Applications for admission to the International Affairs or Political Science M.A. programs must include the following items:
an application form;
a $50 processing fee (waived for alumni of other Marquette University graduate programs overseen by the Graduate School);
Two (2) letters of recommendation, though it is strongly recommended that you provide three (3) letters;
Transcripts of your previous education,
A statement of purpose;
GRE scores (Applicants for the Joint M.A.-J.D. may submit LSAT scores in lieu of GRE scores, applicants to the M.A.-M.B.A. Joint Degree Program may submit GMAT scores instead of GRE scores, and applicants for the five year B.A.-M.A. Accelerated Degree Program are not required to submit test scores.).
Note: GRE scores are waived for domestic students with a GPA of 3.5 or above. All international students must submit GRE scores.
TOEFL 80, if you are an international student (see below).
IELTS 6.5
Applications may be strengthened by a writing sample.
All materials except those submitted online should be sent to the Marquette University Graduate School at:
Office of Graduate Admissions
Holthusen Hall, 305
Marquette University
P.O. Box 1881
Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
Application Form
Application forms must be completed online.
$50 Processing Fee
Applications cannot be processed without this non-refundable fee. Facilities for paying this by credit card are included in the online application. You may also submit this fee by check or money order.
Letters of Recommendation
Letters of recommendation are usually written by your current or former professors, but may also be written by your employer or other qualified individual. Your recommenders should be submit their letters online if at all possible. When you use the online application system, you can have your recommenders notified by email about the process for submitting their recommendation letter. The content of the letter is at the discretion of the writer, but topics may include your academic abilities and achievements, your intellectual capacity and creativity, your capacity for demanding work, and so forth.
Transcripts
We require official transcripts, which are usually obtained from the Registrar at the institution you have attended. (Applicants for the five year B.A.-M.A. program may authorize the Department to obtain them through University channels.)
if coursework was completed within the United States, submit copies of all current and previous college/universities except Marquette.
If coursework was completed outside of the United States, a transcript evaluation is required. A copy of a course-by-course evaluation is approved for the application process.
https://www.marquette.edu/political-science/graduate-application-requirements-and-procedures.php
