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For
graduate studies in the Department of Political Science, each applicant must
hold a baccalaureate degree and submit specific credentials (see M.A. or
Ph.D. description, as applicable), along with the application form and fee,
no later than 90 days before the first day of classes of the semester for
which admission is being requested. Applicants will not be evaluated until
they have submitted all required materials.
Foreign students are not excluded from any of
the M.A. or Ph.D. admission requirements and must show further evidence of
English language proficiency by submitting a total score of at least 550 on
the paper version of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or at
least 215 on the computer version of the TOEFL.
The
department is without funds to offer direct aid to students. Information on
student loans is available from the
Office of University Financial Aid
(216-368-4530).
Transfer of
credit from another university is limited to six semester hours of
graduate-level courses, approved by the department's Graduate Coordinator
and the Dean of Graduate Studies; such courses must have been taken within
five years of Case matriculation, passed with grades of B or better, and
must be applicable to a program of study offered by the department. No
transfer of thesis or dissertation credit is allowed.
Because
nearly all Political Science courses meet during the day, our graduate
programs are most appropriate for full-time students.
Application
materials can be downloaded from
http://www.case.edu/provost/gradstudies/
M.A.
Admission Requirements:
In addition to the general
requirements specified above, applicants
to the M.A. program must submit:
- Three letters of recommendation
from former instructors. (Submission of letters from individuals other than
instructors requires the approval of the Graduate Coordinator.)
- Transcripts of all prior
undergraduate and graduate work. The department strongly prefers that
applicants have a minimum GPA of 3.2 overall and a minimum GPA of 3.4 in
Political Science courses.
- Results on the Graduate Record
Examination (GRE), with minimum scores of 500 on Verbal, 500 on
Quantitative, and 4.5 on Analytical.
Ph.D. Admission Requirements: To be
admitted to the Ph.D. program, a student must have an undergraduate degree,
ideally with a focus in Political Science or in a related field (e.g.
history, economics, sociology, anthropology). Students who have majored in
fields not directly related to Political Science should demonstrate in their
applications that they are prepared to undertake graduate work in this
discipline. Applicants with M.A.s in Political Science from other
institutions will be notified at the point of admission whether the
department has certified their degrees, allowing them to be used toward
Case's doctoral program requirements. Students entering without M.A.s or
with M.A.s not certified by the department are expected to complete their
M.A.s in the course of their studies for the Ph.D.
Applicants
to the Ph.D. program must submit:
- Three letters of recommendation
from former instructors. (Submission of letters from individuals other than
instructors requires the approval of the Graduate Coordinator.)
- Transcripts of all prior
undergraduate and graduate work. The department strongly prefers that
applicants without an M.A. in Political Science have a minimum undergraduate
GPA of 3.2 overall and a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.4 in Political
Science courses and that applicants with an M.A. degree in Political Science
have a minimum GPA of 3.4 overall in their M.A. work.
- Results on the Graduate Record
Examination (GRE), with minimum scores of 500 on Verbal, 500 on Quantitative
and 4.5 on Analytical.
Those interested in
applying to the Ph.D. program should determine, prior to applying, whether
one or more members of the department faculty are active in the applicant's
field of interest. Faculty members' fields of research are described on the
department web site, and individual faculty members can be contacted prior
to submission of an application. Because the department faculty is small,
we cannot support Ph.D. work in a number of areas in Political Science. For
this reason, Ph.D. applications must specify the applicant's field(s) of
interest, as the Graduate Studies Committee will not recommend the admission
of an applicant where the department faculty cannot support the applicant's
proposed course of study.
Students who are
accepted into the department's M.A. program and then decide they would like
to earn a Ph.D. are expected to apply to the Ph.D. program and meet these
admission requirements.
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