POLITICAL SCIENCE GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Program Details:
- Please see the Department website for more specific details.
- Program Director: Frank Pryor
- 610-519-4710
- On-campus only
Application Details:
- Application Requirements:
- Online application form
- Transcripts
- 3 letters of recommendation
- GRE (General) is optional for graduates of accredited United States undergraduate institutions
- Villanova’s graduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences use a holistic application review process, seeking to take into account each applicant’s individual qualifications and varied circumstances, and understanding that no single set of standards can fit every applicant equally well. Therefore, applicants to GRE-optional programs may choose not to take the GRE or to submit GRE scores, but are welcome to submit those scores if they feel they enhance their applications.
- Statement of Goals
- Please address the following items in your Statement of Goals in 500 - 750 words:
- Topics of interest in political science
- Pertinent experience
- Prior research
- Objectives in seeking your degree
- Please address the following items in your Statement of Goals in 500 - 750 words:
- Resume
- $50 non-refundable application fee
- Deadlines: Admission is conducted on a rolling basis for all deadlines except those tied to funding consideration. Applications may close early under rolling admissions if all available seats are filled prior to the stated deadline.
- Spring: December 1
- Fall, with funding consideration: February 1
- Summer: May 1
- Fall: August 1
- Funding available: Yes
- Deadline February 1, for Fall admittance only. Learn more about funding opportunities.
- Credits and Tuition:
- 30 credits
- Tuition and fees
- Tuition and fees subject to change.
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- Application Requirements:
- Online application form
- Transcripts
- 2 letters of recommendation
- Statement of Goals
- Please address the following items in your Statement of Goals in 500 - 750 words:
- Topics of interest in political science
- Pertinent experience
- Prior research
- Objectives in seeking your certificate
- Please address the following items in your Statement of Goals in 500 - 750 words:
- Resume
- $50 non-refundable application fee
- Deadlines: Admission is conducted on a rolling basis. Applications may close early under rolling admissions if all available seats are filled prior to the stated deadline.
- Spring: December 1
- Summer: May 1
- Fall: August 1
- Funding available: No
- Credits and Tuition:
- 15 credits
- Tuition and fees
- Tuition and fees subject to change.
- APPLY NOW
- Application Requirements:
- Online application form
- Transcripts
- 2 letters of recommendation
- Statement of Goals
- Please address the following items in your Statement of Goals in 500 - 750 words:
- Topics of interest in political science
- Pertinent experience
- Prior research
- Objectives in seeking your certificate
- Please address the following items in your Statement of Goals in 500 - 750 words:
- Resume
- $50 non-refundable application fee
- Deadlines: Admission is conducted on a rolling basis. Applications may close early under rolling admissions if all available seats are filled prior to the stated deadline.
- Spring: December 1
- Summer: May 1
- Fall: August 1
- Funding available: No
- Credits and Tuition:
- 15 credits
- Tuition and fees
- Tuition and fees subject to change.
- APPLY NOW
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Tuition and Fees
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