(New Information for Prospective Students—application process and form)
Admission Requirements
Admission to Department of Atmospheric Sciences generally requires a degree in a scientific discipline, one year of calculus-based physics, math through differential equations, and one semester of chemistry. Since atmospheric science is a highly interdisciplinary field, incoming student's backgrounds vary considerably. Thus, acceptance into the program is made on a case-by-case basis.
Recommended
Application Deadlines:
Fall Semester: March
1 for international students; June 1 for U.S. citizens
Spring Semester: September
1 for international students; October 15 for U. S. citizens
LOOKING FOR NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS!!!! What do you need to do to apply for graduate school and obtain financial support?
1. A completed Graduate Application Form. Download form to apply for graduate school, print, fill out and send in with $60 to the Admissions Office. All applicants are strongly urged to apply online (www.uaf.edu/admissions/) if possible. Please email the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at atmos@gi.alaska.edu to let us know you are applying so your application can be tracked.
2. Send official copies of all academic transcripts from each collegiate institution attended to the Admissions Office. Please email one unofficial copy to the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at atmos@gi.alaska.edu.
3. Contact Educational Testing Service (ETS) to request your official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) be sent to UAF. The Department of Atmospheric Sciences does not require the GRE; however, UAF requires the GRE from prospective applicants with an undergraduate grade point average below 3.00. Please email an unofficial copy to the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at atmos@gi.alaska.edu.
4. All international students need to take the TOEFL test and Educational Testing Service (ETS) needs to send your official scores to UAF. Please email an unofficial copy to the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at atmos@gi.alaska.edu. The university’s minimum TOEFL requirements are 550 (paper-based test); 213 (computer-based test); or 80 (internet-based test).
Department of Atmospheric Sciences (DAS) Graduate Application
Forms
and Documents in this packet (linked to pdf files online)
• UAF Department of Atmospheric Sciences
brochure (linked soon)
• Cover letter from Atmospheric Science Group (linked soon)
• Application for Graduate
Assistantship in DAS
• Graduate Application
for Admission to
UAF, including an instruction sheet
• Applicant Evaluation Forms (Need
3 copies)
Included in International Student Inquiries:
• Fact Sheet for International
Applicants
• Financial Statement for International
Applicants
• International Student Education
Experience Form
Application Procedure Checklist:
- Fill out the application for graduate assistantship form. (Faculty in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences will read this form)
- Fill out the Graduate Application for Admission. Please note that there is a $60.00 application fee which can be paid by check or credit card.
- Request your prior Universities and Colleges to send your official transcripts directly to the Admissions Office (P.O. Box 757480, Fairbanks, AK 99775-7480). (Unofficial transcripts may be attached to the application to expedite processing)
- Give the applicant evaluation form to your three references. Ask them to use this form for writing your reference letter. They must mail the form directly to the address below.
Additional procedures and forms
that are required of international students
(i.e. persons who are not US citizens or who do not hold resident
alien status):
- Take the TOEFL test and have the scores sent directly to the University (school code is 4866)
- Fill out and send the following forms to the Admissions Coordinator:
__ Financial statement for International Applicants
__ International Student Education Experience Form