Criteria for Admission

BGSP welcomes applicants with baccalaureate and graduate degrees from all educational backgrounds.

Materials required for admission:
• Application form
• Application fee of $100
• Personal statement about interest in the program to which applicant is seeking admission
• Two current letters of reference, at least one of which should be academic, and two letter of reference waivers
• Official copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts. Those educated outside the United States also submit transcripts to a credential equivalency service.
• Academic writing sample
• Applicants who are non-native speakers of English may be asked to submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Following completion of the application file, applicants may be scheduled for interviews. The Admission Committee considers readiness to work at the graduate level and applicants’ motivation and potential to think independently and to deeply explore human nature, including self and others. Notification is timely, with admission granted on a rolling calendar basis.

BGSP does not discriminate in its admission policy or other aspects of its program against persons on the basis of race, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, color, creed, national or ethnic origin or employment status.

Application form for BGSP:
Application for Admission 2008-09.pdf

Application form for NYGSP :
NYGSP Application for Admission Form.pdf

Deadlines
The Application for Admission is available in a Portable Document Format (PDF), which requires a copy of the free Adobe reader. Adobe reader is available for download at Adobe’s website.

Admission Deadlines
• Fall Semester – May 15th
• Spring Semester – November 15th