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Admission Requirements
- Graduate School application and $40 fee
- Submission of all postsecondary academic transcripts
- Successful completion of a bachelor's degree prior to enrollment
- Unconditional admission to the program requires an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 2.7 on a 4.0 scale, or a GPA of 3.0 for the last two years.
- Applicants with an overall undergraduate GPA between 2.5 and 2.7 may be required to take a test administered by the Department of Public Administration to evaluate their writing and analytical skills. Based on the results of this test, the program director may require students to submit scores from standardized examinations such as Graduate Record Exam (GRE), Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), or Miller Analogies Test (MAT); and/or resumes summarizing their work experience over the last 10 years.
- Applicants who are denied admission may request a review of their credentials by the department’s Student Appeals Committee.
- An undergraduate background in the social sciences or business administration is useful, but not required.
This is a fully online program. International students cannot receive a visa to study in the U.S. for this program. Students are not eligible to enroll in this program from outside of the U.S.
Program application materials may be uploaded during the application process, but official transcripts must be sent directly from the school attended, and test scores must be verifiable with the appropriate testing service. Please contact the Graduate Admissions office with questions regarding the application submission process at graduateadmissions@siue.edu.
Review the SIUE Admissions Policy for more information.
