Graduate Application for Admission

For full consideration, applications for the Fall term should be received by December 7. Only complete applications will be considered. Applicants are expected to have strong preparation and exceptional academic achievement in physical or mathematical science. The Admissions Committee uses transcripts, GRE scores, and letters of recommendation to evaluate applicants. Most admitted students are awarded financial support in the form of research or teaching assistantships. A limited number of Graduate College Fellowships are also available on a competitive basis; all applicants to the Department will be considered as candidates for such awards. 

1. Prospective students must complete an application to the University of Arizona Graduate College as well as to the Department of Planetary Sciences. These applications are combined into one online application, which is accessible here. There is an application fee.
2. The Department of Planetary Sciences has an application deadline of December 7. This applies to both DOMESTIC and INTERNATIONAL students.
3. Prospective students must supply the following information directly to the Department of Planetary Sciences: 

• Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores for the verbal, analytical, and quantitative sections. You must request that the Education Testing Service send your official scores directly to the Department of Planetary Sciences. The University of Arizona institution code is 4832; specify department as “Planetary Sciences”---this code is 4912. Upload score report/scores to online application.
• Official transcripts from all colleges and universities you have attended; upload to online application.
• At least three letters of reference; uploaded to online application by letter writers.

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