Program Detail

Geography (PhD)

Basic Information

Degree Information

Admission Requirements and Contact Information

• Success in the department requires that each student work closely with multiple faculty mentors.  To ensure that each student will be effectively supervised, admission to the program requires the support of multiple faculty members. Accordingly, interested students are strongly encouraged to read the published work of relevant faculty members prior to submitting an application.  Students should then be able to use their application to explain how their plans for graduate study fit with the current work of these faculty members.
• Students who seek admission directly into the Ph.D. program should have either completed an M.A. in geography or done analogous post-baccalaureate work. Such applicants should upload all or most of their M.A. thesis for their writing example. Students who lack a geography M.A. and wish to enter the Ph.D. program should indicate that they wish to do so.
• GRE no longer required as of autumn 2020.

Additional Instructions
Please visit the Department of Geography Graduate Admissions webpage.

Recommendation instructions: These letters of recommendation will preferably come from academic referees. These letters should assess your probable success in our graduate program, based as much as possible on your prior academic achievement, and discuss your ability to contribute to an intellectual community.

Program Deadlines

Application Materials