Master of Liberal Studies

Applications will be considered upon receipt of all materials.  After your application packet is complete, we will contact you to arrange a personal interview on campus with a member of the Rollins College faculty.

• Submit a completed Application for Graduate Admission.
• Request official transcripts of your academic work from all colleges or universities that you attended, including Rollins College.
• Complete the Additional Questions for the MLS Application form.
• Submit two letters of reference on forms provided. Select individuals who know you well now and who can appraise your ability to pursue graduate study in a multidisciplinary program in the arts and sciences. One letter should come from a professor.
• Attach an essay in which you discuss a book that you enjoyed reading, other than the Bible, and explain how that book has influenced your thinking.  The essay should be typewritten, double-spaced, and three or four pages in length.
• Attach the Application Supplement which briefly comments on the qualities, life experiences, and special abilities that you could bring to the Master of Liberal Studies Program.
• If you intend to apply for scholarship support based on financial need, applicants must provide a completed MLS Scholarship Application and complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FASFA) at www.fafsa.ed.gov.  Forms available in January each year.
• Students who have earned degrees from non-English speaking institutions should submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).  A score of at least 550 or better on the paper test, or 213 or better on the computer test, or 80 or better on the Internet-based test (IBT) is required on the TOEFL for admission.
• Students who are not American citizens must demonstrate appropriate permanent resident or visa status. Only full-time student status will qualify students for an F1 Visa.
• Submit the non-refundable application fee of $50 payable to Rollins College.  A check, money order, Visa, or MasterCard is acceptable.

Paper copy of instructions
Graduate Studies Application
Application Supplement
MLS Transcript Request Form
MLS Recommendation Form

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All materials must be forwarded directly to:

Rollins College
Master of Liberal Studies
203 East Lyman Avenue
Winter Park, Florida 32789

If you have further questions, please call us at 407-646-2653, e-mail MLS@rollins.edu, or write to us at the above address. To discuss the program in person, please request an appointment with an academic adviser or with the director of the program.