Our MPA in Sustainable Management program offers a rigorous core curriculum taught through the lens of sustainability. Presidio students have a passion for making a difference and bringing new leadership to business, nonprofits and government organizations.

Our students are eager to find common ground — between earning a living and living a quality life; between utilizing resources and sustaining the environment; and between creating profitable ventures that integrate the health of people and planet into the bottom line.

Application for Admissions
The Presidio MPA program enrolls cohorts in both fall and spring semesters.

Please note: International applicants should apply early to allow sufficient time for receiving a student visa. The process to obtain a student visa can take up to three months.

Admissions Interview
Presidio School of Management requires an in-person or phone meeting prior to the candidate’s submission of application materials. The interview is a conversation about the applicant's background, experience, and interests, and also an opportunity for the applicant to ask questions about the program and admissions process. For details on arranging the interview, please visit Request an Interview.
All application credentials must be submitted in English. The following credentials are required of all international applicants:

1. The 2-page MPA Application Form

2. Non-refundable $75 application fee. Please make your check or money order payable to Alliant International University, but mail it to Presidio with your application package.

3. Resume. Please submit a resume or CV of no more than two pages.

4. Two official, translated transcripts and results from a foreign education credential evaluation service agency. The evaluation must contain the following:

• degree equivalency to a 4 year bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. university
• U.S. semester credit and grade equivalent for each course
• U.S. grade point average
• master level courses/degrees should also be included in the evaluation if applicable

To locate an agency, go to: www.naces.org

5. Three letters of references. Any combination of professional, academic or personal letters that provide a well-rounded perspective of you. Please have at least one of them be a recent professional or workplace reference, ideally a supervisor. Ask your references to briefly describe in what capacity they know you and to address your strengths and weaknesses in as many of the following areas as possible:

• the values and ethics demonstrated in your professional and/or personal life
• your ability to work in teams
• your ability to lead initiatives and manage projects
• your communication skills
• your ability and willingness to persist in graduate-level coursework

Letters should be printed on organizational or personal letterhead and be no more than one page each if possible. Your references should provide the letters in sealed and signed envelopes for you to include with your application package.

6. Admissions Essay. Please address the following questions in two to three pages total:

• Describe one or two questions, ideas or projects relating to your background and/or goals that you are interested in exploring through your participation in the Presidio MPA program.
• Briefly, how you would contribute to the Presidio MPA program and community?
• How would you balance school, work and personal commitments?

7. Analytical Assessment. Applicants have two options for the quantitative assessment piece of the MPA application. Please choose one of the options below and include it with your full application.

• Submit the results of the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) taken within the last five years.
• Submit a one-page history and assessment of your analytical skills. This includes (1) a list of any college-level quantitative courses taken, e.g. math, statistics, economics, finance, accounting, or operations, and the resulting grades; (2) quantitative and analytical skills regularly used in your professional life; and (3) any plans you may have for refreshing your math/quantitative skills prior to enrolling in the Presidio MPA program.

Note: If you choose to submit GRE results, please use the following code for Alliant International University (San Diego): 4128, and include a copy of your unofficial GMAT scores in the application materials you submit to Presidio.

8. An official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score report showing a score of 550 paper-based/213 computer based/80 Internet-based or better. Alliant's TOEFL code is 4128. The English requirement is waived for those students from an English-speaking country. The following is a list of TOEFL exempt countries:

Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize,
Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana,
Grenada, Guyana, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya,
Liberia, Mauritius, New Zealand, Papua, New Guinea,
Nigeria, St. Christopher, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent,
Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa,
Trinidad, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe

If you believe that you are exempt from the TOEFL, please complete the TOEFL Exemption Form.

9. Alliant’s International Student Financial Certification Form. This form must be submitted if you are not a U.S. citizen and have not been classified by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) as a permanent resident. We require the original Certification Form along with a current financial guarantee in the form of a letter from a financial institution showing the specific U.S. dollar amount per year available to you and the duration of its availability. In addition, students must provide an original and most current bank statement. Students accompanied by other family members must certify additional U.S. funds per year for each dependent. Presidio reserves the right to require further certification of finances or advance payment of tuition and fees from students whose funds originate in countries where severe currency restrictions exist.

10. A copy of the student’s passport.

11. (Optional) A transfer verification form. If presently attending an institution in the United States, immigration regulations require that you maintain a full-time student status while in the U.S. on a student visa.

Applicants should keep copies of all materials submitted as part of your application. Admission materials and all supporting documents become the confidential property of the Presidio School of Management and Alliant International University admissions departments and cannot be returned to the applicant.

Please mail all application materials, in one package, to:
Admissions
Presidio School of Management
Presidio Building 36, 1st Floor
Lincoln Blvd. and Graham Street
San Francisco, CA 94129

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MPA Application (PDF)

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