PLEASE NOTE - Beginning in Fall 2004, the Kroc Institute will expand its M.A. program to a two-year curriculum. Information about the new program will be posted on this website in August. If you have requested application materials for the M.A. program from the Office of Graduate Admissions, these will be mailed in August.

Application Deadline for the Kroc Institute is January 5th.

Note: To receive our application materials by mail, you can send your request via email to GradAd.1@nd.edu .(Be sure to mention that you need a Kroc Institute application for an M.A. in Peace Studies. Also be sure to include your mailing address.)

1.) University of Notre Dame's Graduate School Application
The University's application form can be completed on-line at the following web site: http://www.nd.edu/~gradsch/applying/appintro.shtml

(Note: The on-line application form replaces both the University's Standard Application on the 2-part folder and the University's Statistical Information form.)

Submitting the University's form on-line
does not constitute a completed application!
The additional items listed below must also be mailed!
The forms highlighted below can be printed
(with the help of the Adobe Acrobat Reader),
and then completed forms must be mailed to:
University of Notre Dame
Graduate Admissions      
502 Main Bldg.             
Notre Dame, IN 46556   
USA  
IMPORTANT: Please write "Peace Studies"
on the outside of all envelopes mailed to us.
If it is close to our application deadline of January 5th,
the Kroc Application Forms can be faxed to us at:
574-631-6973, but please ask for permission before faxing.

2.) Also required: Kroc Institute 2003-2004 Application (4 pages).
On page 1 of the application please include some way in which you can be reached quickly if necessary. An email address is best. And perhaps a university, business or post office can provide a fax number at which you could receive messages. Phone numbers where a message can be left also help. For "present address" please use a reliable mailing address even if it is not where you are currently living.

3.) 2003-2004 Cover Sheet (1 page) to be completed by the applicant.

4.) 2003-2004 Statement of Intent to be completed by the applicant, typing preferred. The applicant can use a separate sheet, if desired.

5.) Three (2003-2004) Recommendations to be written by persons (including at least one professor) who can describe in detail the applicant's qualifications for the program. The recommender can use his own letterhead, if desired.
IMPORTANT: If your recommendation letters are being sent separately from your other application materials, the words "Peace Studies" must written on the outside of the envelope!

6.) Two (2) Official Transcripts from each undergraduate and graduate institution attended, showing courses taken and grades received. Include English translation (2 original or certified copies). If undergraduate transcript does not show proof of degree and date earned, two official copies of the diploma showing award of B.A. or equivalent are also required. An official transcript bears the original signature of the registrar and/or the original seal of the issuing institution. Photocopies or documents marked "issued to student" are unofficial. Official transcripts in a signed and sealed envelope may be enclosed with the application or, if required by the institution, mailed directly to the Notre Dame Graduate Admissions Office. Certified copies are also acceptable. Please note that none of these documents can be returned; do not send irreplaceable originals.
IMPORTANT: If your transcripts are being sent separately from your other application materials, the words "Peace Studies" must be written on the outside of the envelope!

7.) Both a 2003-2004 Letter of Verification of English Proficiency and a TOEFL score are required for non-native speakers of English. The Letter of Verification of English Proficiency is to be written by a person (preferably a native speaker of English) who can describe in detail the applicant's experience with the language and ability to do graduate work in English. An exception can be made to the TOEFL requirement, if you have studied for at least a year at a university or college where ~all~ of the subjects were taught in English.

8.) Scores from the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), unless the applicant lives in a country in which it is impossible or extremely difficult to take the exam. The GRE is a standardized exam offered by the Educational Testing Service at locations around the world; it is used for admission to U.S. graduate schools. The Kroc Institute requires the GRE general test only. The GRE university code for the University of Notre Dame is 1841. A department code is not necessary. While applications may be considered before GRE scores have arrived, the lack of a GRE score for U.S. students will make the application less competitive. Any students who have not taken the GRE before arrival will be required to do so during the first semester of enrollment.

9.) Application Fee of $50. A reduced fee of $35 is offered for those applications received by December 1. Make check payable to University of Notre Dame. International applicants may pay using an International Postal Money Order or a bank draft on U.S. bank.

SUBMISSION:
Kroc Institute applications must be received by January 5. Applicants can expect to be notified of decisions by April 1.

Make a complete copy of your application and supporting documents for yourself before mailing, in case the originals are lost in the mail (as has happened in the past).

IMPORTANT: Please make sure that the words "Peace Studies" are written on the outside of all envelopes mailed to us! Failure to do so will result in a delay in processing your materials.

Note: If your mailing date is close to January 5th, we suggest submission of Kroc materials by fax, but please ask for permission before faxing. And remember, the originals must still be mailed.

MAIL ORIGINALS & 1 COPY OF THE COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS TO:

University of Notre Dame
Graduate Admissions Office
502 Main Building
Notre Dame, IN 46556-5602
USA

Telephone: (574) 631-7706 --- to request for application materials
Fax: (574) 631-6973 --- (If any documents are sent by fax, originals must also be mailed.)

E-mail: GradAd.1@nd.edu --- to request application materials
E-mail: kroc-admissions.1@nd.edu --- for questions about your application.

SUBMISSION PROBLEMS: Late applications arriving after January 5 may be considered under exceptional circumstances, but only if the Kroc Institute is contacted before the deadline. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that all required documents arrive at the Institute in time for consideration.

Note: Please read all information on this website before emailing with questions.

 

 

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