Apply to the Program

Application Requirements

The MSRE program is offered as a full-time (11 months) or part-time (22 months) program. Students are admitted to the program for the fall semester cohort only.

Applications for the first priority round are due on March 16, 2009. Applications for the second round (to fill available seats) will be due on June 1, 2009.

When applying, please provide the following:

  • Completed application (form below)
  • College/university degree transcripts (officially sealed). A minimum undergraduate grade
    point average (GPA) of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale) on the equivalent of the last 60 semester hours (approximately two years).
  • An official copy of the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) score taken within the last five years.
  • Three (3) recommendation forms; including one academic and one professional.
  • Statement of interest in a real estate career (no longer than two pages, double-spaced, 11-point font).
  • Resumé showing at least two years of relevant work experience.
  • Application Fee of $45
  • International applicants whose native language is not English, or whose undergraduate instruction was not in English, are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The minimum acceptable score is 580 (237 on the computer-based test).

* * An invitation to interview will be offered to select candidates after a complete review of the written application. The decision to grant an interview is at the discretion of the admissions committee and may not be arranged by the candidate. A committee comprised of alumni, staff and faculty conduct interviews. All interviews are conducted in English regardless of the interviewer's or applicant's native language.

Application Downloads

Below you can find the complete application materials as PDF or Word files.

Online Application

Checklist

PDF format

Word format

Letter of Recommendation

PDF format

Word format

University of San Diego

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San Diego, CA 92110-2492
(619) 260-4600
www.sandiego.edu