Graduate Program Admissions

Guidelines for applicants to both the M.A. and Ph.D. programs are outlined in the Letter to Prospective Students from the Director of Graduate Studies. As a matter of policy, the department does not look favorably upon applicants whose overall GPA is less than 3.20 and who have a combined verbal and quantitative GRE score of less than 1200.

Copies of the Graduate School catalogue and the application form for admission and financial aid may be obtained from the Office of the Dean, 437 Cabell Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22901. (A single form serves as an application for both admission and financial aid.) Online applications preferred.

• Applicants who wish to be considered for financial aid should arrange to have their application (including letters of recommendations and test scores) arrive in Charlottesville by application deadline, which is usually the first Monday in December. Financial aid awards are announced in late March or early April.
• The application deadline is usually the first Monday in December. Please look at the Letter to Prospective Students for detailed information.
  
• The Graduate Record Examination is required for admission. Foreign students who did not attend an American institution (or an institution in a similar English language speaking country) for their BA degree must take the TOEFL examination and obtain a paper score over 600 or a computer score over 250 or an IBT over 100.
  

Further inquiries may be addressed to the Dean of Graduate Arts & Sciences (437 Cabell) or the Graduate Advisor (240 Cabell Hall), Department of Politics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22901.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) Statement (April 8, 2009)

The Unversity of Virginia is committed to equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. To fulfill this commitment, the University administer its programs, procedures and practices without regards to age, color, disability, maritial status, national or ethnic orgin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation or veteran status, and operates both affirmative action and equal opportunity programs, consistent with resolutions of the Board of Visitors and with federal and state requirements, including the Governor's Exective Order on Eequal Opportunity.

The University's policies on "Preventing and Addressing Discrimination and Harassment" and "Preventing and Addressing Retaliation" implement this statement. The Office of Equal Opportunity Programs Has complaint procedures available to address alleged violations of these policies.