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How to Apply
Applicants must meet general graduate admission requirements in addition to the following program-specific requirements:
Test Scores: GRE
Letters of Recommendation: 3
Deadlines & Cost
Deadlines: January 2 (priority deadline for funding consideration) and March 20 (final) for fall; October 1 (priority deadline) or November 1 (final deadline) for spring
Application Fee: The nonrefundable application fee is $75. UMass Boston alumni and current students that plan to complete degree requirements prior to graduate enrollment can submit the application without paying the application fee.
Program Cost Information: Bursar's website
Contact
Graduate Program Director Linda Huang
Linda.Huang [at] umb.edu
(617) 287-6674
Alexa MacPherson
Alexa.MacPherson [at] umb.edu
(617) 287-6603
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