To be admitted into the Ph.D. in public and social policy program, applicants must already hold a master's degree in the social sciences or a related professional degree. Other requirements for admission include:

An undergraduate degree from an accredited institution with a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale
An M.A. in a social science or related discipline or a professional degree (M.B.A., M.P.A., J.D., M.S.W., etc.) with a GPA of at least 3.4. (Lower GPAs accepted for law schools where grading is on a forced mean.)

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Three letters of recommendation (at least two of them from faculty in the applicant's master's program)
GRE or GMAT or LSAT scores
Writing sample
R?sum?
Personal statement of purpose
In-person or video interview
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - 6.5. Paper-based TOEFL (PBT) - 550. Computer-based TOEFL (IBT) - 80. Evidence-Based reading and writing of the SAT - 550. English portion of the ACT - 21.