Graduate Admissions

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in UCLA. The Department of Earth and Space Sciences has graduate degree programs in Geology, Geochemistry, and Geophysics and Space Physics. We are now accepting applications for the Fall Quarter 2008. Please visit the web site below regarding the on-line application process:

http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/gasaa/admissions/applicat.htm

This web site has:

Official on-line application

Supplemental forms

Additional Graduate Admissions information

The UCLA Graduate Division retains the official application information and the mandatory $60 application fee.

The Earth and Space Sciences Department requires the following supplemental information:

Parts B and C from the UCLA Graduate Division application forms

Personal statement

3 letters of recommendation

2 sets of official transcripts from all institutions attended since

secondary school

GRE Official scores

TOEFL scores (if applicable)

The Graduate Division supplemental forms are available at:

http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/gasaa/admissions/supforms.htm

This supplemental information must be mailed directly to Earth and Space Sciences:

Graduate Advisor
Department of Earth and Space Sciences
UCLA
Box 951567
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567

Applicants may have letters of recommendation sent separately to our department address above; alternatively, all supplemental materials may be included in one envelope.

For specific information regarding our programs in Earth and Space Sciences, please visit the following web site:

http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/gasaa/majors/doess.html

The application deadline for Fall 2008 is January 15, 2008. Again, thank you for your interest in UCLA.

Good luck in your education,

Sincerely,

Lauri Holbrook
Student Affairs Officer
Department of Earth and Space Sciences
UCLA
Box 951567
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567
(310) 825-3917
holbrook@ess.ucla.edu

Criteria for Admission

We welcome applications from all who meet eligibility requirements for graduate-level studies. For general information regarding criteria for admission, please visit:

http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/gasaa/admissions/CRITERIA.HTM

Application filing periods

Fall Quarter:
Application begins in September of the previous year. The deadline for receipt of all materials is January 15.

Additional information on graduate admission:

UCLA Graduate Division Admissions Information

Postdoctoral Information

UCLA Graduate Division

Fees and Estimated Costs