Degree InformationDegree Offered: PRE-DOCTORCampus: Seattle Admission Requirements and Contact InformationContact Information Director of Academic Services Program Website +1 206-616-8511 essadmiss@uw.edu Requirements and Prerequisites A minimum 3.0 grade-point-average on a 4-point scale (or equivalent measures of performance if a graduate of an institution with no grading system) for those credits earned at the institution awarding the bachelor’s degree OR at least a 3.0 grade-point-average (on a 4-point scale) for the last 90 graded quarter credits or 60 graded semester credits. For more information, please refer to Policy 3.1 Graduate Admissions. Your application will be assessed holistically, meaning that all elements of your application will be considered equivalently, therefore your GPA will not be a more prominent factor in its assessment. The use of GRE tests or scores for admission has been suspended. Submitted GRE scores will not be reviewed to ensure all applications are considered equally. Additional Instructions To confirm receipt of official GRE and TOEFL scores, applicants should return to the online application. Non-Native English Speaker Information Graduate School requirement: English language proficiency (ELP) is required for graduate study at the University of Washington. Therefore, every applicant whose native language is not English must demonstrate English language proficiency as outlined in Graduate School Policy 3.2. Program requirement: Graduate students who achieve a score of 580 (TOEFL) or 237 (TOEFLC) or 92 (TOEFL iBT) or greater on the International TOEFL (or 90 or greater on the Michigan Language Test) and a score of 55 or greater on the International Test of Spoken English (TSE) or 230 or better on the Speaking Proficiency English Assessment Kit (SPEAK) administered by the University of Washington (UW) may be appointed as TAs without additional language proficiency testing. The International TSE is not required for admission; however, international graduate students admitted to the Department of Earth and Space Sciences who have not taken the TSE must take the SPEAK test after their arrival to the UW. International Student Information Applicants who will need a visa should reference the International Applicant Information page. If admitted to the program, international students requesting an F1 or J1 visa will be required to provide financial ability documentation to the UW Graduate School. Departmental funding is not guaranteed for students seeking a Masters degree. GRE score report code, (if applicable)4854 Program DeadlinesAutumn 2025 - Domestic: Open Date: 09/01/2024 Deadline Date: 12/01/2024 Autumn 2025 - International: Open Date: 09/01/2024 Deadline Date: 12/01/2024 Application Materials3 Recommendation Resume Statement of Purpose |