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Application Process for Master’s Degrees and Graduate Certificates

• Complete the application and submit a resume or curriculum vitae. Both

  parts

  must be submitted for your application to be complete.

• Pay the application fee of $50 (U.S.)

  . Can

  which can be paid online

  through 

  through CASHNet (International payments can be made

  using 

  using Flywire.) Cash and check are also accepted.

• Send

  Arrange for official transcripts from each college or university attended to be emailed directly to EMU.

• Gather

  Include three references

   (including

  in your admissions application: one academic, one professional, and one

  professional)

  character. Only two letters are required when applying for a graduate certificate.

   Send references to www.emu.edu/cjp/grad/reference-form to submit an online reference form. 

   References will be emailed a reference form directly upon application submission. References will be able to submit their reference form directly through the form. Only reference forms received directly from the references will be accepted.

International Applicants

In addition to the above requirements, international students will need to complete the following: 

• Submit a scanned copy of your passport ID page with your application.
• Applicants

  Prior to application review, applicants whose native language is not English

  must

  , submit scores for either

  the TOEFL or IELTS test. CJP requires

  the TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo test. CJP requires a 79-80 on the internet-

  based TOEFL or

  based TOEFL or its equivalent,

  and

  a 6.5-7.0 on the IELTS, or a 104 on the

   IELTS

  Duolingo. (Institutional code: 5181)

• A

  After acceptance, submit a financial certificate demonstrating the student’s ability to

  pay is

  pay and a scanned copy of your passport ID page.

  • These two documents are required after admission in order for the program to issue a student visa application (I-20 form).

  After you are admitted and have your visa, fill out the International Student arrival form if you would like assistance with transportation to campus from the airport. This service is available only in August at the start of the program

  • Our recruitment specialist will contact you with more details about applying for a visa after you have been accepted into CJP.

Because the program works with many international students, the admissions committee assesses applicants’ preparedness and fit with the program through transcripts, letters of recommendation, and the essay. Submission of GRE scores is neither required nor recommended.*  (An arts-based option is may be accepted in lieu of the essay. Contact ctprogram@emucjpadmissions@emu.edu for more details.
*Reference forms must be submitted directly from the references and can be emailed to ctprogram@emu.edu or mailed to the Center for Justice & Peacebuilding, 1200 Park Rd., Harrisonburg, VA 22802, USA.)

Guidelines and Requirements

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree.* A social science background is preferred but not required. Preference is given to students who have two or three years of experience ( paid or voluntary ) experience - or five years, if applying for the MA in Transformational Leadership - in any type of work that involves making the world more just and less violent. This includes, but is not limited to, community development, social movement organizing, mediation, relief work, restorative justice, working with communities traumatized by injustice or violence, and advocacy. If you want the practical tools and knowledge to help create a more just and equitable world but have been working in an unrelated field, please contact the Admissions Director so email the admissions director at cjpadmissions@emu.edu so we can have a conversation about how our programs might meet your goals. Email the Admissions Director at ctprogram@emu.edu.  

*In exceptional cases admission may be granted to applicants who meet qualifications for a rarely awarded non-Baccalaureate admission. This is typically done for older applicants who have extensive experience in the field and whose undergraduate studies were disrupted by violence.

Applicants should have an undergraduate GPA of at least 2.75 (on a four-point scale). However, those who have a weaker academic background but extensive experience in the peacebuilding field are welcome to apply; if all other admissions requirements are met, the applicant may be conditionally admitted. If the student makes earns a 3.0 GPA in his or her the first semester of studies, the student’s probation status is removed and he or she is will be considered fully admitted. Deadlines for admission: Those wishing to start the program in the fall semester, as well as those wishing to be considered for some financial assistance should apply no later than February 15. After this date, applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as long as there is space in the program. Submissions will not be reviewed until the application is complete

Submission of GRE scores is neither required nor recommended.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:  Scholarships are awarded at the time of admission review/acceptance. If you would like to apply for a scholarship, please complete the scholarship essay option, which is included as part of the admission application as soon as possible in order to have that scholarship applied to the next academic year. Our academic year runs from August to June.  The initial admission review begins March 1 for the following academic year and is rolling until the beginning of a semester.