MS in Analytics

A current copy of your résumé is required and must be uploaded in the supplemental items section of the online application. Please include the month and year you started and ended each professional employment. Full-length or long-format résumés are welcome. Applicants DO NOT need to edit their résumé down to a one-page version.

Students are required to submit unofficial transcripts from each institution attended regardless of degree completion. They can typically be downloaded from a university's student portal or through the office of the registrar. Unofficial transcripts must include courses taken and grades received. If your transcript is not in English, we ask that the transcript is translated and evaluated. Our accepted credential evaluation services are CDGDC, ECE, Education USA, and WES. Transcripts are not required for courses taken as part of a study abroad program if the courses are listed on the undergraduate transcript. Transcripts are not required for courses completed for professional development purposes only. Please ensure that your unofficial transcript shows that you have graduated. If your transcript does not show degree completion, please also provide a copy of your diploma. If your degree is currently in progress, you will need to show degree conferral before matriculation.

Applicants to these programs are strongly encouraged to submit a GMAT/GRE score as part of the application if they feel it is the best representative of their application. Additional funding may be available for applicants who submit scores. If you are not submitting a GMAT/GRE test score, you must submit a GMAT/GRE Waiver Essay detailing your academic readiness for the quantitative rigor of a graduate business program. This essay must be different from your Personal Statement Essay. In the GMAT/GRE Waiver Essay please share your success in any of the following areas: - Previous undergraduate coursework/degree (mathematics, calculus, economics, statistics, accounting, finance, etc.); - Work experience requiring analytical and quantitative skills (research, data projects, budgets, software, etc.); - Professional certifications (CPA, CFA, PMP, etc.) and/or an advanced degree, or - Other examples from personal experiences (programming language utilization, hobbies, etc.). For the GMAT/GRE Waiver Essay, we suggest an essay length of approximately 500-750 words.

FOR INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS:- A completed Certification of Finances for International Students (CFIS) form. Clearly indicate on the form which type of visa you plan to obtain for your studies with American University (F-1 or J-1) and your current visa type, if applicable. If you are pending US permanent resident or asylum status, please indicate on the form accordingly.

The letter of recommendation should be coordinated electronically; however, if this is not possible, recommendations may be submitted by the recommender using the email option listed below. Letters submitted directly by the applicant will not be accepted. Letters of recommendation must be submitted by the recommender. Email Submission The recommender can email their recommendation directly to GraduateAdmissionsDocuments@american.edu with the subject line “Kogod Recommendation Enclosed–APPLICANT NAME.”

A statement of purpose of approximately 750 words in length is required for the MS in analytics program. The prompt for the personal statement essay is: Tell us about your decision to pursue a graduate degree at the Kogod School of Business. Please be sure to answer each of the following: What short-term goals do you intend to achieve one (1) to five (5) years AFTER completing your degree? What long-term goals do you intend to achieve five (5) to ten or more (10+) years AFTER completing your degree? How will this degree help you in achieving these goals?

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