How to Apply

Post-Bachelor’s or Post-Master’s certificate

We operate under a rolling admissions model. Therefore, please note the application deadlines below are suggested for optimal processing time. Start dates for each program may vary based on course offerings and other factors. Please check with admissions for the next enrollment period for your intended program. 

Semester Application Deadline Semester Start Date
Spring 2025, term 1 January 10th  January 27
Spring 2025, term 2 March 7th March 24
Summer 2025, term 1 May 5th May 27th
Fall 2025 August 1st August 18th

*Please note that some certificates do not offer courses each term. Please email graduateadmissions@goucher.edu with questions.


ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS CHECKLIST

  • Complete the online application
  • Request at least one letter of recommendation to be completed by someone who knows you well enough to give an informed opinion of your intellectual ability, capacity for sustained self-directed study, personal qualifications, and professional potential. The recommendation process is completed online through the graduate admission portal.
  • Post-baccalaureate certificate applicants: Request official sealed transcripts of conferred undergraduate degree. A 3.0 GPA is recommended for admittance. If you have less than a 3.0 GPA, you may write a supplemental statement and/or meet with the program director to discuss your situation. 
  • Post-Master applicants: Request official sealed transcript of conferred graduate transcript. A 3.0 GPA is recommended for admittance. If you have less than a 3.0 GPA, you may write a supplemental statement and/or meet with the program director to discuss your situation. 
  • Official electronic transcripts can be sent to graduateadmissions@goucher.edu
  • Official paper Transcripts can be mailed from the institution to:

Goucher College
Graduate Admissions
1021 Dulaney Valley Road
Baltimore, MD 21204

FINANCIAL AID NOTICE

Please note that these programs are not eligible for federal financial aid.