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Materials to be Sent to the Graduate College:

 

  1. A completed Graduate Application for admission and the application fee. Graduate College requirements and online application (preferred method)  is available at   http://apply.grad.arizona.edu/  Note: The College of Optical Sciences and Graduate College deadline for international application (non US Citizens) is December 1st.
  2. Domestic Applicants: Complete Domicile Affidavit - only if you are claiming AZ residency.
  3. International Applicants:  Your TOEFL Test Score (testing information and locations http://www.toefl.org)   The Graduate College requires 550 Toefl Score, Optical Sciences requires paper test score of 600, cbt score of 200, and Ibt Toefl Score of 80.  The University of Arizona code is 4832. The College of Optical Sciences code is 99.
  4. International Applicants:  Completed Financial Guarantee Form (required from any applicant who desires visa paperwork from the University of Arizona). If you are offered admissions and funding Optical Sciences will submit documentation of funding to the Graduate College Admissions Office in lieu of this form.
  5. The Application Fee.  The Graduate College Admissions will not process applications that do not include the application fee.   Note, if you are applying to two graduate programs, you will need to pay two application fees.

Please send these materials to:                   UPS or other special ship:                        

Graduate College Admissions                   Graduate College Admissions              
University of Arizona                                University of Arizona
Administration 322                                   1401 E. University Blvd. Admin 322
P.O. Box 210066                                      Tucson, AZ 85721-0066
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0066

Note:

The College of Optical Sciences and the Physics Department are completely separate departments, and admission to one does not include admission to the other.

The Graduate College Admissions no longer requires submission of official transcripts with graduate applications.   Applicants should submit an official transcript to the College of Optical Sciences. All application documents such as statement of purpose, resume, letters of recommendation and transcripts must be submitted to the College of Optical Sciences not to the Graduate College at the University of Arizona.  If recommended for admissions, the College of Optical Sciences will submit official transcripts to Graduate Admissions.

If you have any remaining questions regarding application procedures, please feel free to write Dr. Carl Maes, Associate Dean of Academic Programs, or call the Academic Programs office at (520) 621-4111, or email the Academics office Graduate Student Academic Advisor Gail Varin