Admissions Process for International Students

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Thank you for your interest in applying to our graduate program. Only international students may use the international application. If you are a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or immigrant, please go to the domestic applicant procedures page.

Our deadline for international applicants is DECEMBER 1, 2009 for Autumn 2010 admission. All application materials must be received (not postmarked) in the appropriate office by DECEMBER 1, 2009 in order to be considered for admission. Late and/or incomplete applications will not be reviewed. We are unable to make any exceptions to this policy.

Below is the list of required materials that must be submitted for admission consideration. One set of application materials is received by the University of Washington Graduate School and one set of application materials is received by the Department of Bioengineering.

If you have any questions about applying to our graduate program, please review the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS page. If you have additional questions about applying to our graduate program, please e-mail us at bioeng@u.washington.edu or call us at (206) 616-2423. We look forward to receiving your application.

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University of Washington Graduate School Application Materials:

One (1) Graduate School Application completed online (includes $65 application fee)
One (1) set of official transcripts from all academic institutions attended

Please mail your Graduate School application materials to:

Office of Graduate Admissions
University of Washington
PO Box 84808
Room 301, Loew Hall
Seattle, WA 98124-6108

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Department of Bioengineering Application Materials:

Official TOEFL scores, taken within 2 years, directly reported from ETS to UW Bioengineering
- UW institutional code: 4854
- TOEFL department code: 99
Official GRE scores , taken within 5 years, directly reported from ETS to UW Bioengineering
- UW institutional code: 4854
- GRE department code: 1603
One (1) set of official transcripts from all academic institutions attended
One (1) Dept. of Bioengineering Admissions Form [pdf] [doc] - make sure to fill out both pages (Please see the Graduate School Application for more information)
- If you are not able to save and upload the Department of Bioengineering Admissions Form to the online application, you may select one of the following options:
  - E-mail the form to us at bioeng@u.washington.edu
  - Fax the form to us at (206) 685-3300
  - Mail the form via postal mail to us using the address below
Three (3) letters of recommendation (Please see the Graduate School Application for more information).
- If any of your letter of recommendation writers prefer to use postal mail instead of the online system, their letters should be sent to the Department of Bioengineering at the address below along with the paper version of the letter of recommendation evaluation form.

Please mail your Department of Bioengineering application materials to:

Student Services
Department of Bioengineering
University of Washington
William H. Foege Building, Room N107
1705 NE Pacific Street
Box 355061
Seattle, WA 98195-5061

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