Admission Requirements

Applicants must have completed an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution and maintained an overall GPA of 2.75 on a 4.00 scale. Applicants must demonstrate the language proficiency necessary for successful graduate coursework. If the grade point average upon admission is below 2.75, or if a grade point average is not available, or the language proficiency is not adequate, the applicant may be admitted with provisional status.

Required Application Materials:

• Application and $25.00 Application Fee -A completed application form with the nonrefundable application fee of $25.00 (Check or Money Order Only). The $25.00 application fee is waived for Saint Mary’s Alumni and students seeking readmission.
• An Official Transcript - An official transcript issued to Saint Mary's University from the institution posting the applicant's completed bachelor's degree. Transcripts must be received from the credit-granting institution in a sealed envelope. Saint Mary’s can not accept transcripts that have been previously scanned, faxed, e-mailed, opened, marked, or damaged in any way. To order your official transcripts, please contact the credit-granting institution directly.
  
  If you are submitting foreign transcripts, please visit the Admission portion of the International Student section.

   

• A Personal Statement: All applicants must submit a personal statement that includes the following:
  
  
  1. a brief description of the applicant's background, training, and experience; a statement indicating the career goals of the applicant and his/her reasons for seeking admission to this program;
  2. a description of the areas that the applicant considers to be his/her strengths and areas in which the applicant wishes to develop greater strengths and abilities; and
  3. personal information the applicant wishes to share.

• At least 3 letters of recommendation from persons able to evaluate your potential for graduate work.
• All applicants must also complete an interview with the program staff.

Application materials should be sent to the attention of the Office of Admission:

Jami Spitzer - Winona                                         Anna Shields - Twin Cities
(507) 457-7500                                                    (612) 728-5198
(800) 635-5987   ext: 7500                                 (866) 437-2788

Letters of Reference, Resume and Personal Statement may be sent via email to the address listed above.