Application Procedures

Application Deadline
All application materials are due by Feb. 1. International applicants are encouraged to submit the Graduate School on-line application form by Nov. 1.

Application Forms
A completed Application for Admission to the Graduate School and a Departmental Application form must be submitted.

Letters of Recommendation
Applicants are required to submit three letters of recommendation: at least two from college instructors and, if appropriate, one from an employer. Additional letters are welcomed but not required. Applicants should include letters from instructors knowledgeable about the applicant's research and academic potential, one preferably to include the master's thesis advisor.  Please use this downloadable form.

Curriculum Vitae
Please submit a detailed biographical outline, including publications, and explanation of work responsibilities.

Exhibit
An exhibit of work which best illustrates the applicant's interests and abilities in areas related to urban design and planning must be submitted. This can be an essay, a paper, a publication, a report, or a project for which the applicant has had major responsibility. The exhibit will not be returned and should fit in letter-size files.

Statement of Purpose
Prepare a statement outlining your career objectives, reasons for choosing to undertake doctoral study in urban design and planning and your expectations from the program. The admissions committee uses this statement to understand your personal goals and desires with respect to the field of planning. It is important to outline clearly your research objectives and focus. You are encouraged to prepare this document very carefully.

Transcripts
Please submit a set of official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended.

Graduate Record Exam
Graduate Record Examination results must be submitted by all applicants. Although recent scores are preferred, tests taken within the past five years are acceptable. Tests should be taken no later than December in order to meet the February deadline. For further information about GRE examinations write to: Educational Testing Service, Box 955, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 or see:  http://www.gre.org/

English Proficiency
Prospective international, immigrant and permanent resident students whose native language is other than English and who have not received a bachelor's or master's degree from an accredited institution where the native language is English must submit a satisfactory TOEFL score (Test of English as a Foreign Language). The minimum allowable TOEFL score is 500. Students admitted with scores below 580 will be tested for English proficiency upon arrival and will be required to complete any assigned ESL courses along with their regular academic program. There is an additional fee of $300 for each required ESL course (effective Autumn 1993, subject to change). The Test of Spoken English is required of all International Teaching Assistants, regardless of where prior degrees have been obtained. International applicants expecting to apply for a teaching assistantship are encouraged to take this test and submit the score along with their application for admission. TOEFL or TSE scores older than two years will not be accepted.

Submitting the Application
Mail one copy of the Application for Admission to the Graduate School with $50.00 application fee to the Graduate Admissions Office: 301 Loew Hall Box 352191 Seattle, Washington 98195-2191.

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Apply directly on-line to Graduate Admissions.  Please access the On-Line Graduate Admissions Form.

Mail another copy of the Application for Admission to the Graduate School, one official copy of all transcripts, GRE scores (and TOEFL if required), along with the Departmental Application Form, a curriculum vitae, a work exhibit, a statement of purpose, and sealed letters of reference to: Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Urban Design and Planning: The Graduate School Box 35 2192 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-2192

NOTE: International applicants must send official transcripts to Graduate Admissions as well as to the Program. U.S. citizens and permanent residents send only the application and fee to Graduate Admissions.

Applications are considered only once a year, in February, for Autumn Quarter admission.

The Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Urban Design and Planning is committed to inclusiveness and diversity among its students, faculty, and staff.  For programs specifically addressing graduate school diversity please see the Graduate Opportunities and Minority Achievement Program web site.

For questions please contact:  Jean Rogers, jeanp@u.washington.edu, 206.543.6398.

Tuition and Fees
Graduate School Application Fee $ 45.00/on-line application. Tuition (academic year, 7-18 credits per quarter, 3 qtrs., Aut-Spring): Resident (@ $2,539/qtr Nonresident (@ $5939/qtr

Specific questions and verification of residency status should be addressed to:
Residence Classification Office
264 Schmitz Hall
206-543-5932
resquest@u.washington.edu