To Apply

First Step: Online Application and GRE reporting:

All applicants must fill out and submit a Duquesne online application form:

Online Application for U.S. citizens and permanent residents (or Green Card holders)

Online Application for International applicants (not citizens, permanent residents, or Green Card holders)

For GRE score reports, the Duquesne code is 2196, department code 0703.

Second Step: Sending of Additional Materials Online or By Mail

Online:

Your additional application materials -- the three letters of recommendation, all transcripts, and statement of purpose - may be sent online through Interfolio. The link is available at www.interfolio.com. You will find Duquesne listed as a university to which Interfolio sends materials.  We require three letters of recommendation, one of which should be from an academic source.

By Mail:

You may also send these additional application materials by mail (the letter of recommendation form must be downloaded from the Letter of Recommendation Form to send to your references). We require three letters of recommendation, one of which should be from an academic source.  All these materials must be sent to:

McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts
Graduate Office
Duquesne University
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282

Application Deadlines

Applications for admission as a degree candidate with financial aid should be submitted no later than July 1st for the academic year beginning in the following September.  Candiates applying for admission without financial aid may apply up to two minths prior to the beginning of the term in which the student desires to begin graduate work.

Graduate assistantships are available to outstanding candidates.

Non-degree Applicants

Non-degree students may earn up to six credits in the program. Non-degree admission is based on a review of transcripts for previous academic work. A TOEFL score report is also required for students for whom English is not a primary language. Once admitted to the program as a non-degree student, enrollment in specific courses requires consultation with the graduate director and/or the course instructors.

To apply on-line as a non-degree seeking student, click on the "Apply now" link below and fill out the "Graduate Non-degree" application. There is no application fee for on-line applications.

Application Deadlines

Non-degree applicants may apply up to one month prior to the beginning of the term in which the student desires to begin graduate work. For the fall semester, such applications are due August 1.

Apply now (for U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents)

Fill out "Graduate Non-degree" application.