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Application Process

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Learn about your program of interest: Review the application requirements.
Gather and submit your application materials: Gather all of your materials and submit all requested information in the online application form. Pay your application fee of $150 USD.
Complete your application materials: All required application materials must be provided in order for your application to be reviewed. This includes your video essay, Re Vera authorization form, transcripts, and any outstanding test scores or letters of recommendation.
Review your tuition funding options: Learn more on the Columbia University Student Financial Services SPS page.
Receive an admissions decision: You will receive an email when a decision has been made on your application.
Confirm your intent to enroll: Confirm your intent to enroll within the application system and pay the non-refundable tuition deposit.
Begin preparing for registration: Submit your final official electronic transcripts or final WES evaluation (international). Follow our guided Next Steps for admitted students.
International student next steps: Apply for your I-20/DS-2019 through the Columbia University International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO).
Begin the financial aid process: Review the Start-Up Guide To Financial Aid on Columbia University's Student Financial Services website.

Please also view important SPS Resources such as housing, financial aid, student life, and several others at the link below.

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Application Requirements

Requirements vary depending on the program of interest. Please note: you must submit all materials directly, not through an agent or third-party vendor. See more details about our application policies.

In the Academic History section of the online application, you must list and upload unofficial transcripts for all post-secondary institutions attended for at least one term. This includes all graded coursework, in progress coursework, summer program(s), study abroad program(s), or transfer coursework unless:

You did not earn academic credits;
You completed less than 11 credits (on a traditional US credit scale) outside of your home institution. If you completed more than 11 credits outside of your home institution, then you must provide us with unofficial transcripts/ the coursework must be included on your WES evaluation.

If requested, you may be required to provide transcripts or mark sheets from any and all post-secondary institutions.

Applicants who attended a U.S. institution must submit:

Unofficial transcripts for each institution attended.

Note: Unofficial transcripts must include your name, the name of the institution, each of the terms attended, the courses you took and the grades you obtained.

Applicants who attended an international institution must submit:

An official ICAP course-by-course evaluation* by World Education Services, Inc. (WES), a third-party verification agency, that includes all post-secondary coursework completed outside of the United States. This is required for your application to be reviewed. The evaluation may take several weeks to be completed and sent to SPS. You should start your evaluation as soon as possible after you begin your application.

Applications will not be reviewed until we have received all of your transcripts and/or WES evaluations.

* Please note that if you completed 30 credits or less abroad, instead of submitting a WES evaluation, you may submit an unofficial transcript for admissions consideration. If admitted, you must order an official transcript to be sent to SPS directly from the institution abroad.

Be sure to write a statement that responds to the specific prompt provided by your program.

Program	Prompt
Program Actuarial Science	Prompt Your statement of academic purpose (500–750 words) should clearly and concisely address the following: Your purpose and interest in pursuing the M.S. in Actuarial Science, focusing on how the program relates to your immediate and long-term professional plans The areas you hope to explore in our curriculum How you will leverage them to advance your career How you will commit to the program requirements What you expect you will contribute, individually and in collaboration with the student cohort, alumni, and faculty, to establish greater success for the program, the field, and society
Program Applied Analytics	Prompt Your statement of academic purpose (500 words or fewer) should clearly and concisely address the following: Your current role Your purpose and interest in pursuing the M.S. in Applied Analytics The specific skills and attributes you will bring to the program How the program will help you achieve your career goals
Program Bioethics	Prompt Your statement of academic purpose (500–750 words) should clearly and concisely address the following: Your purpose and interest in pursuing the M.S. in Bioethics How the program fits into your overall professional and/or personal goals, focusing on the connection between the program and your academic, professional and/or personal experience A brief discussion of a particular bioethical issue of interest to you
Program Construction Administration	Prompt Your statement of academic purpose should address the following, in 500 words or less: Your professional experience and responsibilities, and how the M.S. in Construction Administration will enhance your performance in your present position; and How you will leverage the program to advance your career; and what you will contribute to the field.
Program Enterprise Risk Management	Prompt Your statement of academic purpose (500–750 words) should clearly and concisely address the following: Your purpose and interest in pursuing the M.S. in Enterprise Risk Management program, focusing on how it relates to your immediate and long-term professional plans Your qualifications for successfully completing the program, including academic and any professional experiences you may have The areas you hope to explore in our curriculum, including particular courses of interest A brief discussion of a particular risk field or issue of interest to you
Program Human Capital Management	Prompt Your statement of academic purpose (500–750 words) should clearly and concisely address the following questions in a single, well-organized essay: What are the main reasons you have decided to apply for the Program? What are your career goals (i.e., which titles or roles would you like to hold in the near and distant future)? What are one or two major outcomes you would like to achieve as a result of attending the Program, and how do you believe your enrollment would support this? Given the Program curriculum, which topic areas are of greatest interest to you and why? Where possible, use the specific course titles and/or instructor names. How does your background help prepare you for the Program? In which ways have you engaged with the HCM Program prior to this application (e.g., events, info sessions, interactions via social media or with faculty, students, or alumni)? What did you learn and how did that influence your decision to apply?
Program Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS)	Prompt Your statement of academic purpose (500 words max) should clearly and concisely address the following: Identify and discuss 1–2 problems in your workplace or career that you believe the M.S. in Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS) will help you solve. Identify and discuss examples of specific knowledge, skills, and experience that you (i) seek to gain from the IKNS degree; and (ii) will contribute to your fellow students.
Program Insurance Management	Prompt The statement of academic purpose (500–750 words) should clearly and concisely address the following: What is your current role and is it in an area of interest in which you plan to grow, or are interested in pursuing something different, whether or not related to your current role. For either scenario, explain why, and describe how the program will help you achieve these short term and/or long term career development and professional goals. Additionally, discuss a trend you see that may drive change in the insurance industry; describe the possible changes and address how this program may be able to help translate the trend into an opportunity.
Program Narrative Medicine	Prompt The statement of academic purpose (no more than 750 words) should address the following: Your purpose and interest in pursuing a degree program in narrative medicine How the degree program fits into your overall professional growth, focusing in particular on the connection between the program and your academic and/or professional experience Your anticipated contribution to the program Your anticipated contribution to professional field
Program Negotiation & Conflict Resolution	Prompt Your statement of academic purpose (300–500 words) should clearly and concisely address the following: Your purpose and interest in pursuing the M.S. in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution How the degree program fits into your overall professional growth, focusing on the connection between the program and your academic and/or professional experience & how the program will help you achieve your goals Your anticipated contribution to the program What courses, faculty, or practical experiences and learning opportunities you find exciting about the program
Program Nonprofit Management	Prompt Your statement of academic purpose (500–750 words) should clearly and concisely address the following: Your reasons for applying to the program and your interest in Nonprofit Management The specific skills and attributes you will bring to the program
Program Political Analytics	Prompt Your statement of academic purpose (500-750 words) should clearly and concisely address the following: Your reasons for applying to the program and your interest in Political Analytics (maximum 250 words). The substantive areas you hope to explore in our curriculum including concepts or ideas you would like to study further (maximum 150 words). The specific skills and attributes you will bring to the program including quantitative preparedness and community building examples, including any unique personal or professional challenges that you have had to overcome (maximum 200 words). How you believe the M.S. in Political Analytics will impact your future career goals and plans (maximum 150 words).
Program Sports Management	Prompt Your statement of academic purpose (500–750 words) should clearly and concisely address the following: Your purpose in pursuing a degree in Sports Management The specific skills and attributes that you will bring to the program
Program Strategic Communication	Prompt What do you hope to gain from the Strategic Communication program and where would you like to be professionally in five years?
Program Sustainability Management	Prompt For further information, visit the Sustainability Management website.
Program Sustainability Science	Prompt For further information, visit the Sustainability Science website.
Program Technology Management	Prompt Your statement of academic purpose should clearly address the following (500 words or less): Personal mission statement and program alignment: Provide your personal mission statement and explain how the MS in Technology Management program will help you achieve it, focusing on skills enhancement and career goals aligned with societal and economic impact. Overcoming obstacles in life: Share a specific challenge you've conquered, highlighting resilience and lessons learned, whether personal, professional, or academic. Define success and technology's role: Explain your definition of success and how technology enhances your journey towards achieving it, citing specific examples of technological tools or innovations.
Program Wealth Management	Prompt Your statement of academic purpose (500-word minimum) should address the following: Reflecting on your background and experiences, describe why you became a Wealth Manager, or if you are not already in the industry, describe why you want to become a Wealth Manager. What drives your commitment to the field of wealth management and what do you hope to achieve in this industry? Why is this program and the curriculum of interest to you and how will it contribute to your professional development and career goals?

Essay requirements vary by master's program. Please be sure to carefully review the table below for program-specific requirements.

Program	Prompt
Program Applied Analytics	Prompt Describe a challenge related to data or analytics that you have encountered. How did you resolve this challenge, and did you succeed? Your response should be no longer than 250 words.
Program Construction Administration	Prompt Your supplemental essay should address the following: in 500 words or less please identify a current challenge facing the construction industry and how you think it will be addressed in the next 4–6 years.
Program Human Capital Management	Prompt In no more than 250 words, please discuss a current trend or area of interest to you in the field of Human Capital Management and why you think this is important for organizations and/or workers.
Program Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS)	Prompt In no more than 500 words (combined), please: Describe a significant collaboration challenge you have faced in your work. Analyze that challenge using Taiichi Ohno's “5 Whys” technique. Propose a course of action to address the challenge.
Program Insurance Management	Prompt In no more than 250 words, please answer one of the following prompts What are your strongest attributes and how will they enable you to be a successful leader? If you could acquire an attribute or skill, what would it be and why?"
Program Narrative Medicine	Prompt Evidence of Promise in the field of narrative medicine You may fill this requirement in a number of ways, including: A piece of writing that demonstrates critical thinking (at least 3 pages) A scholarly paper (published or unpublished), article, or book in the humanities An interpretive essay (e.g. examining a work of art or literature). This could be an old paper or a new piece.
Program Negotiation and Conflict Resolution	Prompt (250 word max) The essay should describe the most significant professional challenge you have faced in your current, or former, job and how you overcame it.
Program Nonprofit Management	Prompt (300 word max) Please describe how you believe a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management from Columbia’s School of Professional Studies will enhance your professional life, including how it will afford you opportunities to expand and explore cultural competencies and equity considerations, both of which are crucial to the nonprofit sector.
Program Sports Management	Prompt You must provide a response to both of the below prompts. 1. In 250 words or less, please address one of the following: - Describe a situation in which you had to persuade someone recently to accept an idea, a plan, or a product. - Describe the most significant personal challenge you have faced in a professional situation and the ways in which you overcame the challenge. 2. In no more than 350 words, please explain the worst grade on your transcript.
Program Strategic Communication	Prompt (250 word max) What unique contributions will you bring to the program and to your fellow students?
Program Technology Management	Prompt The M.S. in Technology Management program emphasizes responsible leadership and ethical tech practices for navigating an evolving global environment. With this in mind, please respond to one of the below prompts (250 words or less): Describe an ethical challenge you have faced and the personal growth you derived from navigating it. -or- Discuss an emerging technology and the ethical considerations that must be addressed as it becomes integrated into standard business practices.
Program Wealth Management	Prompt In 500 words or less, describe an example of an experience where you positively helped one or more other people, helped resolve a dispute, or made a significant impact on a group effort.

Important Policies Related to Recommendations:

Under no circumstances should you upload a recommendation on behalf of a recommender. Any person who writes a recommendation must submit that recommendation themselves through the application system. Any violation of this guideline may lead to the application being ineligible for review.
All recommendations must be uploaded by the recommender directly to the application system. Recommendations may not be sent via email, nor may paper recommendations be sent via postal mail.

Two recommendations are required as part of your application. Recommendations should be submitted from academic and/or professional sources. Please note:

Certification of Professional Achievement Applicants: This requirement does not apply to the following CPA programs: Bioethics CPA, Narrative Medicine CPA.
If you are in your last year of undergraduate study at the time of applying, you are required to submit at least one academic recommendation from a faculty member at your undergraduate institution. The second recommendation may be academic or professional;
If you received a bachelor’s degree within 2 years of the date of the application, you are strongly encouraged, but not required, to submit an academic recommendation;
If you received a bachelor’s degree more than 2 years prior to the date of the application, you are not required to submit an academic recommendation.

Recommendations should be submitted by:

a faculty member with whom you have studied at your undergraduate degree-conferring institution who can assess your academic work, intellectual ability, academic potential for graduate work. The recommender should have instructed you directly, academic advisors are not appropriate.

AND/OR

a current or former supervisor (preferred) or work associate/project leader who can attest to your professional abilities. If you manage your own business and are your own supervisor, you may select a client as your recommender. Personal references are not appropriate.

IMPORTANT NOTE: All recommendations must be submitted using a professional or academic email domain. References submitted from personal or anonymous email domains (e.g. Gmail, Yahoo, 123.com, 163.com, qq.com etc.) may result in your application being considered ineligible for admission. If you are unable to provide a professional email address for your recommender, please email us at apply@sps.columbia.edu with an explanation of why a professional email address cannot be provided.

Applicants to the Bioethics program are required to submit scores to the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), Law School Admission Test (LSAT), or Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) to be reviewed. Official scores must be submitted for review.

If you are applying to any other program, you may still choose to submit scores to the GRE, GMAT, LSAT or MCAT for consideration.

GRE school report code is 3602
For GMAT scores: select Columbia SPS as recipient
Official MCAT scores can be sent to transcripts@sps.columbia.edu
Official LCAT scores can be sent to transcripts@sps.columbia.edu

If your first and native language* is not English, you must provide official scores on the TOEFL or IELTS Academic unless both of the following are true:

the language of instruction of your undergraduate degree conferring institution is English, and
you completed your entire undergraduate degree in English.

*Your first and native language is the language that you learned first or speak best.

Please note: Applicants required to submit TOEFL or IELTS scores must meet the Columbia SPS minimum requirement of 100 (TOEFL iBT) or 7.0 (IELTS Academic) to be admissible.

TOEFL/IELTS scores are required if English is not your native language and you are applying to the following programs:

Sports Management Program - applicants must meet the Columbia SPS minimum requirement of 100 (TOEFL iBT) or 7.0 (IELTS Academic) to be admissible

Strategic Communication Program - must meet the Columbia SPS minimum requirement of 100 (TOEFL iBT) or 7.0 (IELTS Academic) to be admissible AND must achieve minimum sub-scores of 24 points on the writing and 23 points on the speaking sections of the TOEFL exam or 6.5 points on the writing and 7.0 points on the speaking sections of the IELTS.

TOEFL school report code is 2594
IELTS TRF should be included within the English Language Requirement section of your application or sent from the test center

Visa Requirements (On-Campus Study): International students are responsible for ensuring they have read and understood the University’s student visa application eligibility and requirements. Please note that it is not permissible to enroll while in B-1/B-2 status. International students enrolled in a full-time course load—registered for at least 12 points of credit-bearing courses a term—are eligible for a student visa.
International Transcript Evaluation Through WES: If you attended an institution outside the United States, you must submit all of your transcripts (undergraduate and graduate) to World Education Services, Inc. (WES), a third-party verification agency for a course-by-course evaluation for admission consideration.

Application Policies

Undergraduate Study: To be eligible for admission, applicants must have earned a degree equivalent to a US bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution by the date on which they enroll in Graduate School.
You may not apply to more than one program offered by the School of Professional Studies in any one semester. If an applicant submits applications to more than one program offered by SPS in the same semester, both applications may be denied automatically on that basis alone.
If you apply to a program and are denied admission to that program, you may not submit another application for admission to that same program or another SPS degree program for a year. For example, if you were denied admission to a program for Spring 2023, you are not eligible to apply again to that same program or another SPS degree program until Spring 2024.
If you have been denied admission to SPS program(s) three times, you are no longer eligible for admission and any further application will not be considered.
All admissions decisions are final. There is no appeal process. The Admissions Committee reviews each application thoroughly and with great care.
Enrollment in another degree program while enrolled in an SPS master’s or certificate program is strictly prohibited by the School of Professional Studies. Violations of this policy will lead to the revocation of an offer of admission, or termination for a current student.
You must submit all materials directly, not through an agent or third-party vendor, with the sole exception of submissions by the U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright Program and its three partner agencies IIE, LASPAU and AMIDEAST, and by the Danish-American Fulbright Commission (DAF), Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), and Vietnam Education Fund (VEF). If you have any questions about this requirement, please contact the admissions office at apply@sps.columbia.edu.
Application materials become property of Columbia University upon submission and cannot be returned.

If offered admission, before being permitted to enroll, you must provide official verified transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended for academic credit. These must include a transcript showing the conferral of your bachelor’s degree and the completion of any in-progress study reflected on transcripts provided for admissions consideration. Submission of these documents is required in the manner outlined here.

For Domestic Institutions

For each institution attended, you must provide an electronic transcript directly from the institution to transcripts@sps.columbia.edu. If your prior institution does not offer electronic transcript transmission, you must write to transcripts@sps.columbia.edu with the link to your prior U.S. institution’s webpage concerning transcript orders to confirm that paper is the only option and obtain permission to submit a paper transcript.

If a paper transcript is the only option, it must be sent directly from the institution to Columbia, and not delivered or forwarded by you. Please have the institution send the approved paper transcript to:

Office of Admissions
School of Professional Studies
203 Lewisohn Hall
2970 Broadway, Mail Code 4119
New York, NY 10027-6902

For International Institutions

Official transcripts from prior academic institutions outside the United States must be submitted through World Education Services, Inc. (WES) as a course-by-course evaluation. If a WES transcript was provided reflecting in-progress study, a follow-up WES course-by-course evaluation showing the complete academic record and degree conferral is required.

Under no circumstances should you upload a letter on behalf of a recommender. Any person who writes a letter of recommendation must submit that letter themselves. Letters of recommendation may not be sent via email, nor may paper letters be sent via postal mail. All letters must be uploaded by the recommender directly to the application system.
When entering contact information for recommenders, you must use their institutional or professional email address. References submitted from personal or anonymous email accounts (e.g. Gmail, Yahoo, 123.com, 163.com, etc.) will be subject to additional review and may result in your application being considered ineligible for admission.
If the current supervisor, former supervisor, or faculty member writing a letter of recommendation for you is a family member, this MUST be disclosed in the letter of recommendation as well as in the recommendation request section of the application. Your second letter of recommendation must be from a non-family member. If the affiliation is not disclosed OR you lack a second non-familial letter of recommendation, you will be considered ineligible for admission. Please email apply@sps.columbia.edu to inquire about your specific situation.
Under the guidelines of the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), all letters of recommendation are confidential during the admissions process, even if you have not waived your right to view them. This policy applies to both domestic and international applicants. If you did not waive your right to see one or more of the letters, you may view them only after you are enrolled in Columbia SPS. Students who do not receive an offer of admission, or those admitted who do not enroll, are not permitted access to the letters at any time. A complete explanation of the FERPA policy can be found here.

Before being permitted to register, you must provide written consent to participate in a verification process of all academic, professional, and reference information provided during your application process. For us to proceed with this verification, you must sign and date an authorization and release form. We will provide the link to do so once you have submitted your application.
Failure to submit complete, accurate, and authentic application documents consistent with these instructions may result in denial or revocation of admission, cancellation of academic credit, suspension, expulsion, or eventual revocation of degree. Applicants may be required to assist admissions staff and faculty involved in admission reviews in the verification of all documents and statements made in documents submitted by students as part of the application review process.

Application Deadlines

You are strongly encouraged to submit your application as early as possible to ensure it is reviewed before the program has reached capacity.

Application decisions are delivered on a rolling basis, typically 6–8 weeks after an application is submitted and complete with all required materials.

If a deadline falls on weekend/holiday, please expect a response the next working day.

Summer 2025 Application Deadlines

Deadlines	Programs
Deadlines Priority Deadline: February 1 Final Deadline: April 10 Applicants with International Documents—Suggested Deadline: March 20 *	Programs Narrative Medicine (CPA)

Fall 2025 Application Deadlines

Deadlines	Programs
Deadlines Priority Deadline: January 15 Final Deadline: May 1 Applicants with International Documents—Suggested Deadline: March 15 *	Programs Enterprise Risk Management (Degree, CPA) Negotiation & Conflict Resolution Sports Management Strategic Communication: Full-Time Sustainability Management Sustainability Science
Deadlines Priority Deadline: February 15 Final Deadline: June 1 Applicants with International Documents—Suggested Deadline: March 15 *	Programs Actuarial Science (Degree, CPA) Applied Analytics Bioethics (Degree, CPA) Construction Administration Human Capital Management Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS) Insurance Management Narrative Medicine (Degree, CPA) Nonprofit Management Political Analytics Strategic Communication: Executive Path Strategic Communication: Part-Time Technology Management Wealth Management

* Students who require an F-1 visa or who have international transcripts are encouraged to apply by the recommended date. This date is suggested to ensure you have enough time for student visa processing. You may refer to this website to review the current visa appointment wait times.

Credentials Verification

Columbia University requires all incoming students to complete a credentials verification process before enrollment. The process includes verification of letters of reference and of all post-secondary transcripts and degrees awarded. Upon submission of the application, applicants must provide written consent to participate in the verification of all academic, professional, and reference information provided during the application process.

The School of Professional Studies has contracted with Re Vera Services to assist with the verification of letters of recommendation. If letters of recommendation are provided, recommenders will be contacted by a Re Vera representative to confirm authorship of submitted letters. The recommendation verification is conducted concurrently while the application is being reviewed for admission. Admissions decisions will only be released to applicants who have uploaded their consent form within the online application system.

Admitted students must submit final, official transcripts of all academic studies, and proof of award of all degrees earned prior to enrollment in the School of Professional Studies.

Detailed information about each part of the credentials verification process appears below.

The first step in the credentials verification process requires that an applicant provide consent to participate in the verification process. This consent is granted by completing the Authorization and Release Form, which is administered by our contracted vendor, Re Vera Services. Applicants are required to complete a signed consent form within the online application before their application will be considered complete. Applicants should encourage their recommenders to respond promptly to Re Vera’s outreach.

All enrolling students must provide official final transcripts from each post-secondary institution attended, even if a degree was not awarded. Among these must include a transcript showing the conferral of your bachelor’s degree and the completion of any in-progress study reflected on transcripts provided for admissions consideration. Transcripts must include course names and grades for all work completed. Any documents to which a student has had access, including any transcripts uploaded as part of the application, are automatically considered unofficial.

Submission of these documents is required in the manner outlined here.

For Domestic Institutions

All students who have attended a college or university in the United States must submit certified and secure electronic transcripts directly from their school or via the vendor that provides that service for their institution to transcripts@sps.columbia.edu.

The School of Professional Studies will not accept as official any transcript submitted directly by an applicant, either in person, via email or by mail.

Office of Admissions
School of Professional Studies
203 Lewisohn Hall
2970 Broadway, Mail Code 4119
New York, NY 10027-6902

For International Institutions

Deposit Deadlines

Summer 2025 Deposit Deadlines

If admitted:	Commit deadline is:	Deposit amount if applicable:
If admitted: by January 15	Commit deadline is: February 15	Deposit amount if applicable: $500
If admitted: January 16–February 15	Commit deadline is: March 15	Deposit amount if applicable: $500
If admitted: February 16–March 31	Commit deadline is: April 15	Deposit amount if applicable: $500
If admitted: April 1–April 25	Commit deadline is: May 1	Deposit amount if applicable: $500
If admitted: April 26 and later	Commit deadline is: 7 days	Deposit amount if applicable: $500

Fall 2025 Deposit Deadlines

Admit Date	First deposit due	Second deposit due
Admit Date On or before October 31	First deposit due $2,000: by November 30	Second deposit due $1,000 by June 1
Admit Date November 1–November 30	First deposit due $2,000: by December 30	Second deposit due $1,000 by June 1
Admit Date December 1–December 31	First deposit due $2,000: by January 30	Second deposit due $1,000 by June 1
Admit Date January 1–January 31	First deposit due $2,000: by February 28	Second deposit due $1,000 by June 1
Admit Date February 1–February 28	First deposit due $2,000: by March 30	Second deposit due $1,000 by June 1
Admit Date March 1–March 31	First deposit due $2,000: by April 30	Second deposit due $1,000 by June 1
Admit Date April 1–May 1	First deposit due $3,000: by May 15	Second deposit due n/a
Admit Date On or after May 2	First deposit due $3,000: 1 week from letter date	Second deposit due n/a

How to Apply

Application Process

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Application Requirements

Completed Online Application

$150 Nonrefundable Application Fee (U.S. Currency)

Transcripts from all Colleges or Universities Attended

Statement of Academic Purpose

Supplemental Essay

Letters of Recommendation from Academic and/or Professional Sources

Your Resume

Video Essay

Official Scores on Standardized Exams

Proof of English Proficiency

Admissions Interview

Additional Application Requirements for International Students or Students with International Documents

Application Policies

General

Educational Background and Transcripts

Letters of Recommendation and References

Application Verification/Authenticity

Application Deadlines

Summer 2025 Application Deadlines

Fall 2025 Application Deadlines

Credentials Verification

Re Vera Authorization Form

Final Official Transcripts

Deposit Deadlines

Summer 2025 Deposit Deadlines

Fall 2025 Deposit Deadlines

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