The College of Education's graduate admission staff assists international students through the admission process and addresses their needs. You are considered an international student if you were educated outside of the United States. You will submit international educational credentials as part of your application, and/or you are or will be in F-1 or J-1 visa status while you are enrolled at DePaul.
As an international student, in addition to the regular application requirements for any graduate program in the College of Education, you will need to meet two additional requirements:
International Degree Evaluation
If you have earned a degree from a college or university outside of the U.S., you will need to submit a course-by-course evaluation from an accredited evaluation agency, such as Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE), One Earth, Educational Perspectives, or World Education Services (WES), as part of your application for admission. Also, if your former college or university provides transcript documents in a language other than English, you will need to submit translations with them.
An English language examination is required for applicants who have completed their undergraduate education outside the USA. The College of Communication requires the following English language proficiency scores for admission to any of its graduate programs:
|
Test Type |
Minimum Score for Full Admission |
Minimum Score for Conditional Admission |
|
TOEFL Internet-based version |
96 (each section at least 22) |
79 (each section at least 17) |
|
TOEFL computer-based version |
243 |
213 |
|
TOEFL paper version |
590 |
550 |
|
Duolingo |
130 |
110 |
|
IELTS |
7.5 |
6.5 |
DePaul’s MS in Refugee and Forced Migration Studies—the first graduate refugee studies program in the U.S.—will give you the right mix of theory and practical experience to prepare you to help immigrants, migrants and refugees around the world. You’ll gain a broad-based understanding of the legal, political and humanitarian resources to address the issues created by these situations. As part of our refugee studies program you’ll take courses in law, history, public health, public service and international studies and gain extensive hands-on training with the agencies and institutions assisting displaced people.
This program is designed to be completed in two years, and most courses are offered in the evening at the Loop or Lincoln Park campuses.
Course Requirements
Students Will Gain Both Academic And Practical Skills. In Their First Year, Students Will Acquire Conceptual Methodologies And Legal Frameworks For Critical Analyses Of Refugee Protection Regimes And Human Rights Law. They Will Also Be Introduced To Health Issues In Refugee And Forced Migration Studies. In The Second Year, The Two Research Methods Courses, Together With The Core Practicum And Internships, Will Enable Students To Assess, Evaluate And Apply Theoretical Knowledge As Practitioners.
Asylum And Refugee Law And Policy
Pro-Seminar In Forced Migration
International Human Rights And Policy
International Conflict Management
Public Health And Forced Migration
International Dimensions Of Public Service
Management Of International Ngos
Refugee Mental Health And Trauma
Internship I (Practicum)
Internship Ii (Practicum)
Select Two Open Electives
