Admissions MRCP

Non-Baccalaureate MRCP program Admission

Students may apply to Kansas State University, College of Architecture, Planning and Design at the following webpage http://consider.k-state.edu/index.htm.

All application material must be submitted prior to February 1.    

Students applying for the Non-Baccalaureate MRCP program during their second semester of study must have a minimum of a 2.500 cumulative GPA.  Students in this program will apply for Graduate School admission during their sixth semester, and must meet graduate school admission standards.  Students who have not completed an undergraduate statistics course prior to the completion of their sixth semester will be required to enroll in either STAT 330 Elementary Statistics for the Social Sciences or STAT 702 Statistics for the Social Sciences during their seventh semester.

For additional information concerning the Non-Baccalaureate application process, please contact:
Susan Haug
Director of Student Recruitment
PH: 785.532.1994
Email: susan@ksu.edu

Post-Baccalaureate MRCP Admission

International applications must be received by February 1 and domestic applications prior to July 1. 

Entering students are required to have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.  Applicants with undergraduate degrees in administration, agriculture, architecture, business, construction science, economics, ecology, education, engineering, geology, geography, government, human ecology, landscape architecture, pre-law, planning, political science and sociology, and who meet the requirements of the Graduate School for admission, are fully acceptable for graduate study in planning.  Applicants with other academic backgrounds may be accepted upon recommendation of the program faculty and subject to such conditions as the faculty may impose.  Prerequisites for admission include satisfactory completion of an elementary statistics course or equivalent (or inclusion of a graduate level statistics course in the program of study), and evidence of an understanding of the American political system and government.

Admission Process

Students interested in applying to the MRCP program must submit:

  1. Completed K-State Graduate School application form.   http://www.k-state.edu/grad/gsprospective/apply/index.htm
  2. Two official transcripts of all previous coursework and grades at all previous colleges or universities.  Send these directly from the registrar of the college or university to the attention of the Community Development Graduate Program Director.
  3. A letter of intent addressed to the community development faculty, stating your academic and professional objectives and your interest in the K-State MS in Community Development program.
  4. Three references from previous professors or employers, relative to the applicant’s ability to handle graduate level work.  The names and addresses of the references should be listed on the application form.  Copies of the reference form can be found here MLA MRCP Recommendation Form.  The applicant should fill out and sign the top portion, and then give the form to the reference to compete and forward directly to the graduate director.
  5. Pay the non-refundable application fee of $70.00 US for domestic students and $80.00 US for international students (which includes the department and graduate school fees).  Applications will not be considered without this fee.  There are detailed instructions in step 4 of the on-line application on how to pay this fee online with a credit card issued by a US financial institution. Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover are accepted.  Applicants may also pay by mail with a check or money order issued by a US financial institution.  Checks/money orders should be made payable to the Kansas State University Graduate School.

The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is encouraged but not required for admission.

International Applicants must submit the following additional materials:
  1. Copy of original TOEFL Examination Score (Test of English as a Foreign Language) of 600 or above is required (100 or above for the Internet-based TOEFL, 250 or above for the Computer-based TOEFL).  Foreign students with a bachelors degree from an American university are exempt from this requirement.  Students may be required to complete KSU’s Intensive English Program before being allowed to enroll in MS Community Development courses.
  2. Completed affidavit of financial support.  http://www.k-state.edu/grad/gsprospective/apply/international/index.htm
  3. Copy of passport.

Additional information for International Applicants may be found at http://www.k-state.edu/grad/gsprospective/faq.htm. 

Evaluation of the application will not begin until all application materials and fee have been received.

Admission to Graduate School may be in one of three categories: full standing, provisional or probational.  Recommendations regarding an applicant’s qualifications and admission are made to the Graduate School by the faculty of the graduate program in regional and community planning.  Final decisions regarding admission are made by the dean of the Graduate School.  Admission in full standing requires a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (“B” average) in the last two years of undergraduate work in an institution whose requirements for the bachelor’s degree are equivalent to those of Kansas State University.  Applicants with GPA’s between 2.65 - 2.99 will be considered for probational admission provided there is evidence that the applicant has the ability to do satisfactory graduate work.  Provisional admission may be granted to applicants who have subject deficiencies in undergraduate preparation or if there is uncertainty in evaluating the transcripts.  Normally, deficiencies will be made up by enrolling in courses for undergraduate credit.  A statistics deficiency may be completed by enrolling in Stat 702 (Statistics for Social Science, or equivalent) for graduate credit and be counted toward the required 48 credit hour minimum for the MRCP degree.