Admission Requirements
Incoming students must
possess a bachelor`s degree or its equivalent and should submit, as
part of their application, their university or college transcripts, GRE
scores, three letters of recommendation, and a personal statement
explaining why they wish to study global affairs at the center. (In
some circumstances, LSAT and GMAT test scores may be acceptable.)
Foreign students must also submit a TOEFL score. Rutgers University
requires that TOEFL scores be no lower than 213 on the computer test
and no lower than 550 on the paper test. Application forms are
available from the Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions,
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 249 University Avenue,
Newark, NJ 07102-1896 (973/353-5205; http: //gradstudy.rutgers.edu).
Application Deadlines
Prospective master`s students must apply by November 1 for study in the
spring term and by May 1 for study in the fall term. Prospective Ph.D.
students may only apply for study in the fall term of the following
academic year. Candidates for the Ph.D. must submit complete
applications by February 15.
Graduation Requirements
In addition to completing all the requirements for either the M.S. or
Ph.D., students must attain a requisite grade-point average in all
nonlanguage courses taken at Rutgers University of 3.0 for M.S.
students, and 3.50 for Ph.D. students.
