Ph.D. Public Affairs Admission
The program accepts no more than 16 students annually, with application materials due by April 1. Applicants will be notified by June for fall admission. The following things must be submitted for admission into the program.
Graduate College Requirements
- University application form
- Official transcripts of previous college course work. If you received your master’s degree from UNLV, you do not need to get transcripts from the undergraduate colleges you attended.
- Minimum TOEFL of 600 for students whose native language is not English
Program Requirements (to be submitted with application online)
- Written personal statement providing the reasons for pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Affairs
- Current resume
- Minimum GRE scores of 1000 (verbal and quantitative sections combined). Satisfactory GRE scores submitted with the application.
- Three letters of recommendation. You will be allowed to identify the individuals you wish to have send reference letters on your behalf through the online application. Your references will then submit the letters electronically to the application system.
- Samples of written work. A writing sample should be a paper completed while working on a master’s degree. If you do not have a manuscript readily available, you can submit a paper you have published or done at work. If you use something from work, you must provide evidence that the manuscript was clearly your work product.
Our Mailing Address
(Note: Applications are not to be mailed to this address.)
Admissions Committee
School of Public Affairs
GUA 3103, Box 456043
4505 S. Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, NV 89154-6043
Transfer Credits
The acceptance of transfer credits is subject to the approval of the program advisor. If you are requesting the acceptance of transfer credits, you must submit a request in writing to the program coordinator. The credits must have been completed with a grade of “B” or better within six years preceding admission to the graduate program and must not have been used for another degree. No internship or practicum credits will be accepted as transfer credits.
