GRADUATE CATALOG - Baylor University

GRADUATE CATALOG / General Information 17
GENERAL INFORMATION
Graduate Student Association
The Graduate Student Association (GSA) is an organization concerned with the
intellectual and social growth of graduate students at Baylor Uni ver si ty. The GSA sponsors
activities and programs that facilitate an ex change of ideas, pro mo tion of scholarly
development, cultivation of social sup port systems, and dis sem i na tion of other information
concerning grad u ate stu dent life. All students currently enrolled for one or more semester
hours of graduate coursework to ward an advanced degree and with a grad u ate GPA of 3.0
or greater are au to mat i cal ly members of the GSA. Students desiring further in for ma tion
about the GSA should contact the Deanʼs Offi ce, 254-710-3588 or check out the website
at www.baylor.edu/gsa.
Health Insurance
Information about health insurance may be secured through Baylor Health Services,
One Bear Place #97060, Waco, TX 76798-7060 or call 254-710-7425.
International students are required to have health insurance. All international
students are automatically enrolled in the university-sponsored health insurance plan;
charges are added to the studentʼs bill each semester. Rates for the Fall 2005 semester were:
Students, $510; Student and Spouse, $1,930; Student and Children, $1,020; Student, Spouse
and Children, $2,436. Rates for the 2006-2007 academic year will be similar.
Campus Safety
Baylor considers personal safety on campus a top priority. Residence halls enforce a
locked door policy and residents are asked to swipe their student IDs at main entrances to
show residential sta tus and to gain access to their building.
The Baylor Department of Public Safety provides additional 24-hour security with car
and bike patrols and works in close alliance with the Waco Po lice Department to create
a safe environment for the university community. Seventy-fi ve emergency call boxes are
located on campus with direct ac cess to BDPS, which has a staff of thirty-three, including
twenty-one commissioned police offi cers.
Baylorʼs Crime Prevention and Security Report is provided annually to all students and
is available at http://www.baylor.edu/DPS.
ADMISSIONS
Admission to the Graduate School of Baylor University is conducted by formal
application. The Graduate School strongly prefers the applicant to apply online. The online
application is available at www.baylor.edu/graduate/application. Graduate admissions
committees will consider the entire application when making admission decisions, and
each piece of the application is important. In addition to an application, applicants must
submit an application fee, offi cial standardized test scores, offi cial transcripts, and letters
of recommendation. Our mailing address is Baylor University Graduate Admissions, One
Bear Place #97264, Waco, Texas 76798-7264. Qualifi ed students will be admitted regardless
of race, color, national or ethnic origin, gender, age, or disability.
• All applicants must submit an application and application fee.
• An offi cial transcript from each junior college, college, or university at which
GENERAL INFORMATION