Portfolio
All students will keep a portfolio of significant work done for courses, such as final papers or special projects, with comments and grades from the professor. By the midpoint, there will be work from a total of at least three courses in the portfolio. At least two of the three pieces in the midpoint portfolio will be from the core courses. The third will be from an elective representing the student's best work. At the culminating point there will be work from at least six courses represented in the portfolio, two pieces from the core courses and four from the electives, representing the student's best work.

Midpoint Essay
After completing the sixth course but before taking the ninth course, all students in both programs will write a 3-5 page essay examining their progress to that point, using as evidence work from the portfolio. The Midpoint Essay reflects on the student's intellectual growth, and suggests directions for the second half of the student's program.

Culminating Point Essay
All students in both programs (regardless of which final option they choose) will write an essay of 3-5 pages, reflecting on their intellectual growth in the second half of the program.

Transcripts of all prior academic work
GRE, LSAT or GMAT scores are not required but may be submitted to strengthen an application
TOEFL scores (international students only)

The minimum TOEFL requirement is 590 (paper test) or 96 (internet test) with all section scores at 22 or better or an overall band score of 7.5 on the IELTS.