Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management

Required Application Materials

Application

Complete the online application.

Application Fee

A nonrefundable $50 application fee paid as part of the online application.

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Recommendation Letters

Two academic/professional letters of recommendation are required. Recommenders can submit recommendations online; instructions are included with the online application. If preferred, the recommendation form can instead be sent by mail in a signed, sealed envelope. To send by mail, download the PDF recommendation form found in the online application, complete the personal information, save the form, and forward it to the recommender for completion and submission. Applicants can also send signed and sealed recommendations to the Office of Admission using an Application Materials Cover Sheet.

Résumé

Submit a one to two page résumé/curriculum vitae summarizing your education, work/volunteer experience, and/or published writing.

Statement of purpose

Please submit a 1,000-word-limit Statement of Purpose explaining your reasons for pursuing a graduate degree, your academic, research, and/or professional goals, and why you consider the program to be a match for you. Your statement of purpose should convey why you are interested in our school and program. Please share your academic and professional goals, faculty work that interests you and areas of specializations that are of interest to you. Summarize by detailing the fit between yourself and the MS in Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management Program.

Academic writing sample (optional)

Applicants may submit an 8-12 page academic writing sample, in English. Published or unpublished academic research papers or a coherent excerpt from a longer paper are acceptable.

Test Scores

GRE and GMAT: Although not required, if you took the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), scores can be submitted to support your application. GRE scores should be sent electronically. The institution code is 2529. Mail GMAT scores to the Office of Admission with an Application Materials Cover Sheet.

TOEFL, IELTS, and PTE: All applicants whose first language is not English must submit valid TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE scores. The minimum score required for TOEFL (IB) is 100, for IELTS is 7.0, and for PTE is 68. Our TOEFL institution code is 2529.

A TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE score is not required for applicants

• Whose primary language is English
• Who have earned a four-year degree from a U.S. college/university or from a university where English is the primary language of instruction

Upon review of your application, the Office of Admission reserves the right to request a TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE score.

Arrange for the testing service to send your test scores directly to The New School using the institution codes listed above. We accept scores taken within the past two years. If your scores are older, you must retake the test.

For more information, visit TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE.