Admissions Form

You may submit a paper application, or an on-line application.

Note that the on-line application is a bit trecherous. It starts by sending you to a log-on page for a program called Spire. You cannot log on! Rather, look on the right side of the page for a heading called Graduate School, under which is a link called Apply for Graduate Study, which will send you to a registration page. Once you register, using a user-name and password of your choice, you are sent to the on-line application.

Letters of Recommendation (at least two)

Please have your referees submit letters of recommendation directly to the Graduate School.

If you are using the paper application, please print out the recommendation forms contained in the application, and submit them to your referees. The paper application has only two such forms; additional forms are available at the link below.

If you are using the online application, click on the "References" tab of the application form. In the boxes provided, fill in the names, email addresses and titles of your referees. The Graduate School will email forms to them as soon as your application is submitted. Do not expect to be notified when the forms have been sent; you will need to check with your referees to make sure they have received them.

Note that the electronic form provides space for three referees. The Philosophy Department requires only two letters of reference, but you are welcome to provide more. For more than three, you can download additional referee forms at the link below.

Also, even if you are using the online application, you can give recommendation forms (available at link below) directly to your referees.

Referee forms and letters may be sent as PDF files by email to the Graduate School (gradadm@grad.umass.edu) or as hard copy by regular mail to the Graduate School at the address given on the form.

GRE scores

You are asked to report your own scores as part of the application.

Note carefully that this self-report does not substitute for an official report; the self-reported scores simply allow us to begin the evaluation process before we receive the official report.

You cannot be admitted until the official report has been received.

TOEFL scores (foreign students)

Foreign students must additionally submit TOEFL scores.

Transcripts

You must submit transcripts from all colleges you have attended. This is further discussed in Frequently-Asked-Questions.

Writing Sample [submit to Philosophy Department]

You may submit your writing sample by email to Ms. Beth Grybko. Use PDF, DOC, or RTF format.

You may also send it as hard copy by regular mail to Ms. Grybko. Please write “Writing Sample” on the outside of the envelope.

DEADLINE - January 4, 2010

We will consider late applications, but it is less likely that financial aid will be awarded to applicants whose applications arrive late.