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Admission Requirements: Master's
General Admission
A student applying for admission to the graduate program is required to submit the following to the Office of Student Services.
Requirements |
Description |
|---|---|
| Application Form | A completed application form (See Addendum B) accompanied by a $50 application fee. The fee is non-refundable and constitutes part of the admission credentials. |
| Transcripts | An official copy of all college transcripts. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required for admissions. |
| Recommendation | Three letters of recommendation. |
| Score Report | An official score report of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or Graduate Management Aptitude Test (GMAT) results must have been taken within the last five years. Students must have a minimum score of 800 on the GRE, 400 on the GMAT or 369 scale score (27 raw score) on the MAT. |
| Personal Statement | A written personal statement that describes the motivation or reasons for desiring a master’s degree. |
| Résumé or Curriculum Vita | Applicants must submit a résumé detailing their educational and professional attainments. |
| Health Insurance | Proof of health insurance coverage for each semester of resident study. |
| International Application Fee* | $125 non-refundable International Application Fee |
| TOEFL Results* | Official results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) verifying a minimum score of 550 for full-standing admission or a score of 500-549 for conditional admission. The computer-based TOEFL score for full standing admission is 213. An internet-based score of 79 or above is required for full-standing and a score of 61-78 is required for conditional admittance. |
| Official Report* | Official report from an Approved Educational Credential Evaluator |
| Letter of Recommendation | Three letters of recommendation are required for admission. Some individuals may wish to complete this form in lieu of writing a letter. |
*Applies to International Students only.
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Codes and Facilities.
International Students: Issuance of a Certificate of Eligibility (Form I-20)
Certificates of Eligibility are issued for a 12-month period of time for M.S.S. students. International students who have been enrolled on a full-time basis with a satisfactory grade point average for a period of one year will be eligible to have their I-20s renewed for a subsequent 12-month period. International students studying in their own countries do not need to apply for an I-20. An international applicant must submit the following to Student Services for issuance of a Certificate of Eligibility, which is issued to accepted degree-seeking students only:
1. Financial Resource Evidence. Documentary evidence in the form of a certified letter from a bank, a sponsoring government agency, a sponsoring company or another acceptable third party source stating the amount of financial resources available and/or amount guaranteed to provide for transportation and normal living expenses for the period of time to be spent in the United States.
2. SEVIS Fee. Effective 1 September 2004, students are responsible for paying the $100.00 SEVIS fee for non-immigrant students and visitor exchange. See www.fmjfee.com for information.
