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Students can apply to the graduate program during their third year of undergraduate studies. If admission is granted they will continue with the accelerated curriculum.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Students are encouraged to express interest in the program as soon as possible so they can be assigned an advisor to help plan their course of study,&#8221; said <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/rhodesg\">Gloria Rhodes<\/a>, chair of applied social sciences. &#8220;Nontraditional students who have previous experience in the field but have not completed an undergraduate degree are encouraged to consider this option.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Students must have both a minimum GPA of 3.25 and a faculty recommendation in order to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/applied-social-sciences\/accelerated-ma-in-conflict-transformation\/\">apply<\/a>. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/personnel\/people\/show\/kjh823\">Kaitlin Heatwole<\/a>, office coordinator in applied social sciences, is a great first contact for questions related to the program. 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