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Applying for graduate program

The first step to apply: pre-application form.

The following documents will be requested if your pre-application form is chosen for further consideration:

• Statement of Purpose

• Official transcripts and degree certificates from all institutions attended.

• GRE (general exam) official test scores. Minimum scores of the 40th percentile (470 for the verbal section and 530 for the quantitative section) are required by the School of Graduate Studies.

• Three letters of recommendations.

In addition, international students from non-English speaking countries must also submit:

• TOEFL official test scores (paper/computer/internet based test: 570/230/89 minimum required)

or
• IELTS (score 6.0 minimum required)

Due to the nature of graduate course sequences, it is highly recommended that students enter the graduate program in the Fall semester. Although there are no application deadlines, submission of all application materials (including transcript, GRE score, three letters of recommendation, and TOEFL/IELTS scores for foreign applicants) by April 15th is strongly encouraged. Once completed, applicant files will be reviewed by the Graduate Admissions Committee and a written notification of acceptance status will be sent within two weeks. For consideration in the Willard L. Eccles Foundation Science Fellowship competition, applications should be completed by February 15. If requested from you by the committee, please mail the above items electronically and all correspondence to chem.grad@usu.edu or paper letters to:

Dr. Steve Scheiner, Graduate Admissions Committee, Chair
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Utah State University
Logan UT 84322-0300 USA

If you did not recieve an answer on your pre-application form within one month please fill free to send an e-mail to Recruitment Secretary at chem.grad@usu.edu and ask about your status.