Admission

In order for a transcript to be considered official, it must arrive in an envelope sealed and stamped with the registrar/school's official stamp. International transcripts must contain the official seal(s) of the school and be sent from the institution's records or registrar's office in the original language of instruction. Non-English transcripts need to be submitted with notarized or certified translations. We require an official transcript from all institutions from which 1 or more credits were earned, including summer community college programs and study abroad schools/organizations.

All application materials should be submitted through the online application. You can upload your personal statement and resume at the time of applying or you can log into your application at a later date and upload them. When you apply, you'll need to submit your recommenders' email addresses. Upon submission of your application, your recommenders will be contacted via email in 1–3 business days with instructions on how to upload their letters.

Official transcripts can be sent from your institution's registrar office to the following address:

Office of Graduate Education
Mary Reed Building
Room 5
2199 S. University Blvd.
Denver, CO 80208

You may send the transcripts yourself, but they must remain in a sealed envelope with your institution's official stamp across the seal.

Please submit the Publishing Institute Scholarship Application in the online application system. It will be available in the online system once you have completed the main application.

Additional study abroad transcripts might not be needed if the title, credit hours and grades received from the study abroad institution are posted on the home university's transcript. For the review process, you can submit the transcript from your home university even if these items are not listed; however, if you are admitted you may be asked to supply a transcript from the study abroad institution depending on what course information is listed on the home transcript. The Office of Graduate Education will notify you if additional transcripts are necessary.

The references page of your application provides the opportunity to create an invitation for your references (recommenders). If you click the hyperlinked "Add Recommender", you are directed to a form whereby you can enter the names and email addresses of your recommenders along with your decision to waive the right to access the reference(s) or recommendation(s). The form is then submitted to the University of Denver's Office of Graduate Education which will then send an invitation via email to your recommenders requesting the completion of an evaluation form and optional submission of a letter of recommendation.

Our preferred method for receiving letters of recommendation is through our online system. However, if your recommender strongly prefers to mail a hard copy, it should be written on letterhead, be in a sealed envelope with the recommender's signature across the seal, and mailed to:

Office of Graduate Education
University of Denver
Mary Reed Building
Room 5
2199 S. University Blvd.
Denver, CO 80208

The most effective recommendation letters will address how well suited you are for publishing. Not every recommender is familiar with the industry, but hopefully they can address some of the following topics:

• Your interest level for publishing and the world of books.
• Your experience with publishing, if any.
• Your experience with editing/copy editing, if any.
• Your readiness/enthusiasm to start a new career.
• Any other qualifications, experiences, etc.

Write no more than two pages (double spaced) to explain why you are considering a career in publishing and what personal characteristics, interests and aspirations have led you to this choice.

You may check your application status via the online application web portal. You will need to enter the email address and password that you created when you began your application.

No, the Publishing Institute does not consider GRE scores.

If applications are completed on or before the early acceptance deadline (February 6), applicants will be notified of the Admissions Review Committee's decision on a rolling basis, and no later than February 26. Completed applications received by the general acceptance deadline (March 24) will be reviewed and applicants will be notified by April 14.

Early acceptance applicants will need to accept the admissions offer and submit an admissions deposit of $1000 on or before March 20, 2026. General admissions applicants will need to accept the admissions offer and submit the admissions deposit on or before May 4, 2026.

Deferral requests may be submitted to the Publishing Institute Associate Director Jennifer Conder at jennifer.conder@du.edu.

Submit the following items to request a deferral:

1. $1000 admissions deposit. This payment is non-refundable. The admissions deposit can be paid online with a credit card, directly from your checking or savings account or by submitting a check or money order. Checks should be made out to the University of Denver.
2. A written statement outlining the reasons for requesting a deferral, which must also include the following statement:
   "I understand that this payment is non-refundable if I fail to enroll in the term agreed upon. Regardless of the reason for not enrolling, my deposit will be forfeited."
3. The Deferral Request Form.  You may request this form by sending us an email: pi-info@du.edu.

You can request a one-year deferral to the summer 2026 program. If your deferral is granted, you are expected to enroll in the summer 2026 Publishing Institute.

Scholarships for the Publishing Institute will not transfer to the term of deferred admission.

The Publishing Institute accepts around 75 students to the program each summer. You'll need to complete the program as a full-time student for the duration of the four-week class.

Transcripts and letters of recommendation will be held on file for 12 months following the initial date of application. However you will need to submit a new personal statement, resume and $65 application fee. Please contact the Office of Graduate Education for more details.

Phone 303-871-2706

E-mail: gradinfo@du.edu

For the review process, unofficial transcripts are allowed. If you are admitted and you enroll in the Publishing Institute, we'll ask you to provide an official transcript. If your university issues only one official transcript, the Office of Graduate Education will request a letter from the school confirming this is the case. Once you arrive on campus, we'll make arrangements for the Office of Graduate Education to view your official transcript and return it to you.

We can only accept English translations of your transcripts that are generated by your school or by a certified translator. Non-English transcripts can be unofficial, but need to be submitted with certified translations. WES, ECE or IERF credential evaluations are not classified as English translations. The University of Denver's Office of International Admissions will evaluate all international transcripts and degree certificates.

It is helpful if you submit the complete financial verification and immigration-related forms while completing the application process. If accepted and you choose to enroll at the Publishing Institute, you must submit these documents as soon as possible so our Office of International Admissions can process your I-20.

If you are a graduate applicant whose native language is not English or if you have been educated in countries where English is not the native language, regardless of your citizenship status, you will need to submit official scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language TEsting System (IELTS). We can't process your application until the required TOEFL or IELTS score is received. The TOEFL and IELTS scores are valid for two years from the test date.

You may be exempted from English proficiency test requirements if by the time of enrollment you have earned a post-secondary degree from a formally-recognized/accredited university where the entire language of instruction and examination is English. If you have attended an English-medium university for all years of study toward the degree program, you may not be required to submit your TOEFL/IELTS scores.

The minimum TOEFL score accepted by the University of Denver Publishing Institute is 570 (paper-based) or 88 (internet-based). The minimum IELTS score accepted is 6.5

The University of Denver's institutional code for the TOEFL is 4842.