{"id":138,"date":"2013-11-21T09:19:06","date_gmt":"2013-11-21T14:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/mpa\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2025-12-09T11:47:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:47:55","slug":"admissions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/mpa\/admissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Admissions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"w-full xl:container mx-auto px-6\">Interested in applying? Applicants should review <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/graduate-admissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the admissions process<\/a>, which breaks admissions down into a simple 4-step guide and contains helpful links to guide you in the process.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll need to meet some admissions requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.50<\/strong> (<em>this requirement will be waived for applicants who have previously earned degrees above the baccalaureate level from accredited institutions<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li><em>For non-native English speakers<\/em>, minimum TOEFL scores of 550 (paper-based exam), 213 (computer-based exam), and 79 (internet-based exam) are required. TOEFL exam must be completed no more than two years prior to the application submission for the program. (<em>Graduates of English-speaking universities will have TOEFL requirements waived<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Standardized test scores are not required for admission to the MPA program. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Finally, you&#8217;ll need to submit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Official transcripts<\/strong> from institutions you&#8217;ve attended<\/li>\n<li><strong>A current resume<\/strong> <strong>or curriculum vitae<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A personal statement<\/strong>, describing your interest in the program and goals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve got all your information in order, you&#8217;ll need to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/admissions\/apply\/\">submit an application, which can be done via mail or online<\/a>, and pay a small application fee. More information on the official application can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/graduate-admissions\/#apply\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4-step admissions process guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><iframe title=\"YouTube Video\" class=\"w-full aspect-video  \" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6QyOI4Kspmk?modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Ready to Apply?<\/h2>\n<a   href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/graduate\/admissions\/how-to-apply-for-admission\/\" class=\"button button-green  \"><span>Apply Now<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interested in applying? Applicants should review the admissions process, which breaks admissions down into a simple 4-step guide and contains helpful links to guide you in the process. You&#8217;ll need to meet some admissions requirements: A minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.50 (this requirement will be waived for applicants who have previously earned degrees above the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":262,"featured_media":592,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-legacy.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-138","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/mpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/mpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/mpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/mpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/mpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/mpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1220,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/mpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/138\/revisions\/1220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/mpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/mpa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}