Alvernia College - Career Services

Guide to Graduate & Professional School

Identifying Your School

To identify schools offering a particular degree program, students may wish to access resources in Career Services such as:

The Graduate School Guide -- a comprehensive guide to doctoral, master's and professional degree programs. This guide provides graduate fields of study, graduate school profiles, tests dates, student reply cards and information on financing graduate study. World Wide Web address: www.schoolguides.com.
Peterson's Graduate & Professional Programs -- provides complete information on all Graduate Programs and degrees at over 1500 institutions; faculty research specialties; and full listings of all degree programs by field. Visit Peterson's on the World Wide Web at: www.petersons.com.
The Official Guide to U.S. Law Schools: published by the Law School Admission Council to give you thorough, accurate and up-to-date information on all 181 ABA approved law schools. Includes admissions requirements, program descriptions and insider admissions tips with median LSAT/GPA information.

Peterson's Guide to MBA Programs -- a comprehensive directory of graduate Business Education in the U.S., Canadian, and Select International Business Schools; where, when, and how classes are taught including curricular focus; and career options, hiring trends, salary details on the MBA job market.

Graduate School Catalogs -- A limited number of graduate school catalogs are available in Career Services. These catalogs should be used for preliminary research only. If students are seriously interested in applying to a certain school, they are encouraged to obtain a current catalog by calling the school directly.

Faculty advisors are also a source of information about strong programs or those with a particular emphasis, orientation or direction. All departments maintain information about graduate programs in their disciplines. In addition to inquiring with the department chair, students may also wish to check bulletin boards close to the department for postings of graduate school opportunities. Some departments may also have specialized review software, directories of financial aid or specialized catalogs.