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PhD Admission

Deadline: December 15 for Fall admissions (no spring admissions)

Requirements: 

  • Application
  • GREs (waived for fall 2025 admission)
  • Three (3) Letters of Recommendation
  • Official Transcript(s)
  • Personal Statement of Interest
  • Short Essay (see SLATE application for prompt)
  • Writing Sample

Accelerated MA Admission*

Deadline: November 1 and April 1

Requirements: 

  • Application
  • Three (3) Letters of Recommendation
  • Official Transcript(s)
  • Personal Statement of Interest
  • Writing Sample
  • GREs are *NOT* required
  • Minimum of 3.5 overall GPA

*Only undergraduate students at UMass Amherst, Amherst College, Hampshire College, Smith College or Mount Holyoke College are eligible to apply

Contact Us

Department of Political Science
Thompson Hall
200 Hicks Way
UMass Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003
Graduate Admissions Committee Chair: Regine Spector
Associate Director of Academic Programs: Ariel Travis
email: @email