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.
OR
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 98195-2192NOTE: 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