1. Graduate School PreparationAre you ready?ERAU Career Services Office386.226.6054C building, Room 408 www.erau.edu/career

2. Why go to grad school? Continue education directly after receivingundergraduate degree Professionals return to further their educationand open new promotion/career opportunities Specialize in a specific area Strengthen job security Part of path to future career(professor, doctor, lawyer) 3. Education DifferencesGraduate EducationUndergraduate Education Specialized Education Broader Education Clear academic & career First stepping stone togoals career Fewer classes & shorter Heavier class load peroverall timecommitmentsemester and longertime commitment More intense, higherlevel coursework & Average outcomes areexpectationsaccepted easier 4. Benefits of Higher-level Education More specialized education studies andresearch opportunities Allows more mastery of skills Can expand career options Could create greater marketability Entry-level to teaching at a university level Higher salary over career progression Lower unemployment rates 5. Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/emp/emptab7.htm, 5/27/10 6. Career ConsiderationsExperience before graduate Flow-through or no experienceschool before graduate school Specialize in career area of Not as clear of areas ofinterestinterest/specialization Education not as applicable More mature perspective due to little, if any,on graduate level studies professional experienceand application Potentially lower income & Typically more career fewer opportunities initiallyoptions due to having Educationally qualified butexperientially not as qualifiedexperience Extremely important to Command higher salaries participate in undergraduateand/or graduate levelinternships before graduating 7. Grad School Resources Petersons Guide Princeton Review Faculty ERAU and/or other universities ofinterest ERAU Career Services website -http://www.erau.edu/career/grad_school.html 8. Graduate SchoolAdmissions ProcessKeith A. Deaton Jr.Student Center Annex Rm. 260Keith.Deaton@erau.edu or 386.226.7166 9. Documents Neededo Application-App. feeo Statement of Objective/Intento Resume/CVo Letters of Recommendationo GRE or GMATo Official Transcriptso Essay or interview if required 10. ERAU Requirementso Application-App. Fee waived if you come tomy officeo Statement of Objectiveo Resumeo Transcripts (I get these, no charge)o Three letters of recommendationo GMAT or GRE-depends on program 11. Questions to asko Can you waive application fee?o What exams are required?o Assistantships or scholarships offered and howto apply?o Prerequisites and how long will it take tocomplete?o When are the deadlines to apply? 12. Questions??