|
PUTTING
THE PIECES TOGETHER...
Degree Programs
Required Entrance Exams
The Application Process
Financing Your Education
Additional Resources
Degree
Programs
Choosing your future graduate degree program:
| Professional
Masters (MA) - The professional Master's degree is usually a one to
two year program that results in a terminal degree. Once the
degree has been earned, an individual is prepared to begin a
career in a specific field, such as Education, Psychology,
Engineering, etc. |
Research Masters (MA) - An individual usually enrolls in a research
Master's for a one to two year period of time, presumably to gain
the knowledge and experience needed to continue on with a PhD
program.
|
Research Doctorate (PhD) - A PhD program can take anywhere
from four to six years to complete and requires extensive
coursework, research and an original dissertation.
|
|
Professional Doctorate (JD, MD, other) - A professional
doctorate is earned by successfully completing the requirements
for law school, medical school, dental school, or veterinary
school. |
| Once
you decide to pursue a specific degree, you must identify the
steps needed to gain admission into your program of choice.
Selecting and taking the appropriate entrance
exam for your degree program is an important component of the
admissions process. |
|
|
Required
Entrance Exams
|
Most graduate and
professional programs require an entrance exam. Search
our website to learn more about important dates, nearby locations,
and other pertinent information about the GRE, GMAT, MCAT, LSAT, and
more.
|
|
|
The Application
Process
|
Financing
your Education
|
|
Additional Resources
|
|
Manhattanville
College