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ADMISSION MATERIALS REQUIRED

Please note that in addition to the submission of your on-line application, all required admission materials must also be received by the stated deadlines to be considered for admission.

Special student applicants only need to provide items 1-5 and 8 listed below.

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences GRE and TOEFL institutional code is 3682 (department code not required).

  1. Application - Apply now
  2. Application fee, US $50.00
  3. Personal Statement
  4. Official transcripts from all institutions attended.
    • Transcripts must be in English and, if applicable, also in the language of instruction. English translated transcripts must be officially certified by a translator or by an educational credential evaluation agency.
  5. Three Letters of Recommendation for all degree programs submitted on-line via ApplyYourself
    • Note for Special Student applicants only:
      • Law, Policy & Society - 2 letters
      • Mathematics - 2 letters
  6. GRE General Scores (code is 3682)
    • EXCEPT in:
      • Architecture
      • Art + Design
      • Chemistry (highly recommended)
      • Political Science M.P.A.
      • Urban and Regional Policy
  7. GRE Subject Scores
    • REQUIRED only in:
      • English, Ph.D. and M.A.
      • Mathematics, Ph.D. and M.S.
      • Physics, Ph.D. and M.S.
  8. Additional Materials
    • Portfolio
      • Architecture applicants without Northeastern B.S. in Architecture
      • Art + Design
    • Writing Sample
      • Communications
      • English - all applicants (including Special Students)
      • Political Science - Ph.D. and M.A.
      • Sociology - Ph.D.
    • Resume
      • Political Science - all applicants (including Special Students)
      • Urban and Regional Policy
    • Research Area/Advisor Questions
      • Psychology - all applicants
  9. English Proficiency for all international applicants
    (from one of the following):
    • TOEFL (100 iBT for Architecture, Biology and Journalism; 93 iBT for Chemistry; 79-80 for all other programs), or
    • IELTS 6.5 (higher for some programs, see above), or
    • degree earned at U.S. institution, or
    • degree earned at an institution where English is the only medium of instruction
Please note that materials submitted for admission consideration are University property and will not be returned to the applicant.

    ADMISSION DEADLINE DATES

     
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On-line ApplyYourself Application

Create an account, complete your application, then come back and review your progress.


Only transcripts and portfolios will be accepted at the graduate school office. Please send only these materials to:

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences - Admissions Northeastern University
124 Meserve Hall
Boston, MA 02115