Panama Field Experience Course Structure

 Note:

• **Indicates that the course is offered in a distance learning format
• Since certain courses are only offered in the Fall or Spring but not both, core courses MUST be taken in this sequence or graduation date will be extended
• The TBD Elective courses offered during the year will need to be approved by the Payson Graduate Program
• Students may attend Summer Institute courses abroad to earn elective credit
• The Master’s program requires 36 credit hours

Student Requirements:

1. Completed online application form;
2. Three completed recommendation forms preferrably submitted via the online form sent to recommenders identified within the online application by the applicant;
3. Official transcripts of all undergraduate records and of any previous graduate work;
4. A statement of purpose not to exceed 500 words; and
5. Official record of scores on the Graduate Record Examination General (GRE) Test. To submit your GRE scores to the Payson Center use the Designated Institution code (5879).
   
   1. For the M.S. program: a minimum of 302 combined score with neither the verbal being lower than 153 nor the quantitative score being lower than 144.
   2. For the Ph.D. program: a minimum of 160 for Verbal and 148 for Quantitative is required.
6. [If you are a foreign student applying to the program and English is not your first language, an official score report for the TOEFL exam. Use the Payson Center's Designated Institution code (3717) when taking the TOEFL exam.
   
   1. ​For the paper-based test: a minimum of 575 is required; or
   2. For the computer-based test: a minimum of 90 is required] 
7. $55 application fee submitted by credit/debit card or electronic check (for U.S. banks only) within the online application.