Admission and Application

Eligibility
Applicants must have earned a BA, BS, MA or equivalent degree in any discipline in the humanities, arts or social sciences. 

To be admitted formally into the doctoral program, students must satisfactorily pass a department evaluation at the end of their first year of study; this includes students who entered with an M.A. from another institution.

How to Apply

Applicants should use the university’s electronic application process, available at the following website:  http://www.rgs.uci.edu/grad/prospective/index.htm

Applicants submit transcripts, statement of purpose, three letters of recommendation, aptitude scores from the Graduate Record Examination, and a sample of written work. In addition, an interview may be required.

Incoming students are admitted for fall quarter only, and the deadline for applicants is January 15, 2009.

Application checklist:

1. The electronic application. Paper applications are no longer accepted at UCI.
2. The Statement of Purpose and Personal History Statement (in English) must be submitted on-line as part of the electronic application.
3. Three letters of recommendation (in English.) On-line submission preferred.
4. A $70 application fee. Applicants applying electronically may use a Visa or Mastercard to pay the $70 application fee, or $90 for international students (rates are current as of 9/1/08. Please refer to Graduate Admissions homepage for accurate rates.).  
5. One official transcript from each undergraduate and graduate institution previously attended (may be sent directly to the program from the Registrar’s office in a sealed envelope or included in a sealed envelope with your supplemental material).
6. A single paper or essay from a university or college course of not more than 20 pages (submit in paper form only—also only in English).
7. Official GRE General test scores. The institution code is 4859.
8. Official TOEFL or IELTS scores are also required for an applicant who is not a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident and whose primary language is not English. (A student may receive a waiver of the TOEFL if the student completed all of the requirements for the high school diploma, bachelor’s degree or an advanced degree in a country where the primary and dominant language is English and English was the language of instruction of the school where the requirements were completed.) There are no exceptions to this requirement. Please see here to learn more about this requirement.

Application deadline: January 1, 2009.

Address to send materials to:

Francine Jeffrey
Graduate Program Administrator
Culture and Theory Program
1134 Bio-Sci 3
UC Irvine, Ca 92697-6950