The Application Process
- How do I apply for the program?
- Domestic students please follow the Checklist. International students should follow the Checklist as well as the International Admissions Requirements
- Are there two different packages I should send?
- No, unless you are an International student. Otherwise, you should put all requirements together in ONE package and send it to the address for Graduate and Professional Programs Office listed on the checklist page.
International students need to send the additional international forms in a separate package to the International Admissions address listed on the checklist page as well. - I am already a graduate student on UH main campus and I am interested on switching to the MS in Finance Program. What is the Process that I should follow?
- If I am a current MBA student
Pay $75 MS in Finance application fee. The MBA fee does NOT apply for the MSF program. These are two different programs, and therefore they required their own application fee.
Fill out a General Petition Form requesting change of major.
You may bring new letters of recommendation or use the ones on file.
Request the MBA office to forward copies of your file to “Center for Executive Development- 6021”.
* It is the student's responsibility to check with the MBA office on regards to forwarding the file on time in order for the application to get processed.
If I am a current Certificate Program student
Pay $75 MS in Finance application fee. Applications fees previously paid as a graduate. student do NOT apply for the MSF program. These are different programs, and therefore they required their own application fee.
Fill out a General Petition Form requesting change of major.
2 Letters of Recommendation.
Fill out a Supplement Form, available at our office Melcher Hall, room 330.
Submit your official GMAT scores to the University. ETS code XT1-26-15.
**Starting in the Fall 2006, students that want to get graduate college credit for the certificate programs classes to count towards their MS in Finance Curriculum, they will have to first be admitted into the MS in Finance program and then take part of the chosen certificate.
If I am a current or former UH graduate student from other College on the main campus
Pay $75 MS in Finance application fee. Applications fees previously paid as a graduate student do NOT apply for the MSF program. These are different programs and therefore they required their own application fee.
Fill out a General Petition Form requesting change of major.
2 Letters of Recommendation.
Request your previous college administration office to forward copies of your file to us “Center for Executive Development- Mail Code 6021”.
If GRE has been taken within 5 years for a previous graduate program, we will accept your GRE scores and you will not need to take the GMAT. If you have not taken any of the tests you will be required to take the GMAT for application (No exceptions).
* It is the applicant's responsibility to check with their previous graduate office on regards to forwarding the file on time in order for the application to get processed. If your previous College permits it, they may send sealed copies with you on an envelope from their department to ours or they may send copies of your file to "Center for Executive Development- Mail Code 6021 ". - Which of the admissions criteria are most important?
- Applications are considered in their entirety. While strengths vary from one applicant to another, we seek those students who combine strong academic aptitude & quantitative analytical aptitude.
- Why is it beneficial to apply early?
- All applications are carefully considered. Thus, early application is very helpful in those situations in which some information is missing or additional data is needed. This allows the applicant the time to address any financial aid or housing issues that may arise, or, if the applicant is an international student, it allows extra time to arrange for visa and funding.
- Can I find out by telephone whether I have been accepted or denied admission to the program?
- No. Decisions are conveyed by mail or email; there are no exceptions.
- What are the guidelines for recommendation letters?
- We do not have a standard form for recommendation letters. Recommendation letters should come from a professional (professor, employer, volunteer coordinator, etc.) who knows you well enough to describe why you would be a good candidate for the MSF program. Recommendation letters can be submitted by the applicant or the referral source. Letters should be on letterhead, and sealed in an envelope with the writer's signature across the flap for confidentiality.
