Graduate school is an advanced program of study beyond a Bachelor’s degree focused on a particular academic discipline or specific profession. Graduate degrees include Master’s degree (1-2 years), Doctoral degree (4-6 years), and Professional degree (approximately 2-4 years).
Two main categories exist under the umbrella of ‘graduate school’: 1) graduate school to earn a Master’s or Doctorate degree and 2) graduate school to earn a Professional degree through occupation-specific training; examples of professional degree studies include law, medicine, dentistry, therapy, pharmacy, veterinary care, and more.
Premedical Professions
Students interested in Premedical professions can visit http://www.nau.edu/premed
Pre-Law
Students interested in Pre-Law professions can visit http://www.nau.edu/prelaw
Is Graduate School for You?
Graduate school requires a strong dedication of time, money, and energy. In addition to researching your career interest(s) to determine what benefits, if any, a graduate degree can offer in your career field, ask yourself the following questions:
Are you willing/able to
- articulate a specific field of study that interests you and connects to your career interest(s)?
- commit yourself to intensive reading, writing, and analyzing of information?
- balance multiple tasks, projects and extensive research papers simultaneously?
- handle many responsibilities (school, family, etc.) and maintain, at least, a 3.0 GPA?
Good reasons to attend graduate school include the desire to gain additional training for specific career opportunities (such as teaching at the college or university level), to change careers (or seek promotional opportunities) and to explore intensive study in a specific area of interest.
Some resources to help you research your career interest(s) to determine if graduate school is required or recommended include the Careers by Major forms and Sigi3
Graduate Schools
Students interested in exploring graduate programs at NAU can visit
http://home.nau.edu/gradcol/; students interested in graduate programs at various universities can visit www.petersons.com.
Funding Your Graduate Career
To explore NAU’s departmental and university-wide fellowships, scholarships, and graduate assistantship opportunities visit the Graduate College website at http://home.nau.edu/gradcol/.
Additional Information:
Graduate School Prep Powerpoint |
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Undergraduate Preparation for Graduate School |
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Graduate School Visitations |
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Undergraduate Research Project Mentor Selection Guidelines |
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Graduate School Personal Statement Tips |
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Law School Personal Statement Tips |
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Medical School Personal Statement Tips |
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Checklist for Graduating Seniors |
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Don’t take a chance!
Make an appointment to work with a trained Career & Academic Advisor on researching and applying to graduate school: e-mail or call (928) 523-4772.
This is a free service available to all currently enrolled NAU students.
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