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Autumn 2010 Application Information

Thank you for your interest in pursuing doctoral studies in Chemistry at the University of Washington. Below you will find information regarding application deadlines and requirements. Please explore the Department of Chemistry website for more information on the program and information on our faculty. We look forward to receiving your application.

Application Requirements

  • Online Application Deadline: December 15, 2009.
  • Supplemental Documentation is also required (please click here or go to the bottom of this page for a list of required Supplemental Documentation). On December 15, 2009 the admissions committee begins to review applications and to make admissions offers, so it is strongly encouraged to have all your Supplemental Documentation submitted by this date also.
  • The online application is available from the Graduate School website: https://www.grad.washington.edu/applForAdmiss/

Educational Background Requirements

Educational background should be equivalent to that of an undergraduate major in one of the natural sciences or engineering.

Applicants will automatically be considered for Teaching or Research Assistantships in the Department of Chemistry. There is no separate application.

Citizens of the following countries are exempt from the University of Washington English Proficiency Requirements (Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, or the United Kingdom).

Citizens of all other countries are not exempt from the University of Washington English Proficiency Requirements, and should note the minimum acceptable scores below. 

Minimum acceptable scores are:

  • TOEFLibt: 70 (total for listening, writing, and reading sections)
  • TOEFLibt: 26 (speaking section; students with exceptionally good academic records may be considered with a minimum of 22)
  • TOEFL: 237 (computer-based) or 580 (paper-based). Test must be no more than 2 years old.
  • TSE: 55 (students with exceptionally good academic records may be considered with a minimum of 45)
  • GRE: no minimum score is required

Apply online to our Chemistry Graduate Program. A fee of $65 must be paid by credit card at the time you submit your online Application. This fee cannot be waived. You will then submit all of the required materials by mail, as outlined at the application website, as early as possible, but prior to the December 15, 2009 application deadline following the directions in the last section labeled Supplemental Documentation Required. However, due to the length of time necessary to process international applications, the Graduate School strongly recommends that you submit your application by October 1, 2009.

Additional specific information for international students, whether living abroad or in the United States

(1) Students who are citizens of countries where the language of instruction is English, but who are unable to take the TSE due to scheduling difficulties within that country, should contact the Department directly. NOTE: The TSE is being phased out and replaced with the TOEFLiBT, which includes a speaking section. International students already in the U.S. should take the TOEFLiBT in order to meet the spoken English requirements. If this is not possible, please contact the Graduate Program Coordinator.

(2) Students currently studying at a U.S. institution should include at least one letter of recommendation from that U.S. institution.

(3) The Department of Chemistry, as a general policy, will not accept an international student who is currently enrolled in a graduate program in the United States, unless he or she has completed the Master's degree at that U.S. institution.

Supplemental Documentation Required

Submit the following materials to the Chemistry Graduate Program Coordinator prior to the December 15, 2009 deadline:

  1. Official GRE scores (either a photocopy or electronically, Univeristy of Washington institution code 4854). The subject test is not required.
  2. One official transcript from each college and/or university attended for credit
  3. Three letters of recommendation, using the online version at the UW application site.  Paper copies are not required.  If your recommender prefers paper, however, please print off the recommendation cover form, and give it to him or her to attach to the letter of recommendation.
  4. Official TOEFL or TOEFL iBT score (only international applicants that are not English Exempt).
  5. Official TOEFL iBT or TSE score (only international applicants that are not English Exempt).

Lisa Nordlund
Graduate Program Coordinator
Department of Chemistry
University of Washington

Box 351700
Seattle, WA 98195-1700

Your application will not be considered official until the Chemistry Graduate Program Coordinator has received items a-e.

You will be notified of the Admission Committee’s decision by no later than the end of March.

Contact Information

Lisa Nordlund
Graduate Program Coordinator
Department of Chemistry
University of Washington
Box 351700

Seattle, WA 98195-1700

Email:

graduate@chem.washington.edu
206-543-4787 (office); 800-UOW-CHEM (toll-free within the U.S.)