools to which you might apply through conversations with professionals.
  • Attend a session about grad school prep offered by WU.

 It’s never too early to plan – and never too late to go back to school once you are out!!

If you would like to speak to someone for general information about graduate school and the application process please contact:

Dean Cathleen Fleck, PhD
Pregrad Advisor, College of Arts and Sciences
For current walk-in hours, contact 935-8117 or -9277
For an appointment, use the online calendar at https://asapps.wustl.edu/appts (Use your Webstac Sign-in and password, then Calendar password Fleck)
For more information, email: pregrad@artsci.wustl.edu

OR

Amy Heath Carpentier, MA
Career Development Specialist, The Career Center
For an appointment: Stop by the Career Center at 110 Danforth University Center or call 314-935-5930
For more information, email: heath-carpentier@wustl.edu

*To place yourself on an email list to learn more and hear regularly about relevant events, please send your name and student identification number to pregrad@artsci.wustl.edu .*

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Amir François
Philosophy-Neuroscience- Psychology