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Admission Requirements and Procedures
Women's and Gender Studies

The Women’s and Gender Studies Program only accepts applications for fall semester enrollment. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

Priority deadline for Admission: March 1


Please be aware that if you are applying for the Grace Mary Stern scholarship, graduate assistantship, and/or graduate scholarship, the priority deadline for those application materials is also March 1. If you are interested in applying for financial aid, please refer to the requirements and deadlines provided by the Office of Financial Aid.

The Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) Admission committee will consider applications until April 1 if space is available.

Admission Requirements

1) Bachelor’s degree completed by start date. Undergraduate major does not have to be in WGS.

2) A Roosevelt University Application for Graduate Admission, including the non-refundable application fee of $25. You may apply online or download an application at http://www.roosevelt.edu/admission/graduate.
 
3) Statement of Purpose: 2-3 pages detailing your reasons for applying; your background in WGS-related education and/or experience, and your research, professional, and/or personal goals for graduate study

4) An 10-15 page scholarly or professional writing sample. Your submission may be a paper accepted for previous coursework; an authored report for a community or political organization, or a published article.

5) Two confidential letters of recommendation. Letters from college or university faculty with whom you have worked are preferred. Alternatively, letters from references who can attest to your scholarly abilities and/or your professional experience may be submitted.

6) A list composed by the applicant of all completed WGS-related courses. Include level (undergraduate or graduate), course title, and department. Courses may be from multiple disciplines. Students with little or no academic background in WGS may be required to enroll in undergraduate WGS coursework at Roosevelt as a pre-requisite for graduate study.

7) Official transcripts from all colleges or universities attended at the undergraduate or graduate level. Unofficial copies may be used for preliminary review in some circumstances.

8) Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale

9) GRE not required but may be submitted at applicant's discretion

Application Submission Procedure

All materials should be submitted to the Office of Admission at either of our two campuses. Although candidates are welcome to submit their applications to our Schaumburg campus, please note that the WGS master of arts program is a Chicago campus program.

Chicago Campus:
Office of Admission
Roosevelt University
430 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605-1394

Schaumburg Campus:
Office of Admission
Roosevelt University
1400 N. Roosevelt Blvd.
Schaumburg, IL 60173-4348

Once all materials have been received, the Office of Admission will forward the complete application to the Women’s and Gender Studies Admission committee for review.

Please direct any further questions about admission requirements or procedures to:


Office of Admission
1-877-APPLY RU
http://www.roosevelt.edu/admission

 

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