University of the People

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Applicants to UoPeople’s online Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Management and Master 
of Education in Advanced Teaching (M.Ed.) complete a two-step application process.  First, applicants 
complete a fairly simple, straightforward online application (described below). No admissions testing is 
required.  After meeting the initial admissions requirements, applicants can be accepted to begin 
studying as early as the very next term, allowing individuals to begin taking classes.  These classes allow 
students to a) demonstrate their preparedness for graduate-level studies and b) test the fit between 
their learning modalities, motivation, and support networks and the requirements of an online learning 
environment and the institution’s pedagogical model.   
While they are taking the first few courses, students complete the second step of the admissions 
process (described below). Those who successfully complete their courses may then be accepted to be 
Degree Seeking Students. In general, courses taken during the first phase can be accepted for credit 
towards one’s degree program after being accepted as a Degree Seeking Student (DSS), so no time is 
lost on the path towards a degree. 
UoPeople is committed to ensuring that each and every applicant to its courses and programs is 
individually assessed, without partiality. Detailed selection criteria may vary from program to program. 
During the selection process, every applicant is considered individually using all the information 
available to us. This includes an applicant’s academic records, test results (if any), and any additional 
information given during the application process. UoPeople is committed to equal opportunity and 
does not discriminate on the basis of nationality, race, religion, gender, class, age, or sexual 
orientation. We believe that a diverse student population is important from an educational and social 
perspective and enhances the educational experience for all. To this end, UoPeople encourages 
applications from groups that are, at present, underrepresented in our university.