Application Checklist

Application Checklist

Step 1: Choose a Degree Program

There are a number of factors to consider when choosing a degree program:

  1. Your academic interests.
  2. How you want to grow as a professional.
  3. Length of time to earn a degree (e.g. 1 year, 1.5 years, 2 years).
  4. Will you want to be enrolled full-time or part-time.

Step 2: Start Your Application

All applications must be submitted through our on-line application system. We will use the application system to communicate with you about your application and to notify you of the decision on your application.  

  • When creating your application account, please be sure to use a permanent, non-school related email address.  You will be contacted through the email address you use to create the account and correspondence may occur after a school-related email account is disabled.
  • Please ensure that your full legal name is used in your application and all supporting documents.

Step 3: Review Policies

There are a few policies to bear in mind as you prepare to apply.

  1. You may not enroll simultaneously in more than one graduate program unless the programs are part of a BU-approved combined degree. 
  2. The Pardee School does reserve the right to update and alter the curriculum and requirements for our programs at any time. Thus the currently published curriculum may not be exactly the same at the time of your enrollment.
  3. Check to see if your degree program has other specific policies pertaining to the application.

Step 4: Review the Application Checklist

Your application will not be reviewed until it is complete.  An application is considered complete when all of the following have been submitted:

  • The on-line application form
  • $95 application fee
  • Unofficial transcripts for all prior universities you attended for any period of time
  • Three (3) letters of recommendation
  • Official GRE general scores
  • A personal statement
  • A resume or CV 

International students’ applications must also include:

  • All items listed above
  • Official TOEFL or IELTS scores 
  • International Student Data Form

Step 5: Submit Your Application

Step 5: Submit Your Application

Once all required materials have been received, your application is considered complete and will be sent to the Admissions Committee for review.  

Notification about admissions decisions will be communicated through the on-line application system.  Admitted applicants will be prompted to accept their admission through the same system.