{"id":3052,"date":"2012-08-07T11:35:11","date_gmt":"2012-08-07T11:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/?page_id=3052"},"modified":"2025-09-16T21:06:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T21:06:27","slug":"admission-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mal\/admission-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Admissions &#038; Application Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ready to get started on the path to your master&#8217;s degree? Applications are reviewed on a &#8220;rolling&#8221; basis, with students admitted for fall, spring, and summer enrollment.<\/p>\n<h2>Learn more<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/admissions\/master-of-arts-in-leadership-inquiry-form\/\">Inquire<\/a> to learn more!<\/li>\n<li>Attend an upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mal\/informationsessions\/\">information session<\/a>, or schedule a <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.augsburg.edu\/portal\/Wendy-Assal\">one on one meeting<\/a> to talk more about your professional and academic goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Application Deadline<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-52888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2022\/11\/students-walking.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2022\/11\/students-walking.jpg 607w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2022\/11\/students-walking-269x300.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>Fall Term<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Priority Deadline is July 15<\/li>\n<li>Final Deadline August 15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Spring Term<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Priority Deadline is November 15<\/li>\n<li>Final Deadline is December 15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Summer Term<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Priority Deadline is March 15<\/li>\n<li>Final Deadline is May 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Late Summer<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Final Deadline July 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Admission requirements<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>You may apply for admission to the Augsburg University MAL if you have received or are planning to receive a bachelor\u2019s degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university prior to enrolling.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-53118\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/MAL-Class-_-close-up-of-male-student-in-polo--300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/MAL-Class-_-close-up-of-male-student-in-polo--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/MAL-Class-_-close-up-of-male-student-in-polo--1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/MAL-Class-_-close-up-of-male-student-in-polo--768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/09\/MAL-Class-_-close-up-of-male-student-in-polo-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/>Application Checklist<\/h2>\n<p>A complete application should include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Completed <a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.augsburg.edu\/apply\/\">application form<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A 1-3 page <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">statement relating the applicant\u2019s career and life goals to leadership aspirations <\/span><em>(Writing prompts<\/em> <em>are listed in the application).<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Resume<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Applicants must submit an official transcript(s) from the institution granting the Bachelor\u2019s degree and from the most recently attended institution, if not the same.\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Military veterans are required to submit all official transcripts from previously attended institutions to qualify for military benefits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the case where transfer credits or waivers are sought, official transcripts are required from institutions at which the equivalents were completed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Program Director may ask for additional transcripts if determined to be necessary.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two letters of recommendation preferred<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ready to get started on the path to your master&#8217;s degree? 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