<p>I recently received an email informing me that I have been accepted to my desired grad PROGRAM. However, the email also says that my admission is contingent to the Graduate Admissions. What does this mean? Have I not yet been fully accepted? </p>
<p>I guess I need to be accepted to both the individual program as well as the overall graduate school. Anyone have experience with this? Is it possible to be accepted to the program then denied by the graduate school?</p>
<p>It’s possible, if you don’t meet minimal requirements such as minimum GRE or GPA, or if you have some international degrees that are considered equivalent to only 3 years of college- in general, though, it’s just a formality and nothing to worry about.</p>
<p>It sounds like it’s just a normal formality. Programs can individually accept you and let you know that you’re in, but that it’s contingent on you meeting the basic requirements of the larger school program. This is usually a very basic background check, and checks that you meet minimum gpa requirements, have all the necessary paperwork and haven’t lied about anything.</p>
<p>Basically, first your program offers you a place, or “recommends” you to graduate admissions. Then grad admissions makes it official. This has nothing to do with being an international. Pure formality. You’re in, congratulations!</p>