Graduate Application Form and Payment of Application Fee

We highly recommend that you apply using the online application found at George Mason University - Admissions. To use the online application, you must pay the application fee by credit card. Alternately, you may download a paper application form from the same website, and pay the application fee by check, issued from a United States bank, or money order.

Self-Managed Application Process

If you apply using the online application, which we strongly encourage, your application will be will be sent electronically to the Office of Graduate Admissions for the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS). If you apply online, please follow the self-managed application process to submit all other application support materials. The self-managed application process requires applicants to collect and submit in a standard 9-by-12-inch envelope all supporting documents, e.g.: official transcripts (in official sealed envelopes), letters of recommendation (in sealed envelopes), goals statement, writing sample, and resume. In the return address field on the envelope, please print your name, address, program, and term for which you are applying and send to the address below. At the same time, please contact ETS directly to request that GRE scores be sent electronically to George Mason University using reporting code 5827 . 

Alternately, you may apply using the paper application form, which can be downloaded from the web site noted above. If you apply using the paper application form, please also follow the self-managed application process: submit the paper application and all supporting documents in a standard 9-by-12-inch envelope to the address below. In the return address field on the envelope, please print your name, address, program, and term for which you are applying and send to the address below. At the same time, please contact ETS directly to request that GRE scores be sent electronically to George Mason University using reporting code 5827 . 

Office of Graduate Admissions

College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS)

George Mason University

4400 University Dr., MS: 2D2

Fairfax, VA 22030-4444 

Please note: 

the Mail Stop Number (MS: 2D2) is critical in the address of the graduate admissions office for the college. If any of your support documents are sent separately to the university, make sure that the Mail Stop Number is included in the address. Failure to follow this procedure could result in processing delays or lost documents.

Applicants Applying with International Credentials

In addition to the providing the application and support documents described on the previous page, international applicants and domestic applicants applying with international credentials need to provide the following:

• Proof of English proficiency in the form of official score reports from TOEFL or IELTS exam

• Two official transcripts, mark sheets, and degree certificates or diploma sent directly to George Mason University at the address noted above by previously attended institutions

•  Official word-for-word translations of all documents

• An international credential evaluation, either through George Mason University (free) or through a credential evaluation service found at http://www.naces.org.

If seeking F-1 or J-1 immigration status:

• A completed International Student Information Form (Form for Applicants Seeking F-1 or J-1 Student Visas)

•  Copy of identification page of passport

• Financial Support Statement – completed and signed by you, your parents, and/or sponsor

•  Financial verification document: original bank statement(s)

Complete information for international applicants, including links to translation services, forms, and instructions may be found at: http://admissions.gmu.edu/global/StudentRequirements.asp.