Apply for Admission
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The Instructional and Performance Technology (IPT) department
offers three graduate programs:
- a master's degree in IPT
- a graduate certificate in Human
Performance Technology (HPT)
- a graduate certificate in Workplace E-Learning and Performance
Support (WELPS)
Admission requirements for all three IPT programs are:
- Documented evidence of an
earned baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution.
- A cumulative GPA of 3.0 for
all undergraduate credits, or a 3.0 GPA for the last 60 credits
of undergraduate course work. All course work must be verified by
official transcripts. If a person fails to meet the GPA
requirement, that person may submit a petition to the IPT
Program Committee.
- Appropriateness of background
experience and of the fit between the prospective student's
career goals and what the IPT program offers. (Applicants must
submit a resume and a one-to-two page essay of intent to help determine
satisfaction of this requirement.)
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
The application process for each IPT graduate
program is the same. Please note that:
- the graduate application form can reflect an
applicant's simultaneous enrollment in two graduate
programs,
- only one resume is required for an applicant's file,
and
- a separate essay of intent is required for each
program's application.
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Apply to the Graduate
College to be a degree- and/or certificate-seeking
student. It is on this form that you specify
the degree and/or certificate you intend to seek and
the semester you intend to start. |
U.S. applicants
complete the online
graduate admission application form.
International applicants complete the
online International Graduate Application. |
You will be assigned a:
- student ID#
- Boise State email account
- registration appointment for the semester
you intend to start.
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The IPT
office is notified of your intent to seek the degree
and/or one of their certificates. In addition, you
are now eligible to enroll in an IPT graduate
course. |
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If you will take
an IPT online course, notify the IPT Systems
Administrator of your intent to take an IPT online
course. Otherwise, skip this step. |
Submit the IPT
Equipment Availability Checklist. |
Your computer will be
reviewed for minimum requirements. After
approval, you will be sent instructions for
downloading and configuring the software and for
participating in the free online IPT Bootcamp. |
You will have the IPT classroom software on your
computer and will know how to access and navigate
the online classroom. |
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Request official
transcripts |
Send a completed
transcript order form to all previously attended
institutions requesting official transcripts be sent
to the following address:
Boise State University
Graduate Admissions and
Degree Services, MG-141
1910 University Drivee
Boise, ID 83725-1110
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Upon receipt of your
transcripts, the Graduate College will calculate your
GPA . |
The Graduate College will send the IPT
office a
Program Admission Recommendation (PAR) form
requesting a recommendation on your admission. |
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Submit your resume and
essay-of-intent |
Send the following information via email at
lburnett@boisestate.edu:
- your resume and
- a one-to-two
page essay-of-intent for each
program, that describes your career
goals and how the degree and/or certificate will
help you achieve those goals.
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The materials required for
your application will be complete. Your application
file will be reviewed and a decision on your
admission will be made. |
The IPT office will email you in regard to the
recommended admission status. The final
decision is made by the Graduate College. |
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Simultaneous Enrollment in a
Graduate Certificate Program and a Degree Program
In accordance with Graduate College
policy, new applicants are eligible to apply simultaneously
to two graduate programs. Applicants cannot be
simultaneously enrolled in more than two graduate programs
at a time. For example,
- [a MS degree in IPT + a HPT certificate] or
- [a MS degree in IPT + a WELPS certificate] or
- [a HPT certificate + a WELPS certificate] or
- [another BSU graduate degree + a HPT
certificate] or
- [another BSU graduate degree + a WELPS
certificate],
- but not [a MS degree in IPT + a HPT certificate
+ a WELPS certificate].
In addition, acceptance into both programs is dependent on department
approval. Unless otherwise noted, the credits earned
toward a graduate certificate can be applied toward
the M.S. degree in IPT.
Fully-admitted IPT degree-seeking
students can still apply for a graduate certificate, as long as they have completed only one of the
courses required of the certificate. This policy is in
accordance with the graduate catalog's "two thirds" policy,
in which two-thirds of the total credit for a certificate
must be earned after being admitted. If more than one of the
certificate courses have been completed, a student is no
longer eligible to apply for the certificate.
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