Admission for Academic Year 2012-2013

Application Procedure:

This application must be completed in one sitting. It cannot be worked on intermittently.

  • Applications must be submitted through the online process. No paper applications will be accepted.
  • All documents that are requested for upload must be in PDF format and must be free of social security numbers and birth dates. For transcripts from previous schools that you have attended, request an electronic copy that omits social security numbers and birth dates. You may also use white-out or a black marker to hide these identifiers before uploading transcripts.
  • To apply for the Chancellor's Graduate Fellowship, you must also apply to a Doctoral program in Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering, or Social Work, or to a Master's program in Art, Architecture, or Writing. Please complete an application for admission to one of these programs at Washington University. Check with the department or School for admissions deadlines.
  • The closing date for receiving completed Chancellor's Graduate Fellowship applications is January 25.

Selection Criteria:

  • Students will be selected for the Chancellor’s Graduate Fellowship, who, in light of all pertinent academic qualifications, experiences and attributes, would contribute to the diversity of graduate education at Washington University. Students should have a strong interest in becoming a college or university professor.
  • The University believes that student body diversity entails many dimensions, and is advanced on campus by having a broad variety of cultural, socioeconomic, gender, racial, ethnic, geographical, philosophical/religious, and other distinctive backgrounds and perspectives (e.g., first generation college graduates, experience facing personal or financial hardship).
  • Students must have earned or be in the process of earning an undergraduate degree from a U. S. institution.

Contents of Application:

  • Contact information
  • Demographic information
  • Academic information
  • Examination scores
  • Transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Autobiographical statement
  • Letters of recommendation

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