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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, andGeophysics and Space Physics. We are now accepting applications for the Fall Quarter 2009. 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/MTERIALS.HTM

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

       Graduate Advisor
       Department of Earth and Space Sciences
       University of California, Los Angeles
       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 2010 is January 15, 2010. 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
       University of California, Los Angeles
       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

The University of California, Los Angeles is a public institution. Registration fees and tuition (where applicable) are assessed on a quarterly basis. California residents are only responsible for registration fees; non-California residents (including U.S. citizens, Permanent Residents and International students) are subject to nonresident tuition in addition to regular fees.

• View the UCLA Graduate Division Fee Charts on the Graduate Division web site for a comprehensive listing of current Graduate Student fees.
• View Fees and Living Expenses on the Graduate Division web site for estimated costs of attending graduate school at UCLA. (this information is updated annually and should reflect Fall 2003 anticipated costs by October 2002).
• View our Financial Aid page for information regarding the many funding opportunities for graduate students at UCLA.