1. Statement of your personal and professional goals (approximately 800 words).
2. Academic writing sample no longer than 25 pages (i.e. term paper, thesis chapter, creative writing sample, published newspaper articles). The sample can be composed of multiple pieces, but must still be under the 25 page limit.
3. A curriculum vita or short resume.
4. GRE Scores
The GRE General Test is all that is required.
Scores take 10-15 business days to process and must be sent to the University via the ETS. Schedule your test with this in mind. If the scores are not received and processed by the deadline, your application is considered incomplete.
Use institution code 4853.
5. Unofficial transcripts of all previous college and university coursework.
If accepted to the program, you will need to provide official transcripts to admissions.
6. The names and email addresses of three people who will write recommendations.
They will receive and electronic prompt to go in and upload their letters of recommendation. Letters of Recommendation will uploaded once your recommenders submit their letters. GRE scores will be uploaded automatically when they are sent electronically by ETS. If you have official transcripts sent by the institution, they will be uploaded by the admissions department. A bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited U.S. college or university or from an institution recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education in their home country. The Office of International Admissions will determine if applicants with international degrees meet the Graduate School's requirement of a recognized bachelor's degree.
At least a 3.0 or higher undergraduate weighted mean GPA on a 4.0 scale. If the undergraduate GPA is below 3.0, a GPA will be calculated for the last two years attended if schooling was done at a foreign institution, and based upon the last 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) if the student attended a U.S. institution. English proficiency may be demonstrated by graduate applicants in one of the following ways: TOEFL: minimum score of 80 (Internet-based test) or 550 (paper-based test), IELTS: An overall minimum band score of 6.5