Application

Application Requirements

The MLAS program offers rolling admissions, meaning that applications may be submitted at any time, and are reviewed and evaluated as they are received. However, the sooner that an application is received prior to the term in which the student wishes to begin study, the better. If an application is submitted less than a month prior to the start of the term of matriculation, there may not be enough time for that application to complete the review and evaluation process.

Please note that the MLAS program is designed as a part-time degree program and we do not accept international applicants.

Requirements

• Official transcript: The transcript must indicate the completion of a bachelor’s degree. If more than one college or university was attended on the way toward the baccalaureate degree, then transcripts from those institutions must also be submitted. A minimum B average in undergraduate coursework is required (although we do allow that significant life experience well beyond the receipt of the college degree that may compensate for a grade average that doesn't quite meet this threshold).

Transcripts can be sent either through the postal service or via secure electronic delivery. Electronic submissions may be sent to: cdm@vanderbilt.edu.

Postal service submissions should be addressed as follows:
CDM
PMB 407833
2301 Vanderbilt Place
Nashville, TN 37240-7833

Please do not send transcripts directly to the MLAS program. When filling out your online application, you may submit an unofficial copy of your transcripts, but an official copy must be submitted directly from the degree-granting institution to Vanderbilt at the electronic or postal address above.

• Graduate Education Requirements (GRE): A GRE or other test scores are not required. In the online application, you may continue past this section. If you have GRE scores, feel free to enter them.
• Letters of recommendation (2): Two letters of recommendation from individuals who are familiar with you as a professional or as a student and who can speak to your qualifications are also required. If the application form requests three, you may enter MLAS Director Sheri Shaneyfelt's information for the third.
• Statement of purpose: A 250-word essay that describes your intellectual interests, addresses how you would add to the MLAS classroom experience, and speaks to your expectations of the program.
• Interview: The final step of the application process is an optional interview with MLAS Director Sheri Shaneyfelt. After reviewing your application, we will get in touch with you to schedule an interview if desired or required.

If you have questions about the application process, please email mlas@vanderbilt.edu.