Department of Earth Sciences
Newton Horace Winchell School of Earth Sciences

Prospective Graduate Students

Application Procedures for Graduate Studies

Application deadline for Fall admittance is JANUARY 8 of the same year.

Important changes:

  • Use this list in conjunction with the Graduate Admissions Office Application Instructions found here.
  • The Graduate Admissions Office no longer accepts paper application materials, therefore everything they require should be uploaded through the ApplyYourself System.
  • Any supplementary materials required by the department can and should be uploaded through the ApplyYourself system, but please note that the department will not be able to see these materials until after you have officially submitted your application.
  • If you have any questions about these procedures, please contact Sharon Kressler <kress004@umn.edu>.
What Methods of Submission

Application for Admission

 ApplyYourself Online

Application Fee

 ApplyYourself Online

Department Application [for Financial Aid]
 

Download earth_grad_application2013.doc then upload completed document into ApplyYourself into the Program Supplementary Information/Graduate Program Additional Application portion of AY

Transcripts
  • Legible copies of official transcripts can and should be uploaded through the ApplyYourself system, in the Educational Background section.
    • Notes: The Department reserves the right to ask for more official trancripts if the uploaded copies are illegible.
    • Students who are offered admission will be required to submit official transcripts to the Graduate Admissions Office.

GRE Scores
  • Electronic upload through ETS (institution code is 6874)
    • Note: sometimes it takes two or more weeks for official scores to show in ApplyYourself, therefore you may be asked to email a legible, scanned copy to <kress004@umn.edu>

TOEFL Scores

Click here for UofMN's operational standards.
  • Electronic upload through ETS (institution code is 6874)
    • Note: sometimes it takes two or more weeks for official scores to show in ApplyYourself, therefore you may be asked to email a legible, scanned copy to <kress004@umn.edu>

Statement of Purpose

 

Uploaded into ApplyYourself Online as Statement #1

Statement #2 - Diversity - is not required, however if you feel you can contribute to the diversity of the university's graduate student body, please submit a statement here.

Three (3) Letters of Recommendation

 

(please have letters addressed to the Director of Graduate Studies)

Two options:

1) Requested and sent through ApplyYourself Online (preferred method of submission)

-OR-

2) via post to address listed below

Additional Materials are optional but recommended

(e.g. CV; abstracts; lists of teaching/research experience; publications)

Two options:

1) Uploaded via ApplyYourself Online into the Program Supplementary Information  (preferred method of submission)

-OR-

2) via email to <kress004@umn.edu>

Frequently Asked Questions and Helpful Hints for Applying

Graduate School web site for prospective students:  http://www.grad.umn.edu/prospective_students/

Department of Earth Sciences Mailing Address:

Department of Earth Sciences Graduate Program University of Minnesota 310 Pillsbury Drive SE Minneapolis, MN 55455-0219 USA