Application Requirements
Applicants for both the Master of Arts in Government degree and the Certificate of Graduate Studies must possess an earned undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited institution or an equivalent degree from a foreign university.
Your application to the Robertson School of Government will be complete when you have submitted the nine items below:
Item 1: Complete the Online Application
Item 2: Submit the $50 Application Fee
Item 3: Personal Essay
Item 4: Writing Sample
Item 5: Resume
Item 6: Three Recommendations
Item 7: Official Copies of All Transcripts
Item 8: Submission of a GRE or LSAT Score
Item 9: Admissions Interview
If you are unable to complete our application due to a disability, please contact our Admissions Office and an admissions representative will provide reasonable accommodations to assist you in completing the application.
Item 1: Complete the Online Application
Both Master Degree and Certificate programs will fill out the Online Application by selecting the "Apply Now"button at the top of this page. For convenience, Apply Now can be accessed anywhere on the Regent University and/or Government website. Here you will be taken to the University's GENISYS login page. You'll then establish a personal user account. Please save this Login ID and PIN as the School of Government does not have access to your account information. You can save your application at any time and complete it over several sessions if you wish. Your submitted information is encrypted and protected. Your information is private and will never be shared with any outside company, organization or person.
If you run into any technical problems please call our IT department at 757.352.4076. If you have any questions regarding the admissions process please contact rsgadmissions@regent.edu
PLEASE NOTE: The School of Government will not be able to view your application until the $50 application fee is received by the University. |
Item 2: Submit the $50 Application Fee
After completing the online application, you may submit the $50 application fee one of two ways:
Online payment: https://www.regent.edu/payments/
Mail in payment: Regent University
Enrollment Support Services
Library, LIB 102
1000 Regent University Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23464-9800, USA
Submit a brief description (300 words or less) of your professional and career goals and how the Robertson School of Government can help you achieve those goals. This essay can be submitted to the Admissions Manager via email at: rsgadmissions@regent.edu
The writing sample helps the admissions committee evaluate an applicant's research, writing, and analytical skills. Therefore please submit a 3-5 page essay on the topic of: "The Most Pressing Public Policy Issue for Today." You may write on any issue you like. Past applicants have written on such topics as international relations, 1st Amendment issues, judicial activism, the War on Terror, and others. The writing sample can be submitted to the Admissions Manager via email at: rsgadmissions@regent.edu
Please send your updated resume to the Admission Manager via email at: rsgadmissions@regent.edu
Submit recommendations from a former professor or instructor, a clergy member and a general reference. Use our online recommendation request forms to send recommendation requests to your references.
Item 7: Official Copies of All Transcripts
Send official, sealed copies (not student copies) of transcripts from all colleges and universities you have attended. Transcripts need to be sent to the RSG Admissions office at the below address:
Regent University
Enrollment Support Services
1000 Regent University Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
Item 8: Submission of a GRE or LSAT Score
The School of Government will accept either a GRE or an LSAT score. The score needs to be sent to the Central Enrollment Office at the address listed above.
It is possible to have the GRE waived under certain circumstances if an applicant possesses an acceptable GPA and writing sample. Waiver requests should be sent in writing to the Admissions Manager at rsgadmissions@regent.edu. NOTE: GRE and LSAT scores are a large factor in deciding merit based scholarships in the School of Government, therefore waiving the GRE will dramatically decrease the applicant's chances of securing the higher end merit awards.
A telephone admissions interview may or may not be required. If your file is selected, a time will be set up with you to conduct the interview.
