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Office of Graduate and Professional Opportunities

PROGRAM SERVICES


  • Graduate & Professional School Fair, an annual event where graduate and professional schools from around the country assemble on-campus to recruit prospective students for their advanced degree programs. Generally, 100 or more graduate and professional schools participate in the GPS Fair. It is open to all students, faculty, staff, alumni, and supporters of the University. The event takes place once a year during the fall semester.
  • Graduate School and Personal Statement Workshops, are designed to assist students in preparing for graduate study and developing an effective personal statement for graduate and professional school. The workshops are open to all students.
  • Princeton Review -TSU  Test Preparation Center, a unique service sponsored in partnership with the Princeton Review, that provides test preparation courses for standardized examinations that are required for admission into most graduate or professional degree programs. The program includes courses for the GMAT (Business), LSAT (Law), MCAT (Medicine), and GRE (Graduate School) examinations. The courses are generally taught on-campus during both the fall and spring semesters. The program is open to all students and alumni. All TSU students and alumni receive a special discount off of the published price for the Princeton Review.  For more information, please contact the office at (615) 963-5176 or the Princeton Review at (615) 269-5033.
  • Informational Forums, the office sponsors, in collaboration with various academic departments, awareness programs in law, business, medicine, and graduate studies. The outreach forums are designed to increase a student's awareness of academic opportunities for graduate and professional study. The forums provide current information regarding admissions, financial aid, summer research programs, and helpful hints for graduate school competition. The forums are a public service and are open to all students, faculty, staff, and alumni. 
  • Campus Visitation Programs, are designed to take students to various graduate and professional schools to visit their campuses and review their graduate and professional degree programs. Some of the schools that have invited TSU to visit with them are the University of Cincinnati, University of Missouri/Columbia, University of Florida, Ohio State University, Miami University of Ohio, Central Michigan University, Ohio University, University of Mississippi, and a few more. The graduate schools determine the criteria for students to participate in the program. Generally, the campus visits are limited to junior and senior-level students and occur during both the fall and spring semesters.
  • Graduate & Professional School Reference-Center, is a comprehensive reference center for students desiring an advanced degree.  The center includes several reference books spanning a variety of subjects including law, business, medicine, dentistry, science, education, psychology, and various graduate and professional degree programs. Additionally, there are resource books on fellowships, grants, scholarships, and other sources of financial aid. Also, the center houses Peterson's Guides for Graduate & Professional Study, which includes complete profiles on graduate and professional degree programs offered in the United States and Canada. There are a variety of software programs that are part of the reference center, including the GRE Power Point and GMAT software.