Admissions

Check List (Domestic applicants)
Check List (International applicants)
Frequently Asked Admissions Questions

Applications for admission to graduate studies in the Department of Materials Science are online only.

Attention: Deadline for Application, January 15

A completed application consists of the following items:

1.Completed and signed application for admission to graduate studies.

2. Three completed recommendation forms. Additional letters may be attached to the form. The preferred method is to have recommendations filled out online by person completing the recommendation

3. An official transcript from each college or university attended by the applicant. An additional copy is appreciated.

4.Official GRE (Graduate Record Examination) scores. Our institution code is 5820.

5. A non-refundable application fee of $60 must accompany all applications; this fee partially covers the cost of processing the application. No information may be forwarded to the department until the fee is received in our Dean's Office.

6. For residents of the State of Virginia , a completed Virginia In-state Tuition application.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
(applicants who are not U.S. citizens)

1.Completed and signed application for admission to graduate studies.

2.Three completed recommendation forms. Additional letters may be attached to the form. The preferred method is to have recommendations filled out online by person completing the recommendation

3. An official transcript from each college or university attended by the applicant should include original language academic records/transcripts with official English translation. An additional copy is appreciated.

4. Official GRE (Graduate Record Examination) scores. Our institution code is 5820.

5. A non-refundable application fee of $60 must accompany all applications; this fee partially covers the cost of processing the application. No information may be forwarded to the department until the fee is received in our Dean's Office.

6. Students whose native language is not English, results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The Educational Testing Service may submit your score report to Institution Code 5836 (GEAS Dean's Office) or Institution Code 5820 (UVA International Studies Office).

7. A Financial Guarantee Form must be completed and signed by appropriate officials. This is not required for consideration of the admission, but is required for an offer of financial aid.

Applicants seeking admission to the graduate program in Materials Science and Engineering must hold a Bachelor's degree from a recognized college or university. This degree should normally be in materials science, metallurgy, ceramics, polymer science, any engineering discipline, physics, chemistry, or mathematics. Applicants with bachelor's degrees in other areas will be considered on an individual basis. The applicant should have a B average (or equivalent) for admission into the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Applicants will be considered on the basis of their qualifications regardless of age, citizenship, color, handicap, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era.

Frequently Asked Admissions Questions:

Q: Where do send my official documents?
A: All documentation is sent to the central Graduate Studies Office.

For UPS/FEDEX:
Graduate Studies Office
Thornton Hall, Room A-108
351 McCormick Road
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4242

For US POSTAL:
Graduate Studies Office
P.O. Box 400242
351 McCormick Road
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4242

Q: How long are TOEFL and GRE scores valid?
A: TOEFL scores are valid for two years. GRE scores for five.

Q: How can I pay the application fee?
A: The application fee may be paid on-line by VISA or Mastercard. You may also pay by check or money order mailed directly to the Graduate Studies Office. In order to ensure that the payment is credited to the correct application, please write your full name and birth date on the check. After payment is credited to your application, your application status will show payment received and you will be able to submit your application.

Q: Can the application fee be waived?
A: No

Q: Can the TOEFL requirement be waived?
A: Generally no; however, in some cases where the applicant will be completing a degree from an institution in an English-speaking country and the applicant has two letters from native English speaking attesting to his/her English proficiency an out of date TOEFL score may be considered.

Q: Can I apply to another department and still only pay one fee?
A: In order to apply to another department within seas, send an email request to Sara Thacker (ser9y at virginia dot edu) in the Graduate Studies Office.

Q: Have you accepted many students from my school?
A: You may check on our student page and see.