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Admissions
Prerequisites
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Application Instructions •
Forms & Materials •
FAQs
Applications
for the MS, PhD, and MPH in Environmental and Occupational Health programs
are reviewed once a year for the following autumn
quarter. Applicants for the MPH program in Occupational and Environmental
Medicine with concurrent residency must apply for summer quarter and
should contact the residency program for appropriate deadlines. Course
sequencing does not permit entering during other quarters.
Please review
the application instructions for domestic applicants
or international applicants below.
Application
Instructions for Domestic Applicants
(U.S. Citizens,
Permanent Residents, and Immigrants)
Domestic
Application Deadline
To ensure
priority consideration, domestic Applicants should complete their application
file with the Department and the Graduate School by January 15
for Autumn quarter admission. Domestic applications completed after January
15 may be reviewed on a space-available basis, but consideration of
late applications is not guaranteed. Applicants whose files are completed
on time are assured consideration for departmental financial support,
if requested.
Step 1:
Review Program Prerequisites
Before submitting an application, please review the admission
prerequisites for the program to which you wish to apply. The
admissions decision is based on a review by the DEOHS Admissions Committee
of each applicant’s file, which includes transcripts, test scores,
goal statements, letters of recommendation. An applicant with exceptionally
strong qualifications, but who does not meet all of the prerequisites,
may still be considered for admission.
Step 2:
Submit Application Materials Online to the UW Office of Graduate Admissions
The
following should be submitted as part of the University of Washington Office of
Graduate Admissions Online Application:
- Application
for Admission to Graduate School: This application must be
completed and submitted online.
After completing this form online, please print one copy, sign, and send to the department (in Step 3). This application consists of the following parts:
- Application
Fee: A $50 application fee is required when submitting the
online Application for Admission to the Graduate School. A limited number of need-based application fee waivers are available for U.S. citizens, Permanent Residents and Immigrants.
- The department Supplemental Application Form. This application includes questions not present on the UW application. It exists as a link within the UW application.
- One
set of unofficial transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate
institutions you have attended (including community colleges).
We accept unofficial transcripts for the review process, but if you are accepted and enroll, you must submit official transcripts showing conferred degrees to the Graduate Admissions Office before arriving. Ask the
Registrar of each institution you have attended to mail copies directly to Graduate Admissions:
University of Washington
Office of Graduate Admissions
PO Box 84808
Room 301, Loew Hall
Seattle, WA 98124-6108
Transcripts
are not considered official if the Registrar’s seal is broken
or tampered with.
- A narrative goal statement (1-2 typed pages) indicating any background information you feel is pertinent, any particular area of research in which you have a special interest, and why you are interested in the University of Washington.
Your statement is your voice and your introduction to the Admissions Committee. A well written goal statement should convey your reasons for pursuing graduate work in environmental and occupational health sciences, why you feel passionate about the discipline, any particular area of research interests, faculty you would like to work with, and why you want to come to the University of Washington. Spend some time writing this statement and make sure that it conveys who you are and what you want. You don’t need to know exactly which researcher you wish to work with or what project you wish to work on, but your statement should convey that you have some interests, ideas and goals and have thought about how our program can help you fulfill them.
A poorly written statement can convey that the applicant doesn’t understand what environmental and occupational health is or has confused it with another discipline (e.g., thinks it’s ecology or environmental sciences). It also indicates that the applicant has not spent time researching our department or faculty. The statement may read like a generic statement that has been used for several graduate school applications in different disciplines or at different universities.
We welcome applicants from culturally diverse backgrounds; if you wish, you may include information concerning cultural and educational opportunities (or lack thereof), social and economic disadvantages that you may have had to overcome, and the ways in which these experiences affected you.
- Three
letters of reference from people familiar with your academic goals
and potential for achieving those goals. There is no form for letters
of recommendation, but the letters should discuss your potential for
successfully completing the PhD or Masters program. Once you name them, your recommenders will be sent detailed instructions for submitting their letter online via email.
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae
Step
3: Submit Application Materials to the Department of Environmental
and Occupational Health Sciences
After
submitting your application, fee, and online materials to the UW Office of Graduate Admissions,
please submit the following materials to:
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
Graduate Program Office
Box 357234
Seattle, WA 98195-7234
- Printed
and signed copy of your completed online Application for Admission to the Graduate
School.
Step 4: Request Official Test Score Reports
Request official test scores be sent from the Educational Testing Service directly to the University of Washington. Scores are accepted in to a centralized database departments access, so no department code is necessary to report scores. The University of Washington is under institution code 4854.
Consult the ETS website for information on available methods of submission.
- Graduate
Record Examination (GRE) Scores: All applicants besides those with doctoral degrees from an accredited US institution must submit valid GRE scores (less than five years old).
- Immigrants
to the United States and Permanent Residents Only:
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Score. Test
of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores of 580 (237 computer
or 70 iBT) or above.* The test must be taken within two years of
the date that the applicant will begin the program.
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Application Instructions
for International Applicants
(An
international applicant is anyone who is not a United States citizen,
Permanent Resident, or Immigrant. )
International
Application Deadline
Applications
for graduate study are reviewed once a year for the following autumn quarter
for the MS, PhD, and MPH (without residency) programs. Applicants for
the MPH program with concurrent occupational medicine residency must apply
for summer quarter. Course sequencing does not permit entering during
other quarters.
The
department's international application deadline for autumn quarter
is January 15. You must complete your application file with the Department and
Office of Graduate Admissions by this date to be considered for autumn
quarter admission. To complete your file, you will need to submit the
all of the materials listed below including the application fee and
official
GRE and TOEFL scores.
The Office of Graduate Admissions encourages international
applicants to submit the application, application fee, and one set
of
official transcripts required by their office by November 1, so that
it can be processed before the department's January 15 deadline.
However,
the requirements of both the Office of Graduate Admissions and the Department
of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences must be satisfied
by the January 15 Deadline.
Step 1:
Complete Preliminary Evaluation Process and Review Program Prerequisites
- Before
requesting an application packet or submitting an application, you will
need to complete the Preliminary Evaluation Process (PEP). The PEP can
be completed using the Online
PEP System or by sending an e-mail to intlgrad@u.washington.edu.
When you submit an e-mail to this address, you will receive an e-mail
response which you should read carefully to complete the preliminary
evaluation.
- Before
submitting an application to the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences,
please review the program prerequisites
for the program to which you plan to apply.
Step 2:
Submit Application Materials Online to the UW Office of Graduate Admissions
The
following should be submitted as part of the University of Washington Office of
Graduate Admissions Online Application:
- Application
for Admission to the UW Graduate School: This application must
be completed and submitted online.
After completing this form online, you will need to print two copies,
sign them, and send one to the Office of Graduate Admissions per their
instructions and one with the department materials listed below. This application consists of the following parts:
- Application
Fee: A $50 application fee is required when submitting the online
Application for Admission to the Graduate School. Unless this fee is paid to the Graduate School, the department
will not review your application. Payment of this fee cannot be waived.
- The department Supplemental Application Form. This application includes questions not present on the UW application. It exists as a link within the UW application.
- A narrative goal statement (1-2 typed pages) indicating any background information you feel is pertinent, any particular area of research in which you have a special interest, and why you are interested in the University of Washington.
Your statement is your voice and your introduction to the Admissions Committee. A well written goal statement should convey your reasons for pursuing graduate work in environmental and occupational health sciences, why you feel passionate about the discipline, any particular area of research interests, faculty you would like to work with, and why you want to come to the University of Washington. Spend some time writing this statement and make sure that it conveys who you are and what you want. You don’t need to know exactly which researcher you wish to work with or what project you wish to work on, but your statement should convey that you have some interests, ideas and goals and have thought about how our program can help you fulfill them.
A poorly written statement can convey that the applicant doesn’t understand what environmental and occupational health is or has confused it with another discipline (e.g., thinks it’s ecology or environmental sciences). It also indicates that the applicant has not spent time researching our department or faculty. The statement may read like a generic statement that has been used for several graduate school applications in different disciplines or at different universities.
We welcome applicants from culturally diverse backgrounds; if you wish, you may include information concerning cultural and educational opportunities (or lack thereof), social and economic disadvantages that you may have had to overcome, and the ways in which these experiences affected you.
- Three
letters of reference from people familiar with your academic goals
and potential for achieving those goals. There is no form for letters
of recommendation, but the letters should discuss your potential for
successfully completing the PhD or Masters program. Once you name them, your recommenders will be sent detailed instructions for submitting their letter online via email.
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae
Step
3: Submit Application Materials to the UW Graduate Admissions Office
After
submitting your application, fee, and online materials to the UW Office of Graduate Admissions,
please submit the following materials to:
University of Washington
Office of Graduate Admissions
Mailstop 84808
Room 301, Loew Hall
Seattle, WA 98124-6108
1-206-543-5929
Step
4: Submit Application Materials to the Department of Environmental
and Occupational Health Sciences
After
submitting your application, fee, and online materials to the UW Office of Graduate Admissions,
please submit the following materials to:
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
Graduate Program Office
1959 NE Pacific Street
HS Bldg Room F461
Seattle, WA 98195-7234
1-206-543-3199
- Printed
and signed copy of your online Application for Admission to the Graduate
School.
- Second
set of transcripts (mark sheets) from all undergraduate
and graduate institutions you have attended (including community colleges).
One set should should be submitted with the materials sent to the Office
of Graduate Admissions. Please see the instructions for submitting official
transcripts under "Step 2" above.
The department can also accept unofficial transcripts for the review process only. If your institution(s) does not provide unofficial transcripts, you will need to send official copies. Transcripts
are not considered official if the Registrar’s seal is broken
or tampered with. International transcripts
with degree statements must be accompanied by a certified English
translation.
Step 5: Request Official Test Score Reports
Request official test scores be sent from the Educational Testing Service directly to the University of Washington. Scores are accepted in to a centralized database departments access, so no department code is necessary to report scores. The University of Washington is under institution code 4854.
Consult the ETS website for information on available methods of submission.
- Graduate
Record Examination (GRE) scores. All applicants besides those with doctoral degrees from an accredited US institution must submit valid GRE scores (less than five years old).
- Immigrants
to the United States and Permanent Residents Only:
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Score Test
of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores of 580 (237 computer
or 70 iBT) or above.* The test must be taken within two years of
the date that the applicant will begin the program.
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