Application Requirements Overview
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Your application will be reviewed once it’s complete and all required materials listed below have been received. You’ll get an email confirmation when your application is complete. Admission decisions are typically made within 30–45 days after that.
A completed application consists of
UO Graduate Admission Application and Application Fee
The "major" to select is: Finance, MS
Applicants are required to pay the non-refundable application fee ($70.00 U.S. applicants or $90.00 international applicants) at the time the UO Graduate Admission Online Application is submitted. f you decide to apply to a different year or start term that is outside of the current academic year, you will need to create a new username and pay the non-refundable application fee again.
Note: Application fee waivers are not provided by the Lundquist College of Business. Domestic candidates may still request an application fee waiver from the Division of Graduate Studies within their MS in Finance application. The Master of Science in Finance program will waive the graduate admission online application fee for 3+1 Finance Scholars.
Resumes must include the month and year for position duration (for example, "January 2018–October 2020: Account Representative").
In your statement, please separately address the following questions (500-750 words or less):
- Describe how your internship(s), work and/or extracurricular experience(s), and undergraduate coursework has prepared you to excel in Oregon’s MS in Finance Program.
- Explain what you believe will be your greatest contribution to the MS in Finance cohort.
- Describe your career ambitions after completing the MS in Finance and how you believe The Lundquist of College of Business will help you to achieve those goals.
- At Oregon, MS in Finance candidates are more than just their GPA and GMAT/GRE scores. We invite you to use this supplemental question to provide additional evidence, experience, or proficiencies outside of the typical class profile and how they will aid you in the successful completion of the MS in Finance program and career achievement.
The letter of recommendation can come from a professor or a current/past supervisor from work or internship. After you register your recommenders online via the departmental application, your recommenders will automatically receive an email invitation from the application system. The email will include instructions on how to submit a recommendation on your behalf.
Note: You can submit your departmental application before your recommendations have been received. However, your application will not be considered complete until all recommendations have been received.
Unofficial Transcripts from All College-Level Institutions Attended
Candidates are only required to submit official transcripts to the Office of the Registrar if they are offered admission to the program and accept their offer of admission. To learn more, visit the UO Graduate School website.
Degree in Progress: If you have not yet finished your degree at the time of application, you must still submit your in-progress "unofficial" transcript
International Candidates - Degree Certificate: If your degree and degree award date are not posted on the transcript, as is the case with most international transcripts, you will need to include the related degree certificate with your transcript. View additional transcript details for international applicants.
To check on the status of official transcripts/degree certificates received by the University of Oregon, please call the registrar at 541-346-2935.
Valid GMAT, GMAT Focus, or GRE Score (Optional)
Candidates may elect to apply with or without a GMAT, GMAT Focus Edition, or GRE test score. However, if a candidate does not have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.25 or higher on a 4.0 scale, a competitive test score can provide additional evidence of their quantitative skills.Test scores must be valid (taken within the last 5 years from the time of application submission). Official scores will only be required if admitted to the program. Please allow up to four weeks for official scores to be received.
Submitting official GMAT scores: You can submit your official GMAT score report by selecting the GMAT business school program name Charles H. Lundquist College of Business – MBA Program (code = KSQ-5N-27).
Submitting official GRE scores: You can submit your official GRE score report by using the GRE institutional code for the University of Oregon (4846) and the GRE departmental code for business administration and management (4201).
Applicants whose native language is not English must fulfill one of the following additional language proficiency requirements.
- Valid TOEFL (IBT): 96 minimum score
- Valid IELTS (Academic): 7.0 overall band minimum score
- Degree from qualifying country: Submit degree transcripts proving that you received a bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or from an institution in the following countries: Australia, Canada (excluding Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom.
"Native language" is defined as the primary language you spoke at home since birth and the language you spoke and wrote as your primary language in school beginning at age five and continuing through the rest of your education. Please note, English being the national language of your native country does not automatically mean English is your native language. Candidates are only required to submit official TOEFL or IELTS scores if they are admitted to the program. A candidate cannot respond to their offer of admission until official scores are received.
Submitting Official TOEFL or IELTS Academic Score Report: The score report is valid for 2 years only. ETS must send a TOEFL score report to the University of Oregon, Institutional Code: 4846. It can take up to 30 days from the time of your request for official ETS scores to be available in the UO system. Plan your request so that ETS scores are available prior to application deadlines.
View Additional Requirements for International Applicants
Select candidates may be invited to an interview as a final step of the application process. Interviews are held in-person or virtually.