Graduate Admissions and Aid

•    Complete the online graduate application.
•    A non-refundable application fee.
•    The application will require you to upload unofficial transcripts. Two official copies of transcripts from each undergraduate and graduate institution attended will be required if admitted to the program.
•    Résumé/CV.
•    A Goals Statement. The goals statement should answer the question: "How has your past experienced prepared you to engage in conflict, and how will this program equip you for your future?" There is no length requirement.
•    Two Letters of Recommendation. These letters can be from faculty, colleagues, or supervisors who can attest to your ability to perform well in this professional program.

•    Complete the online graduate application. Graduate Certificate options can be found under the Degree Programs tab.
•    A non-refundable application fee.
•    The application will require you to upload unofficial transcripts. Two official copies of transcripts from each undergraduate and graduate institution attended will be required if admitted to the program.
•    Résumé/CV.
•    A Goals Statement. The goals statement should answer the question: "How has your past experienced prepared you to engage in conflict, and how will this program equip you for your future?" There is no length requirement.
•    One Letter of Recommendation. This letter can be from a faculty, colleague, or supervisor who can attest to your ability to perform well in this professional program.

•    Complete the online graduate application. 
•    A non-refundable application fee.
•    The application will require you to upload unofficial transcripts. Two official copies of transcripts from each undergraduate and graduate institution attended will be required if admitted to the program.
•    Résumé/CV.
•    A Goals Statement. The goals statement should answer the question: "How has your past experienced prepared you to engage in conflict, and how will this program equip you for your future?" There is no length requirement.
•    Three Letters of Recommendation. These letters can be from faculty, colleagues, or supervisors who can attest to your ability to perform well in this professional program.

International Transcript Evaluation

All transcripts from colleges or universities outside the United States must be translated into English, if applicable, and submitted for evaluation to the Mason Office of Admissions. Mason will provide evaluation service free of charge for all international transcripts. However, during peak application times, more time may be needed to process applications requiring a Mason evaluation. If you are concerned that Mason will take too long with your evaluation, you can use an outside agency to conduct your evaluation.  Any outside agency must be a NACES recognized U.S. evaluation service at their own expense.  For more information, please visit https://www.naces.org/members.  If you decide to use an external evaluation service, GPA and Degree equivalences must be included with your course-by-course evaluation. The Office of Admissions has final authority on all evaluations. Evaluations are used for internal purposes and are not released to applicants.  

English Language Proficiency

George Mason University requires all applicants to provide proof of English proficiency through a standardized test. It is required of all applicants unless they have earned a bachelors, masters, or doctoral degree from a regionally accredited university in the United States, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada (excluding Quebec), Cayman Islands, Dominica, Fiji, The Gambia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Malta, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe. If you have earned your degree from outside of this list of countries, you will be required to submit scores from an English proficiency test. This requirement is a George Mason University-wide policy, and we are not able to waive it. Students have four options for submitting scores: a TOEFL, IELTS, Pearson, or Duolingo.  For additional information, please visit https://www2.gmu.edu/admissions-aid/apply-now/how-apply/international/english-proficiency-requirements

Minimum scores required for each exam:
•    TOEFL: 88 points, minimum of 20 points in each section
•    IELTS: 6.5 total band score
•    Pearson: minimum score of 59
•    Duolingo: 120 minimum score
*Applications without English proficiency scores will not be reviewed.

For all other international application questions, please visit the Catalog.