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Apply Online

Read the instructions on this page, then go to Webcat [1] to submit an on-line application.

In addition to completing an on-line application, you are required to submit the following material to the Graduate School:

  • Three letters of recommendation [2]. Recommendations from relatives, photostatic copies of letters or FAX/Telex materials are not acceptable.
  • Two copies of official transcripts from each college/university you have attended for at least one year
  • Official copies of your GMAT [3] scores (for those applying to the MBA, MS Accounting, or MS in Mangement of Technology programs) or official copies of your GRE [4] scores (for those applying to the MA or PhD in Economics programs).
  • Notarized Statement of Residence [5] if you are claiming in-state residency
  • $60 application fee (check made payable to "University of New Hampshire" or pay on-line [6] with a credit card)

Candidates applying to the Executive MBA, Full-time MBA, Part-time MBA, or MS Accounting programs must also submit a resume and responses to the essay questions below. These may be sent via email as an attachment to wsbe.grad@unh.edu [7], by mail to the Graduate School, or as part of the on-line application.

Executive MBA Essay Questions

  1. Describe your current job responsibilities.
  2. Discuss the decisions or projects for which you are responsible and those made by your immediate superior and your subordinates.
  3. What do you consider to be your major strengths and weaknesses and how do you expect graduate study of administration to affect them?
  4. Discuss your long-range objectives, including alternatives you've considered and the ways in which your planning has been influenced by past academic and work experiences, and the benefits you anticipate from further education. Also provide any additional information which you feel should be considered by the admissions committee.

Full-time MBA, Part-time MBA, and MS in Accounting Essay Questions

  1. Do you believe your college grades reflect your ability? Explain
  2. Describe a situation in which you have had to assume a significant responsibility. What effect did that situation have on your personal development?
  3. What do you consider to be your major strengths and weaknesses and how do you expect graduate study to affect them?
  4. Discuss your long-range objectives, including alternatives considered and the ways in which your planning has been influenced by past academic work experiences, and benefits associated anticipated from further education. Also provide any additional information which you feel should be considered by the Admissions Committee.

M.A./Ph.D. Economics Applicants

Prepare a brief but careful statement regarding:

1) reasons you wish to do graduate work in this field, including your immediate and long-range objectives, and

2) your specific research or professional interest and experiences in this field.

Supporting application material should be mailed to:

The Graduate School
Thompson Hall, Room 109
105 Main Street
Durham, NH 03824-3547

Link to Webcat [8] to submit an on-line application. 



Source URL (retrieved on 08/29/2008 - 4:23pm): http://wsbe2.unh.edu/apply-online

Links:
[1] https://webcat.unh.edu/index_adm.html
[2] http://www.gradschool.unh.edu/pdf/wsbe_lor.pdf
[3] http://www.mba.com/mba
[4] http://www.gre.org/
[5] http://www.gradschool.unh.edu/pdf/residency.pdf
[6] https://webcat.unh.edu/prod/unhoutadmappfee.P_WebOutFee
[7] mailto:wsbe.grad@unh.edu
[8] https://webcat.unh.edu/index_adm.html