Admissions

Apply to the Program on Gender-Based Violence at the University of Colorado Denver’s School of Public Affairs and become a critical link to the well-being and safety for victims of gender-based violence.

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Admission application deadlines:

Summer - May 1st

Fall - Aug 1st

Spring - Dec 1st

Getting Started

All applicants must interview with Program Director Barbara Paradiso to discuss the unique nature of the content, cohort structure and scheduling for the Program on Gender-Based Violence (PGV).

Students come from around the world to participate in the PGV, which combines online work with weeklong “intensives” twice per year in Denver.

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Get Your Degree

You must adhere to all master degree program requirements. Students are admitted first to the degree program, and then to the Program on Gender-Based Violence (PGV).

Some of our degree seeking students are:

• Domestic violence practitioners — advocates, counselors, activists, social workers, and other victims’ services and domestic violence workers — who seek to enhance their management and policy skills.
• Managers in related fields who seek to gain an understanding of domestic violence and the policies, services and public consciousness surrounding it.
• Professionals interested in making a career change.
• Recent college graduates interested in entering the field of gender-based violence.

Get Your Certificate

A non-degree student is a student who registers for courses, but is not enrolled in an official degree program at CU Denver. Any student who has already earned a bachelor's degree or higher must complete the application for a graduate non-degree student.

You may be interested in taking classes for many reasons. For example:

• Deepen your understanding of gender-based violence
• Examine the ways in which gender-based violence intersects with the work you already do, professionally and within your community
• Explore your own personal enrichment

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