Graduate Application Status Information


Spring 2009 Status Check Table -- Explanation of information follows.

Fall 2008 Status Check Table


Status Check Table Information

When your application materials are first input into the mathematics database, you will receive an email with the subject, "ISU Math Grad App" and your 4-digit Math ID. You can check the status of your application by clicking on the link below for your application semester. Please wait at least 7 days before sending email since information may not be updated daily. If you think information is still incorrect or if you have sent application materials and not received your Math ID number and email, please contact gradmath@iastate.edu for further information.

It is taking a minimum of two weeks for some materials to come from Graduate Admissions to the Math Department after your application reaches them. If your missing materials shows "Application (or Materials) from Admissions" that means we don't have a copy of your application and/or test scores and they will arrive in the near future. Please be patient.


Status Column Information:

Incomplete Materials -- Materials are missing. Check the Missing Materials column for information.

In Evaluation -- Application is being evaluated for admission and funding. Status will change when your admission status has been determined.

Full PhD Admit OR Full MS Admit -- Applicant has been admitted to the PhD or MS program in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics without funding.

Full MSM Admit -- Applicant has been admitted to the Master of School Mathematics program without funding.

Full PhD Admit, TA, GCTS OR Full MS Admit, TA, GCTS -- Student has been admitted to the PhD or MS program in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics with a teaching assistantship (TA) position and tuition scholarship. PhD students receive 100% tuition scholarship while MS students receive 50% tuition scholarship. Complete details will be sent in paper form.

Restricted Admission -- Student must complete nine credits at 3.0 or better before being granted full admission. This is given to students with a GPA under the 3.0 required by the Graduate College for admission.

Provisional Admission -- Student is missing undergraduate coursework. When the student completes the missing coursework, their status will be changed to full admission. Usually it takes the student 1-2 semesters as a graduate student to fulfill this requirement.