Admission Requirements: MA in Social Entrepreneurship and Change

The application form is quick and easy, taking less than 15 minutes to complete. 

Applicants to this program must possess a bachelor's degree in a closely related field.

For domestic students, transcripts from the regionally accredited colleges or universities that awarded your baccalaureate degree may be sent through one of the methods noted below. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial admissions review; however, official transcripts must be received to complete an applicant’s file and enroll in the subsequent term.

• Electronic Transcript(s) emailed to gsep-admissions@pepperdine.edu
• Official transcript(s) may be sent from one of the following approved companies:
  
  • National Student Clearinghouse
  • Parchment
  • eSCRIP-SAFE
• Hard-copy Transcript(s), in a sealed and stamped envelope, mailed to:

Pepperdine University-GSEP
5th Floor- Enrollment Processing
6100 Center Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA

One recommendation submitted directly from an individual familiar with the applicant’s academic or professional competencies, character, and support in serving others. Academic recommendations from professors, instructors, or academic advisors; or professional recommendations from supervisors for employment, volunteer work, internship, or related activity satisfy this requirement. The online Recommendation Form should be emailed by your recommender to gsep-admissions@pepperdine.edu. 

A 250-500 word Statement of Purpose. This statement should address the following:

• Previous involvement in or interest in social change issues.
• Professional goals and objectives.
• A social issue of importance to the applicant, including reasons why there is interest in this particular issue.

The statement may be emailed to gsep-admissions@pepperdine.edu if not included in your online application.

Your professional CV or resume emailed to gsep-admissions@pepperdine.edu.

If your baccalaureate or master's degree GPA is lower than 3.0, please fill out this Exception Request Form and email it to gsep-admissions@pepperdine.edu.

The application form is quick and easy, taking less than 15 minutes to complete. 

Applicants to this program must possess a bachelor's degree in a closely related field.

All applicants who received or will receive their degree from a university outside of the US (unless the degree is from a university that is already regionally accredited within the US) are required to submit a detailed foreign transcript evaluation report from any National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) member, such as the International Education Research Foundation or the World Education Services, Inc.

A detailed foreign transcript evaluation report will contain the following:

• Foreign transcripts translated into English.
• A detailed course-by-course report with the grade point average calculated on a US 4.0 scale.
• A determination of US degree equivalency (regional accreditation equivalency is required).

If you are attending school outside of the US and have not completed your bachelor's degree at the time of application, we would need your current NACES member international transcript evaluation (please see above for requirements). Upon degree completion, you are required to provide official transcripts in a sealed envelope directly from the institution that awarded your degree prior to enrollment.

Please have the evaluation service, send your updated evaluation to gsep-admissions@pepperdine.edu.

One recommendation submitted directly from an individual familiar with the applicant’s academic or professional competencies, character, and support in serving others. Academic recommendations from professors, instructors, or academic advisors; or professional recommendations from supervisors for employment, volunteer work, internship, or related activity satisfy this requirement. The online Recommendation Form should be emailed by your recommender to gsep-admissions@pepperdine.edu. 

A 250-500 word Statement of Purpose. This statement should address the following:

• Previous involvement in or interest in social change issues.
• Professional goals and objectives.
• A social issue of importance to the applicant, including reasons why there is interest in this particular issue.

The statement may be emailed to gsep-admissions@pepperdine.edu if not included in your online application.

Your professional CV or resume emailed to gsep-admissions@pepperdine.edu.

If your first language is not English, you must submit a minimum score of 550 on the Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL). If taking the Internet-based TOEFL test, you will need a minimum score of 80. Information concerning the availability of this test outside of the US can be obtained by contacting TOEFL, Educational Testing Services, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA, or online. Our TOEFL code is 4630. As an alternative to the TOEFL, you may submit a score of at least 6.5 on the IELTS exam. Scores can be sent electronically by choosing "Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology" from the dropdown menu.

If your baccalaureate or master's degree GPA is lower than 3.0 or you're seeking an exception to our TOEFL/IELTS test requirement, please fill out this Exception Request Form and email it to gsep-admissions@pepperdine.edu.