Colorado State University – Pueblo sponsors workshop for those considering grad school

Pueblo- Colorado State University – Pueblo undergraduates and community members who are considering pursuing education beyond a bachelor’s degree are encouraged to attend a fact finding workshop to obtain information about funding sources, the application process, and entrance examinations for graduate school. The event will be held from 3-4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3 in the Occhiato University Center Cottonwood Room. The event is sponsored by Mujeres Unidas de CSU-Pueblo.

Information available at the workshop will include tips for how to apply and pay for graduate school, including a timeline for the application process and for fellowships and financial assistance. The session also will cover when to take the appropriate entrance examinations, such as the GRE, GMAT. The presenters are representative of the different areas of specialization e.g. science (chemistry), humanities, engineering, each of these areas require a different entrance examination and have different acceptance requirements.

“The workshop is particularly appropriate for sophomores and juniors, since they’ll not only have time to prepare with the required courses necessary, but hopefully also can plan campus visits to those programs that interest them,” said Event Coordinator Dora Luz Cobian. For seniors, the workshop will help them stay on course with the application process.

CSU-Pueblo representatives will represent the following disciplines and topic areas: Dr. Mel Druelinger, chemistry; Dr. Bea Spade, history; Dr. Karen Yescavage, psychology; Dr. Jane Fraser, engineering, and Christina Baldwin, Student Financial Services.

For more information, contact Cobian at 549-2537.



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