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Students entering the Master of Arts program in International Studies should meet the minimum university admission requirements (Graduate Admission)

Any prior graduate course work taken at ODU (e.g., in nondegree status) or at another institution can be counted toward the M.A.degree only in accordance with the provisions governing transfer of credit and the director’s approval.

• All candidates for admission into the M.A. must submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores;

• Official transcripts of all undergraduate or prior graduate course work submitted directly by all universities attended;

• Two letters of recommendation addressing the candidate’s capacity to undertake graduate work in international/global issues;

• An essay of not more than 500 words describing interest in and capacity for advanced training in global/transnational issues; and

• One example of writing or research (a paper submitted to a seminar, a publication or report, or another comparable example).