University of South Dakota

Type: Public University

Student Faculty Ratio: 16:1

Founded: 1862

Website: https://www.usd.edu/

Ranking: U.S News #239


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Public Administration
College of Arts and Sciences
Masters

Information

Application Fee: $35
Tuition per Year: $12768
Avg. Scholarship: $0
Entry Semesters: Spring Summer Fall
Application Dealine: $Fall Start ​Priority Deadline: March 15 Final Deadline: Three weeks before the start of the semester ​Spring and Summer Starts ​Three weeks before the start of the semester

Requirements

Min GPA: 3
Require GRE: No
Require GMAT: No
Required Documents:
Diploma
Transcript
Transcript Evaluation
English Test Report
Resume
Personal Statement
Letters of Recommendation: 3
Additional Admission Requirements: *Prospective students who wish to be considered for a graduate assistantship should submit their admission application as well as a separate application for a graduate assistantship. The process of graduate assistantship assignments will start on March 15th and continue until all positions are assigned. However, applications for program admission will receive consideration until three weeks before the start of the semester. Students who do not meet all of the qualifications for full admission may, in some circumstances, be granted provisional admission to the program upon approval of the M.P.A. Committee and approval from the Dean of the Graduate School. These students may be admitted provisionally and must meet specific provisions in order to achieve full admission. Failure to complete specified provisions will result in the student’s dismissal from the program.

English Proficiency

English Test Waiver:

Applicants who have obtained a degree from the US, UK, Ireland, Canada (not including Quebec), Australia or New Zealand are not required to submit an approved English Proficiency exam score

PTE Pearson Test of English Academic
Total: 53 Reading/Literacy:  Writing/Production:  Listening/Comprehension:  Speaking/Conversation: 
IELTS International English Language Testing System
Total: 6 Reading/Literacy:  Writing/Production:  Listening/Comprehension:  Speaking/Conversation: 
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language
Total: 79 Reading/Literacy:  Writing/Production:  Listening/Comprehension:  Speaking/Conversation: 
DET Duolingo English Test
Total: 105 Reading/Literacy:  Writing/Production:  Listening/Comprehension:  Speaking/Conversation: