Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Botswana, British Indian Ocean Territory, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Central Asia, Ceuta and Melilla, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Brazzaville, Congo - Kinshasa, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Eastern Africa, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, French Southern Territories, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macau SAR China, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Middle Africa, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar (Burma), Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Africa, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Helena, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somalia, South Sudan, South-Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, Sri Lanka, State of Palestine, Sudan, Swaziland, Syria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, The Gambia, Timor-Leste, Togo, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Western Africa, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

English

Evidence of fluency in the English language. Candidates are required to either hold a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based) or 90 (iBT), or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5, unless their Bachelor degree has been awarded from an English speaking academic institution or the candidate is a native English speaker. Any other English certificate will be evaluated by the admissions committee. Applicants may, in lieu of the previously- stated requirements, complete a satisfactory interview with the Director of the Graduate Programs.

At least 2 reference(s) must be provided.

Two essay questions should be answered by all candidates. Question 1 is obligatory for everyone. Choose one more question from 2 to 4. Your answers should be typed, up to 300 words each, on separate sheets of paper and be stapled together. Your essays must appear in 10-12 font size and be double-spaced. 1. Why do you wish to pursue a graduate degree at ACT? What are your career aspirations and why? 2. Describe your most substantial accomplishment and explain why you view it as such? 3. Describe a situation where leadership and teamwork were critical to the outcome of a project in which you were directly involved. What did you learn from the experience and how have you applied what you learned to other situations? 4. Describe a setback, disappointment, or occasion of failure that you have experienced. How did you manage the situation, and what did you learn from it?