Admissions Decisions, Enrolling in Department
& Obtaining A Visa

ADMISSIONS DECISIONS

Epidemiology does not use rolling admissions.
No Department decisions available until February; you will receive an e-mail by March 1, 2008.
Postdoctoral, Global Health & MCH decisions usually made last.
If you are admitted, you will receive a written letter informing you that the Department has recommended your admission to the UW Graduate School.
The final admission decision is made by UW Graduate Admissions, which almost always follows the departmental recommendation, with the following exception: international students will not be admitted until the Financial Ability Form showing sufficient funds along along with all other required supporting documents by UW Graduate Admissions.

ACCEPTING AN ADMISSION OFFER

Complete the Epidemiology Reply Form by April 15.
When you receive your official offer packet from Registration, return the enclosed acceptance form to Registration with the required $100 USD tuition deposit by the deadline indicated in the packet.

Do NOT send the deposit to Graduate Admissions or to Epidemiology.
If you cannot find your official admission offer, send a check with the following infomration on the memo line:
- Your name, student number, tuition deposit.
- If you don't know your student number, email us to ask.
- Send check to:
  Registrar's Mail Services Office
  Box 355850
  249 Schmitz Hall
  University of Washington
  Seattle, WA 98195
The deposit will be credited toward tuition or other student fees, such as a bus pass.
Students entering Summer Quarter do not have to pay the deposit.
Students entering Autumn Quarter will not receive an enrollment packet or be able to register until UW has received this deposit.
If your full tuition is paid by a fellowship, you may get the deposit back after your Autumn Quarter tuition and fees have been paid in full.
The $100 is non-refundable if you do not register for the quarter to which you were admitted except for extenuating circumstances, such as illness, pregnancy, etc.
If you are considering changing entry quarters or deferring, do NOT pay the deposit until you decide. See Changing Entry Quarter and Deferral Policy.

OBTAINING VISA PAPERWORK

No visa paperwork will be issued until Graduate Admissions receives your Financial Ability Form with the required signatures and documentation showing that you have adequate funding. See International Applicant Additional Requirements.
Visa paperwork will NOT be issued until UW Registration receives your tuition deposit.
- UW will provide a DS-2019 form for a J-1 Exchange Visitor Visa only if you are funded by a national government.

If you are funded by a university, you may petition epiapply@u.washington.edu for a J-1 visa. The UW International Services Office will decide whether to issue a DS-2019.
A DS-2019 form will not be provided if you have a privately-funded fellowship.
UW will not provide H-1B visa paperwork unless you hold a doctorate, even if you are offered a UW job.

Other US universitiess have different visa rules; please do not ask for an exception to the UW rules as it will not be granted.