Application

All students who apply to the EUPS program must have:

• An undergraduate degree by the program’s start date
• An undergraduate GPA of at least 2.8, with a 3.0 GPA in their major program of study
• At least one university-level course in some aspect of European studies, or a European study abroad experience
• A minimum of four semesters of university-level study (or equivalent) of a foreign language appropriate to the European Union.

International applicants should have a TOEFL score of at least 550.

Deadline

Applications for the 2012-2013 academic year that are received after February 10, 2012 will be accepted on a rolling basis.

How to Apply

Students must submit an on-line application (see link below).  The on-line application gives applicants the ability to upload the documents listed below. Due to the nature of the program, students are accepted only for full-time fall semester admission. All applications are reviewed by an admissions committee from JMU’s Department of Political Science.

Link to Graduate School on-line application

The Graduate School’s on-line application requires all applicants to upload general personal information and the following documents: 

• Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate coursework.
• GRE test scores – Applicants must have scores that place them above the 25th percentile. At least one score should place the applicant above the 50th percentile.
• Personal Statement – In this two- to three-page statement, applicants should describe their educational and professional background and their future educational and professional goals.  They may also include other information that they think would be of interest to the application review committee.
• Statement of Language Proficiency – In this statement, applicants should indicate the extent of their proficiency in at least one European language. They should indicate which language/s they have studied, the extent of their studies, and the degree of proficiency they have attained.
• Statement of Policy Interest - The program's course of study requires each student to specialize in one of two policy tracks:
  
  • Economic and social policy (including the single market, economic and monetary union, competition policy, social policy, agricultural policy, regional policy, environmental policy, energy policy, and research and development policy).
  • Foreign policy and internal security (including foreign policy, security and defense policy, anti-terrorism policy, immigration and asylum policies, human rights promotion, efforts against human trafficking, and policies regarding the protection of personal data).

  In the statement of policy interest, applicants should indicate which track they prefer and why. The preferences expressed on this statement are not binding; admitted students will have the opportunity to change their preferred policy track specialization once they have enrolled in the program.

• A curriculum vitae or resume.
• Two current recommendation letters from professors, employers, and other professionals qualified to judge the applicant’s ability to complete graduate studies.