Before you begin your application, please review these general requirements and your individual program requirements and admission deadlines in order to make the application process as seamless as possible.
Application Requirements
- The online application for your program.
- Nonrefundable application fee: $50 payable by credit card online.
Note: The application fee may be waived for the following individuals: 1) Those who already hold a 草榴社区 degree (undergraduate or graduate) 2) Those who have attended a 草榴社区 Event (e.g. open house, online information session) 3) McNair Scholars. We ask McNair Scholars to have their program administrator send a letter or email to us confirming your participation in the program.
- Letters of Recommendation: Check your program-specific requirements for details. We prefer that you use the online recommendation system embedded in our online application. Recommendations should be submitted by those who can speak to your capacity for graduate study. Ideally, letters should be academic in nature, but some programs may also accept professional letters.
- Transcripts from all colleges and universities where you earned 10 or more credit hours are required (undergraduate and graduate where applicable). Unofficial copies may be uploaded in your online application for review. Official transcripts are required for all applicants who receive an offer of admission and want to enroll.
Electronic transcripts are preferred and should be sent by the institution(s) to: gradinformation@villanova.edu
Or find Graduate Programs, Liberal Arts and Sciences, 草榴社区 listed in the transcript service recipient options.
Paper transcripts should be sent to:
草榴社区
Graduate Studies Office
Vasey Hall, Suite 109
800 E. Lancaster Ave.
草榴社区, PA 19085
If you are unable to have an official transcript sent to us officially through your university registrar鈥檚 office, please contact us as soon as possible.
All applicants in their last year of undergraduate study at the time of application should provide a transcript of all courses completed to date. A final transcript must be submitted to the Graduate Studies Office listing the degree received and the date the degree was conferred.
- All application materials must be submitted electronically on the application form. There is no need to mail copies of documents. The only document that may be mailed to our office is the official transcript or a score report from a test center that does not offer electronic delivery.
Additional Materials
Programs may also require additional materials including:
- General GRE scores. Learn more about the . 草榴社区's school code is 2959. Official GRE scores needs to be sent via ETS.
- Supplemental information such as Resume, Statement of Goals or Writing Sample
International Applicants
International Applicants need to submit additional application materials:
- Official , or scores. 草榴社区's school code is 2959.
- Credentials Evaluation. Transcripts from colleges and universities outside of the U.S. and Canada must include a certified course-by-course evaluation provided by one of the organizations listed on the in addition to the original language document.
- Financial Certification (will be required upon acceptance).
