Students seeking admission to the Graduate Certificate Program in Disaster
Science and the Master of Disaster Science degree must have the following:
A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.
A grade point average of 3.0 or higher on all college and university academic
work attempted.
For students who have completed an undergraduate degree in emergency management
or a related field, a minimum of two years paid or volunteer experience in
the field.
For students with other majors, a minimum of three years experience in the
field.
Students who do not meet experience or grade point average requirements may
be considered on a case-by-case basis and admitted conditionally after demonstrating
other significant achievements that make satisfactory completion of the course
of study likely.
Before an application will be considered for admission, the following documents
must be on file at the School of Continuing Studies office:
A completed application form including the $50 application fee. Use the graduate
application form (PDF).
Official transcripts of all college and university work attempted from
each and every college and university attended.
Official TOEFL score report (when applicable).
Official documents verifying college and university work and test scores must
be sent from the institution or agency responsible for the information directly
to the School of Continuing Studies.
The address for all application materials:
University of Richmond
School of Continuing Studies
Attention: Dean
University of Richmond, VA 23173
804-289-8133
English Proficiency
Students whose native language is not English, or whose collegiate level or secondary
level instruction was not English, must also earn a score of at least 550 on the
paper-based or 213 on the computer-based Test of English as a Foreign Language
(TOEFL) before admission and/or enrollment to the University of Richmond School
of Continuing Studies. The University may require additional evaluation for language
proficiency through testing or individual interviews for students with TOEFL scores
near the minimum score. Information on the TOEFL may be obtained from the Educational
Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey 08541 or www.toefl.org.
The TOEFL score must be no more than five years old at the time of application.
Admission Deadlines
All application materials must be in the School of Continuing Studies office by
July 15 in order to be considered for admission for the upcoming Fall semester,
October 15 to be considered for admission to the upcoming Spring semester, and
March 15 to be considered for the upcoming Summer semester.
