Application Requirements (Graduate)

Program Specific Application Requirements

Master of Business Administration

Standard Application

  • Online application
  • Application fee (non-refundable)
  • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • GRE or GMAT scores (can be waived, contact program director)
  • Résumé
  • Personal statement of educational and professional goals
  • Official TOEFL or IELTS score report (for international applicants only)

Fast Track Application (for students and recent alumni from PLU or other AACSB accredited schools): Fast Track application and maintenance of Fast Track requirements as outlined by the School of Business, contact the program director.

Master of Science in Accounting

Note: The Master of Science in Accounting program is not being offered at this time.

Standard Application

  • Online application
  • Application fee (non-refundable)
  • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • GRE or GMAT scores (can be waived, contact program director)
  • Résumé
  • Statement of professional goals and quantitative skills
  • Official TOEFL or IELTS score report (for international applicants only)

Fast Track Application (for students and recent alumni from PLU or other AACSB accredited schools): Fast Track application and maintenance of Fast Track requirements as outlined by the School of Business, contact the program director.

Master of Science in Finance

Standard Application

  • Online application
  • Application fee (non-refundable)
  • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • GRE or GMAT scores (can be waived, contact program director)
  • Résumé
  • Personal statement of professional goals and quantitative skills
  • Official TOEFL or IELTS score report (for international applicants only

Fast Track Application (for students and recent alumni from PLU or other AACSB accredited schools): Fast Track application and maintenance of Fast Track requirements as outlined by the School of Business, contact the program director.

Master of Science in Marketing Research

Standard Application

  • Online application
  • Application fee (non-refundable)
  • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • GRE or GMAT scores (can be waived, contact program director)
  • Résumé
  • Personal statement of professional goals and quantitative skills
  • Official TOEFL or IELTS score report (for international applicants only

Fast Track Application (for students and recent alumni from PLU or other AACSB accredited schools): Fast Track application and maintenance of Fast Track requirements as outlined by the School of Business, contact the program director.

Master of Education Residency Certification and M.A.E. Alternative Routes

Standard Application

  • Online application
  • Application fee (non-refundable)
  • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
  • Two letters of recommendation, one of which speaks to the applicant’s work with youth
  • Résumé
  • Application essay
  • Passing scores on the WEST-B or equivalent
  • Interview, if invited
  • Post-admission requirements (if admitted):
    • A passing score (240) on the WEST-E and (220) on the NES (or equivalent)
    • Completion of all content coursework
  • Official TOEFL or IELTS score report (for international applicants only)

Master of Fine Arts - Low Residency Creative Writing

  • Online application
  • Application fee (non-refundable)
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Personal statement
  • A creative writing sample
  • A 500-word literary critique
  • Note: Official transcript(s) of the highest previous degree earned do not need to be sent with the application. Transcripts will be requested of a student upon notification of pending acceptance.

Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy

  • Online application
  • Application fee (non-refundable)
  • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Résumé
  • Personal statement
  • Interview, if invited
  • Official TOEFL or IELTS score report (for international applicants only)

Master of Science in Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice, and Post-Graduate Nurse Practitioner Certificates

  • Online application
  • Application fee (non-refundable)
  • Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Résumé
  • Statement of professional goals
  • GRE (EL-M.S.N. applicants only, not required for D.N.P. or B.S.N.-M.S.N. applicants)
  • Official TOEFL or IELTS score report (for international applicants only)

All records become part of the applicant’s official file and can be neither returned nor duplicated for any purpose.

An offer of admission is good for one year in all programs except for Marriage and Family Therapy and Nursing. Admitted students who have not enrolled in any coursework for one year after the semester for which they were admitted must reapply.