GRADUATE SCHOOL

Should You Go
Graduate School Planning Handout
What Types of Terminal Degrees Exist?
What to Consider in Choosing a School

Graduate Guide
Peterson’s
National Center for Education Statistics- College Navigator
Seeking Graduate Degrees Abroad
U.S. News and World Report

Seek out graduate assistantships, teaching assistantships, or research assistantships at your target university that may offer tuition remission, in addition to a living stipend, while gaining valuable academic and professional experience.

Review the program page for your chosen degree on your target university’s website– they may list assistantship, scholarship, or grant opportunities unique to that institution, or link to external organizations that help fund their students.

Fastweb Scholarship Database
Federal Student Aid (Continue to fill out your FAFSA for access to federal financial aid in graduate school)
Oregon Student Aid
Find SOU Scholarships
Oregon CIS Scholarship List and Sort

First-time Oregon CIS users:

• Access the Oregon CIS log-in page
• Log-in using SOURaiders as your username and Raiders123 as your password
• Click on the My Portfolio tab
• Click the blue Create My Portfolio button
• Complete the registration information and click Submit
• After logging in, click the Career Resources tab and then the Education and Training tab

Check whether your programs of interest require a standardized test as part of the admission process.
Common graduate tests:
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
Graduate Records Examination (GRE)
Law School Admission Test (LSAT)
Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
The Praxis Series

There is a Pearson VUE center in Medford that administers computer-based tests for some admission exams, including the GMAT, MCAT, ADAT (dental), and PCAT (Pharmacy).