Below are step by step instructions, guiding you through the application process. Please follow these instructions carefully.
Thank you for your interest in the UCLA Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences. The deadline to submit your completed application for Fall 2024 admission is December 10, 2023. We will consider your entire application package holistically in making the admissions decisions, including personal accomplishments, letters of recommendation, personal statements, academic record, test scores and supplemental materials. Your application cannot be evaluated until it is complete. * Financial support may be awarded by the Department at the time of admissions recommendation. Notifications of admission and support will be sent beginning in late-February 2024.
*All applicants are considered for financial support.
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1. Application for Graduate Admission, (Part A)
The following documentation is required and must be submitted before your application can be reviewed.
Submit a Graduate Admissions Application online from the Graduate Division website AND non-refundable application fee ($135 for US citizens and Permanent Residents, $155.00 for all other applicants). If you would like to inquire about fee waivers of UCLA’s application fee, please review the eligibility requirements found on the UCLA Graduate Education website.
In addition to the application fee, please complete the following require forms online:
a. Supplementary Information (including, basic information, biographical data, citizenship and residency, plans for graduate studies, and academic history)
b. Statement of Purpose
c. Personal Statement
d. Three Letters of Recommendation
e. Transcripts
You may upload your transcripts, but they will be considered unofficial transcripts. You will need to send OFFICIAL Transcript(s) of all college/university work completed to the mailing address that can be found below. If transcripts are not in English, an authorized, complete, and exact English translation must also be provided.
f. CV / resume
g. Fellowship application
(if you wish to be considered for merit-based financial support). For US citizens and Permanent Residents – this process is separate from the need-based financial support through FAFSA.
Additional guidance on materials to be uploaded can be found on the UCLA Graduate Education website.
2. General test GRE scores
Students who wish to apply for admission to our graduate program for the 2024-2025 academic year are not required to take the GRE or submit a GRE score report as part of their application package. However, students may voluntarily submit GRE test scores and they will be reviewed as part of the holistic application consideration. The applications with GRE scores will not be given greater weight than those that do not include scores.
INSTITUTION CODE: 4837
DEPT./MAJOR CODE: 0501
Official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score report from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) is required.
3. TOEFL scores (International applicants only)
INSTITUTION CODE: 4837
DEPT./MAJOR CODE: 60
Official TOEFL scores report from the ETS is required for international applicants who have not received a degree from an institution in which English is the language of instruction and/or whose first language is not English. Although an official copy from ETS is required, submitting a photocopy is recommended. There are often delays in receiving the ETS copy of this record.
4. Evidence of Conferral of Degree(s)
This may be in the form of a certified copy of a diploma or a notation on the transcript which indicates that the degree has been awarded. Documents not in English must be accompanied by an authorized, complete, and exact English translation.
Mailing Address:
Send your Official Transcripts (in sealed envelopes) to:
University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
c/o Kathy Yi
405 Hilgard Avenue
7127 Math Sciences Building, Box 951565
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1565
If you have any questions, please contact Kathy Yi, Student Affairs Officer.
Notes:
If you have not taken the TOEFL (if applicable), you should take it as soon as possible. Official scores received after the application deadline will delay your application evaluation. UCLA discourages the awarding of duplicate degrees and does not defer admissions. Applications for students interested in applying for Winter or Spring quarters will be considered on a case by case basis for admission only and will not be considered for departmental financial support.
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