A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in the United States (or proof of equivalent training in a foreign institution).
A satisfactory grade point average in upper division (junior and senior level) work and in any graduate work already completed.
Submission of official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores.
Note: documentation (including the fees, GRE scores, etc.) should be submitted directly to the Graduate School. The following requirement should be submitted directly to the MAIS program.
Submission to the MAIS Advisory Committee of an acceptable Admission Essay and Plan of Study.(At this stage, applicants must contact the MAIS program director to discuss their applications.)
Acceptance by the MAIS Program and the Graduate School.

For graduates of institutions outside the United States where English is not the first language, the Graduate School requires a minimum score of 550 on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) (or a 79 on the TOEFL ibT) or a minimum score of 6.5 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).