Instructions for Graduate Division Online Application
Graduate Application deadline: Midnight (PST) December 7, 2011
Graduate Admissions Online Application
Hardcopies of the Graduate Admissions Application will not be accepted. The application and all supporting documents i.e. copies of official transcripts, 3 letters of recommendation, GRE Scores, and TOEFL Scores (if applicable) MUST be submitted via the online Graduate Application.
The online application and supporting documentation are due Wednesday, December 7th and will not be accepted after the deadline for any reason.
Late and incomplete applications will not be considered after the December 7, 2011 deadline.
Required Supporting Documents:
- Unofficial and Official Transcripts
- 3 Letters of Recommendation
- GRE Scores
- TOEFL Scores (if applicable)
All supporting document s must be uploaded to your Graduate Application file. DO NOT mail in your documents, we will not print any supporting documents for your application file.
Optional Supporting Documents:
- CV/Resume and Writing Sample (Optional)
Key Areas to Note for the Graduate Admission Online Application
- For Areas of Emphasis 1 and Areas of Emphasis 2 YOU MUST list two fields that you are interested in pursuing from the list of available fields on the Year 2 page.
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The department does not require you to list faculty you have contacted or expect to contact concerning your application for admission and, in fact, discourages prospective students from contacting faculty prior to being admitted.
The department does not require you to list faculty in the department whose research is of particular interest to you, though this information is helpful if you know it.
- It is required that you list your Cumulative GPA, all coursework after the first two years and your Major GPA as well as your Graduate GPA, if applicable. International students with a different grading system should not try to convert their grades into US standard grades. Please leave this area blank if this applies to you.
- Please make sure to list all of your current and/or pending financial resources i.e. external fellowships, grants, loans and personal savings.
- Students applying to the Ph.D. program in Economics are typically not eligible for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships.
- You must complete the Statement of Purpose and the Personal History Statement online. Please address the questions on the online application. For information you consider to be special circumstances such as illness, personal hardships, parent's status, etc. please write this in your Personal History statement. Each statement should not be any longer than 3 pages in length.
Unofficial and Official Transcripts
Unofficial Transcripts are accepted and uploaded online ONLY for graduate application process and review.
All unofficial copies transcripts for domestic and international applicants must be uploaded onto your online application. All transcripts should show courses, grades, and dates the courses were taken.
International students with a different grading system should not try to convert their grades into US standard grades.
Official Transcripts required ONLY if an applicant accepts an offer of admission.
An applicant who is recommended for admission AND accepts the offer of admission must submit official transcripts.
International students who accept the offer of admission must submit official transcripts, degree certificates, diplomas, etc. in the original language accompanied by a translation. We accept translations from proper school officials and from government and/or official translators. The translator's statement must be prepared on the letterhead of the translator's institution and must state "This is a complete and exact word-for-word translation of the original." Every page must be signed in ink with the translator's title and, if possible, the seal or stamp of their institution. Stamps and signatures must be originals.
Letters of Recommendation
We require only three (3) letters of recommendation from professors who know your academic history. Letters from non-academic sources (e.g. employers) may be submitted.
Please request that your letter writers complete and submit your letters of recommendation via the online Graduate Application system.
GRE Test Scores
| Institution Code: | 4833 |
| Dept Code: | 1801 |
All students must entry or upload test scores for the General GRE on the online application. We do not require the subject GRE. The GRE's may not be substituted with the GMAT. Tests should be taken in October, but no later than November. Students with scores below 760 on the Quantitative portion of the GRE should retake the test. Scores from tests taken before October 2006 are no longer valid. If you took the GRE between October 2006 and the time of application, you need to order the reports to be sent to the department. Make sure that the institution and department codes are correct when ordering reports to be sent.
TOEFL Test Scores
| Institution Code | 4833 |
All applicants from countries in which the official language is not English are required to submit official evidence of English language proficiency. This requirement applies to applicants from Bangladesh, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Latin America, the Middle East, and Israel, the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, most European countries, and non-English-speaking countries in Africa.
You do NOT have to take the test if you received your degree from a US institution or if at the time of application you completed one full year of study in a US institution or an institution in an English speaking country. If you have completed at least one year of full-time academic course work with grades of B or better in residence at a U.S. university, you do not need to take a standardized test. Instead, you must upload a copy of your transcript from the U.S. university.
There are two standardized tests you may take: the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), and the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
You must upload or enter your most recent score onto your online application. For purposes of admission, your most recent score must be at least 570 for the paper-and-pencil test, at least 230 for the computer-based test, or at least 68 for the Internet-based test (iBT). If your score is below these scores you must retake the TOEFL. The Graduate Division makes no exception to this policy. The TOEFL cannot be substituted with the TSE or English courses. Scores from tests taken before June 2010 are no longer valid.
CV/Resume and Writing Sample
CV/resume and/or a writing sample are NOT required and optional for your application. You can upload your CV/resume and/or a writing sample onto your online application. CV/resume and/or a writing sample will not be accepted via email or the mail