Graduate Programs

Women's Studies Master's Program (M.S.)

Admission Requirements

• A bachelor's degree with an undergraduate grade point average of 3.00. All GPA calculations for admission are based upon the last 60 units of undergraduate and post-bac-calaureate study.
• A 2.50 GPA for conditional admission. (An admission exception policy is in place for eli- gible candidates, including those whose undergraduate degrees were obtained at least 10 years earlier.)
• 9 units in Women's Studies and/or the social sciences.

Send the following admission materials to the Graduate School Office, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252:

• A detailed essay of 3-4 double-spaced pages emphasizing the applicant's specific plans for focused graduate study within the selected concentration, including discussions of (1) projected career goals, (2) prior aca- demic and/or work experiences (volunteer or paid), and (3) how these have prepared him/her to succeed in the intended program of study and accomplish the projected career goals.
• Two letters of recommendation at least one of which must be from a college academician.  (Hard copies or online recommendations are accepted – hard copies must attach personal assessment form.)
• Two official transcripts.