Qualified applicants should submit the following items:

• Completed and signed GW Graduate Admissions application form
• Statement of Career Objectives One or two pages describing how the program fits into your professional life and your career (or career changing) objectives.
• Resume (current & up-to-date)
• Three Letters of Recommendation
• All college and university transcripts

Note: Please include an official transcript from each college or university attended, even if it did not lead to a degree and even if the credits appear on other transcripts. You may choose to start the application process with unofficial copies of your transcripts, but official or certified copies will eventually be needed from the issuing institution. If academic records are not in English, a certified English translation must be provided. Transcripts alone will not be accepted.

• Scores submitted for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) must be less than five years old
• Application fee

Admissions are made on a rolling basis throughout the year, admitting students to the next academic semester.To request an application or any additional information, send an email request to: amta@gwu.edu or mta@gwu.edu or call 202-994-6281.

A minimum 580 TOEFL score or 600 or better for students from programs where English is not the formal language of instruction.

All GWU applications for admission to graduate business programs are now to be completed and submitted online. Please use the following website to initiate the application process.

Online Application

You will need to create an account and password within the application system in order to receive a PIN code that will permit you to proceed.

The application process includes several forms:

The Application form
Transcript Request forms
Letter of Recommendation forms

Apart from your Official Transcripts and Letters of Recommendation, the online Application itself has several parts:

General Information (personal & contact info)
Admissions Information

• Attendance information: fulltime
• Campus Location: "On- Campus"
• School: School of Business (This will trigger your choices for the next few fields)
• Intended Field of Study: Master of Tourism Administration
• Intended Concentration: choose one
• Intended Degree: MTA-102

Upon completion, just submit your application online. Please request that all transcripts and letters of recommendation be sent directly to: Laura F. Calder, Associate Director, MTA, George Washington University, 2201 G Street NW, Funger Hall, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20052.