Application Instructions

Apply early to ensure consideration by your program of choice! Before you start the online application, please be sure to check Application Deadlines.

For a full list of materials required to complete your application, please see our Admission Requirements.

Applying Online

To apply for graduate admission to the university, please submit the online admissions application, completing all required fields, denoted by an asterisk (*). The online application must be completed and submitted in one sitting.

You should use the online application only if you want to enroll in a graduate degree-granting program. If you wish to enroll as a non-degree-seeking student, please call UMass Boston's Enrollment Information Service at (617) 287-6000 for information about how to do so.

To use the online Web application, you will need to have Internet Explorer 4.0 or Netscape version 4.0 or higher.

Use the ‘Back’ function on your browser to navigate to a previous page in your application.

Use mixed (proper) case when supplying name information. Mixed case refers to capitalizing the first letter of each word of a proper noun.

Residency

Before answering the Massachusetts residency question please read carefully the university's rules governing residency status.

Correcting an online application

Once your application has been submitted (accomplished by hitting the 'submit' button at the end of the form), you cannot make corrections to it online. Please review your application carefully before you submit. Corrections to a submitted application must be made in writing to the Graduate Admissions Office.

Be sure to print a copy of the application for your records.

Additional requirements for the application

Submitting your application online is only part of the application process. To complete your application, you must submit required supporting credentials. For your convenience, general application requirements are listed below. However, some programs require additional items. Please read about the admission requirements that are necessary to complete your application for admission.

Submit all additional application requirements to the Graduate Admissions Office at the address below. All applicants are encouraged to submit supporting credentials as soon as possible after submission of the online application. Your application will be considered by the appropriate admissions committee upon receipt of all required documents.

When possible, please include your name, address, date of birth, and social security number (optional) on all materials sent to our office.

Application Fee

An application fee is required of all applicants. This fee is non-waivable, non-refundable. Applications will not be processed until this fee is received by the Graduate Admissions Office:

• $40 Massachusetts state residents
• $60 out-of-state & international applicants

Statement of Interests and Intent

Please print on 8 1/2 x 11 paper.

Letters Of Recommendation

Letter of Recommendation form (36 KB PDF). Submit in envelopes sealed and signed by the referees.

Official Transcripts

An official transcript from each institution attended (graduate and undergraduate) must be submitted. Each transcript must be in the sending institution's original sealed envelope. If you have attended UMass Boston or Boston State College, it is not necessary for you to request a transcript from the UMass Boston Registrar's Office.

Official Test Score Report(s)

Request that the appropriate agency send an official test score report. Photocopies or your own personal score (examinees) report will not be accepted.

Please mail or bring your supporting documents to:
Graduate Admissions Office
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02125-3393
Office: (617) 287-6400 Fax: (617) 287-6236

Our general office hours are:
Mondays – Thursdays: 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Fridays: 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m.

Questions? Problems?

Help is available for the online application by following the appropriate links on the application or by telephoning the Graduate Admissions Office at 617-287-6400 during our normal business hours.

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