Admissions

All application materials for admission to the Department’s graduate program should be received by January 15 (Previously on this page the application deadline of February 15 was listed. The February 15 deadline will be honored for application received for Fall 2006), and results can be expected in March. Applicants are automatically considered for four-year financial aid packages.

All applicants must submit:

  • three letters of recommendation
  • a writing sample in the field they wish to pursue

The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required for applicants whose native language is English or who have a bachelor’s degree from a university where instruction is in English.

The TOEFL or IELTS examination is required of applicants whose first language is not English.

Please note: no application, whether foreign or domestic, can be reviewed until scores from the required examinations have been received. We recommend that the exams be taken well in advance of the application deadline.

The Educational Testing Service (ETS), which administers the GRE tests, can be reached at (609)-771-7670 or gre-info@ets.org

To apply on-line, see UCLA Graduate Division Application
For financial information, see Financial Support for Entering Graduate Students

If you have further questions about the admissions process or the status of your application, please contact our Student Affairs Officer at (310) 825-3856 or heidi@humnet.ucla.edu.