Graduate FAQ's
- What is the application deadline?
You must submit materials to both the University Admissions Office and to the academic department in which you wish to study. The University Admissions Office requires the general graduate admissions application, the application fee, and academic transcripts from all schools you have previously attended or from which you have received credit. Admissions materials required by the academic department such as letters of recommendation or graduate test scores go directly to the academic department. Please contact your department for all additional application requirements and department deadlines.
DEADLINES TO APPLY FOR
ADMISSION TO GRADUATE STUDIES
ACADEMIC TERM
ADMISSIONS OFFICE
DEADLINES
For General ApplicationACADEMIC DEPARTMENT DEADLINES**
For Department formsFall Semester
April 1
(Late fee assessed after this date)*
Varies – Contact department
Spring Semester
November 1
(Late fee assessed after this date)*
Varies – Contact department
Summer Term
March 15
(Late fee assessed after this date)*
Varies – Contact department
*When the Admissions Office deadline listed falls on a weekend, no late handling fees are assessed on applications received the Monday following the deadline. Application deadlines and fees are subject to change without notice.
**The general application for admissions along with the application fee and the applicant’s academic transcripts must be received in the University Admissions Office at least 30 days prior to the academic department’s deadline for domestic applications and sixty days for non-U.S.citizens.
The fee for domestic graduate students is $45.00. The fee for international graduate students is $65.00. If the application is received past the published Admissions Office deadline, a late handling fee of $25.00 is assessed.
It means that the academic department requires all admission application materials go directly to the department, even the general admissions application and academic transcripts. There are different admissions procedures for these departments and their applicants. There are a number of departments that prescreen. You should review the academic department’s website to determine if the department prescreens and follow all directions carefully. If you are applying to a prescreening department, you are not allowed to use the University Admissions Office “online admission application.” You must file the paperwork outlined by your academic department, including a hardcopy general graduate admission application.
Because your application is reviewed in both the Admissions Office and the academic department, it is difficult to estimate the exact amount of time before you receive a final admission decision. Your application and transcripts will be summarized by the Admissions Office and sent to the academic department for consideration. If the department recommends you for admission, they will send a graduate referral form to the Admissions Office. Then, you will be sent an official letter of acceptance from the Admissions Office.
You can check the status of your application by logging on to our website at http://www.sa.utah.edu/admiss/. The “Track Your Admissions” link will take you to the Application Tracking System where you can view the status of your application and transcripts. The tracking system will read “Out to Graduate Department” when your file has been evaluated and sent to your academic department. It will say “Waiting for Materials” if additional documents are required before we can process your application.
We need official transcripts from each school you have previously attended or received credit from in order to process your application. Transcripts must be mailed directly from the institution attended to the Admissions Office to be considered official. Our “Application Tracking System” will list what transcripts we have received and on what date. We will start a file for you if your transcripts arrive before your admissions application.
No, as long as the transcripts you previously sent are complete, official and no additional course work has been done. If you have completed any course work at another school since last attending the University of Utah, then you will need to request a transcript be sent on the new course work. Also, you do not need to send a University of Utah transcript to the Admissions Office.
Yes. We need an official transcript from every school you have attended or received credit from in order to process your application, regardless of whether or not it is reported on another school’s transcript. Schools often list only transferred coursework on their own transcripts and that creates an incomplete picture of all classes taken and grades received at another school.
Test scores and letters of recommendation are academic department requirements. They should go directly to the department you are applying to. Because test scores and letters of recommendation are academic department requirements, they are not reported on the Admissions Office application tracking system.
The Admissions Office will send you an Official Letter of Acceptance once your Graduate Student Referral has been received from your academic department and processed. The Acceptance Letter will contain your Student ID number and important registration information.
A separate graduate admission application must be filled out for each academic department to which you are applying. You will only be charged one fee if the applications are for the same semester and year. If you filled out your first application online, you will need to download a second application and send it in to the Admissions Office. Include a written statement that it is your second application and no fee should be required.
A hold is placed on your registration if your file is not complete by the third week of your admit term. You will not be allowed to register for the next term until official, complete transcripts have been received from each school and all degrees are posted.
