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Home>Australia>Public Policy Management (MSPPM)>Admissions>Student Selection Criteria

Student Selection Criteria

All applicants must meet the following minimum admission requirements.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited University or College.

We're familiar with many education systems in countries that use a different format than that of the United States. For example, in India and Australia, a bachelor's degree is often a three-year program. We accept that three-year degree from individuals who have received their education from a school in India or Australia as a fulfilment of the bachelor's degree requirement. If your education system has a structure that differs from the undergraduate programs' structure in the United States, please let us know prior to applying so that we may investigate.

You must also have taken at least one college level course in statistics and pre-calculus.

Relevant Professional Work Experience

For the one-year and part-time track programs, at least one of the following:

• Three years of full-time, professional, post-baccalaureate relevant professional experience;
• Completed a term of services as a Peace Corps Volunteer;
• Completed the CORO Fellows program;
• Attained the rank of Captain in the Army, Marines or Air Force or Lieutenant in the Navy or Coast Guard.

For the two-year track program, in addition to work experience we value volunteer activities, leadership in student organizations, etc. If you are applying for the two year program and are just graduating or have recently graduated, be sure to include this information on your resume.

English Language Requirements

For students whose native language is not English we require a minimum overall IELTS score of 7.0, with a score of no less than 6.0 on any individual bands. For those applicants who may submit the TOEFL, a minimum of 620 on the paper based test (or equivalent computer or iBT based test) is required.