Applicants must hold either (1) a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or (2) a tertiary (postsecondary) degree that is deemed comparable to a four-year bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution. This degree must be from an officially recognized degree-granting institution in the country in which it operates. Applicants who are still completing their baccalaureate requirements at the time of application may be admitted to the Graduate School conditional on the awarding of the baccalaureate degree.
A personal statement explaining your educational and career goals and interests and how our program will help you achieve your goals.
A resume
A writing sample - Preferably an individually written essay or research paper that you submitted in a college course
Three letters of recommendation
Transcripts - You must electronically upload copies of your transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended, in the language of instruction (and copies of an official English translation if English is not the language of instruction).
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) should be sent to Penn State through the ETS score reporting system (the Penn State code to submit GRE and GMAT scores is 2660).

All international applicants must take and submit scores for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or the IELTS (International English Language Testing System), with the exceptions noted below. The minimum acceptable score for the TOEFL is 550 for the paper-based test, 213 for the computer-based test, or a total score of 80 with a 19 on the speaking section for the Internet-based test (iBT). Applicants with iBT speaking scores between 15 and 18 may be considered for provisional admission, with Graduate School approval, which requires an institutional test of English proficiency upon the first semester of enrollment and, if necessary, remedial course work. The minimum composite score for the IELTS is 6.5.