The totality of your application, including all supporting documents, is carefully evaluated when considering admission. Below are the deadlines and requirements for submitting the Online Application, including all supporting documents and test scores. We will complete the review of your application after all requirements have been received.
Application Deadlines
Summer and Fall Starts
The MS Finance admits students for summer and fall semester starts. Applicants who
need to take the fundamental courses are encouraged to start in the summer, while
students waived from the fundamental courses will start in the fall.
Applicants are reviewed on a rolling basis. Typically, admission decisions are released within 5-7 business days of an applicant submitting all required materials.
A complete application includes all of the following
Duquesne students and alumni: The registrar will send official transcripts for current students or alumni who have graduated within the past 5 years. For students who have graduated beyond 5 years, you can request your transcript through Duquesne's Registrar.
Other US-based university/college students and alumni: Contact your school's registrar office to have your official transcript sent via email
to grad-bus@duq.edu or via post to:
Graduate Admissions
Palumbo-Donahue School of Business
Duquesne University
600 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
* You will need to request official transcripts from all colleges and/or universities
you have attended. This includes transfer coursework earned at any institution, even
if you did not earn a degree.
Students who completed their degree(s) outside the U.S.: Students are required to use a transcript credential evaluation service to obtain
a course-by-course report. The official reports must be sent directly to Duquesne
University from the service used. Once received, the reports will satisfy both your
transcript and evaluation requirements.
Three-year bachelor's degrees may be acceptable if the credential evaluation service
determines equivalency to a four-year bachelor's degree. Please review our Transcript Credential Evaluation page to find out more information.
Please submit a separate essay for each of the questions presented below. Limit your responses to 250 words or less for each essay. Save and upload your responses as one document. Applicants who do not submit their essays in the proper format, or who do not address the question prompts, may be asked to re-write and resubmit their essays.
1. Please provide a summary of your academic and professional background, current career endeavors, motivation for pursuing a graduate business education and future career goals.
2. The Palumbo-Donahue School of Business is in "The Business of Difference Making." Explain what this means to you and how you would contribute to this goal as a student and eventually as an alumnus(a).
Send My GRE Scores
Send My GMAT Scores
Although the GMAT/GRE are not required for admission, they may be required for consideration for merit-based funding opportunities.
International Students: English Proficiency Requirements
TOEFL
TOEFL scores must be sent directly from the ETS website. Duquesne's institution code for the TOEFL is 2196, and the department code is 02. We require a TOEFL score earned within 12 months (one year) from the time of application. The minimum score for TOEFL is 90.
IELTS
IELTS scores must be sent directly from the IELTS website. We require an IELTS score earned within 12 months (one year) from the time of application. The minimum score for IELTS is 7.
DET
DET scores must be sent directly from the Duolingo website. We require a DET score earned within 12 months (one year) from the time of application. The minimum score for DET is 125.
Please contact International Admissions at Duquesne University for more information.
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