Graduate Program Admissions Requirements (US Citizen or Resident Alien)

Application Deadline Fall: January 6th, 2020

*Applications must be paid for and submitted by the close of business on January 6th.

School Requirements

NOTE: Graduate applications can now be done entirely online

All documents, including the following may be uploaded:

• Transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
• 3 Letters of recommendation from academic references preferable. Note: recommenders will be required to upload their letters through the graduate college website. Instructions on how this works are provided within the online application process- we do not have a recommendation form.
• Statement of purpose
• Curriculum Vitae/Resume
• Writing Sample (term paper, chapter of thesis, etc.)

MINIMUM Requirements

• GPA 3.0 on undergraduate or M.A. degree (cumulative GPA or last 60 semester units if your undergraduate GPA is lower than 3.0 cumulative; graduate GPA will be taken cumulative only)
• GRE – UA code is 4832.  Use school code 2201 (area studies), or 2299 (social sciences, other) This is required for both domestic and international students.
  • 150 for Verbal Reasoning
  • 3.5 Analytical Writing
• While the department does not require a TOEFL score, the University of Arizona graduate college does. Their requirements for international students may be found here: http://grad.arizona.edu/admissions/requirements/international-applicants

Other Graduate College Information/Requirements

Phone: (520) 621-3471 | Email Graduate College Questions: OnlineAppHelp@grad.arizona.edu

• Graduate College Online Application Submission
• $85 Application Fee Due at time of Submission
• Domicile Affidavit
• Financial Guarantee