Admission Requirements:

Minimum admission requirements for the master's and doctoral degree programs include the following:

  1. Official transcripts showing a grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher for all undergraduate and graduate academic work.
  2. Recommendations from at least three teachers from whom courses have been taken.
  3. Official scores on the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE): combined verbal and quantitative scores of 1100 are required.
  4. International students from non-English-speaking countries must submit results from one of the following standardized language tests:
    TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), minimum score is 575 for the paper-based version, 88 for the Internet-based version.
    IELTS (International English Language Testing System), minimum score is 7.0.
  5. A statement of career plans prepared by the student.
  6. Other evidence that may be helpful in reaching a decision. Although an undergraduate major in political science is not a prerequisite for admission, the committee takes into consideration previous academic work in political science.

The deadline for graduate teaching fellowship applications and Fall Term admission is February 15.

You may wish to refer to the General Duties and Responsibilities Statement for Graduate Teaching Fellowhips.
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