The application for both the M.A. and certificate programs is available online through the University of Arizona's Graduate Admissions Application, UA GradApp. After you enter your personal details and educational history, choose "Arizona Online" as the campus and "International Security Studies" from the list of either Master's or Certificate programs.

You will need to supply unofficial transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate coursework with your application. If you are offered admission, you will need to have official transcripts delivered to the Graduate College, either electronically or through the post, at: 

transcripts@grad.arizona.edu

Graduate College
The University of Arizona
Administration Building, Room 322
PO Box 210066
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0066

Your résumé should include all relevant professional and academic experience.

Your statement of purpose should overview your future goals and career objectives, and how the ISS program will fit in with your future plans. The questions below will help you get started on this requirement. 

1. What are your career objectives?
2. How has your undergraduate education and work experience contributed to your degree objectives?
3. How will this graduate program help advance your career?
4. Please provide any other information that you think will be helpful to the admissions committee.

You are required to provide one recommendation from an outside contact, either professional or academic, who can speak to your ability to succeed in graduate work. Please note this is not a traditional letter of recommendation. Instead, your contact will be prompted to use the Graduate Application system to answer three questions:

1. How long have you known the candidate and in what capacity?
2. Do you feel the candidate is capable of completing graduate work?
3. Do you have any concerns or comments?