Admission to the MA in Philosophy program

Requirements

• Online application submission to the graduate school with a $100 application fee
• Official bachelor's degree transcripts
  • Your bachelor's degree must be from accredited institution
  • You must have achieved a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
• 3 academic letters of recommendation
  • We will consider professional letters of recommendation if you work/ed in an art setting
• Statement of Purpose
  • Your statement should describe your interest in pursuing this MA in Philosophy degree
  • This statement should be no more than 2 pages, single-spaced
• Writing Sample
  • This can be a paper you wrote for a previous course
  • This sample should be no more than 20 pages, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman font

Please review the Graduate Admissions Application Checklist for further details about requirements.

International Students

• Please review the Graduate Bulletin for details about English translations, evaluations, and language test requirements.
• Please review the information provided by the Stony Brook University’s Visa and Immigration Services.

The application and all materials submitted to the Graduate School become the property of Stony Brook University and will not be returned to the applicant or forwarded to another college, university, or place of business under any circumstances.

There is no funding available for students in the MA program. For information on other Financial Aid options, contact the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarship Services at (631) 632-6840 or visit www.stonybrook.edu/finaid/.