Graduate Students
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Graduate applicants to the University of Utah must hold a completed and officially conferred U.S. four-year Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, or the institutionally-accepted international equivalent.
All prospective graduate students must submit an application to the University of Utah, including those who are currently undergraduate students at the University. Please note that some degrees also require program-specific applications. Please review the department’s page for particular admissions requirements.
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Review Admissions Standards and Deadlines
Graduate applicants must meet the application deadlines and academic standards set by their department.
University of Utah Graduate School admissions requirements can be reviewed here.
Apply
The University of Utah will evaluate your application only after we receive all required fees and documents, including transcripts and proof of English proficiency for international applicants.
The non-refundable graduate application fee is $55 for domestic applicants and $65 for international applicants. The application fee must be paid in order to consider your application complete.
Some academic programs may cover the cost (or partial cost) of the application fee. Consult your department’s website to learn more about fee waiver possibilities.
McNair Scholars are eligible to have the application fee waived, but must upload proof of status to the online graduate application.
Submit Required Documentation
Applicants must upload:
A copy of all college-level transcripts to the application
These transcripts will be used as working copies during the admissions evaluation process. You must report and upload an individual, up-to-date transcript for every college you have attended (including courses taken as concurrent enrollment or transferred into another university).
To provide a clear picture of your academic history, a complete record of your student credentials must be present within your application. Applications are checked against National Student Clearinghouse which provides a record for each institution that reports a student has attended their institution. The evaluation team reaches out to students by email for missing materials. Please note that missing materials can cause further delay in processing your application and it cannot move forward until what is requested is received.
In order to be evaluated, a transcript must include:
- The student’s name
- The name of the institution
- Any degrees that have been conferred along with the date (if not posted on the transcript, upload a copy of your diploma or degree certificate)
- A copy of both the original transcript and an English-language translation if the transcript is in a different language
Any additional documents required by the academic department/program
Questions about program specific admissions requirements (e.g., statements of purpose, letters of recommendation) can be answered by the department to which you are applying.
Proof of English proficiency, if required.
Learn more about who needs to submit proof of English proficiency here. For additional information and resources for international graduate applicants, please review this page.
Application Review
Academic Departments/Programs Review Applications
- Once the academic department/program admissions committee decides which applicants to recommend for admission, the academic department/program will complete the referral form advising the University Office of Admissions of their decisions.
Office of Admissions Processes Referrals, Reviews Qualifications and Notifies Applicants
- Once academic departments/programs complete the Department Referral form, the University Office of Admissions will do a final review of all applicants to determine if they meet the Graduate School admissions requirements.
- If you meet all admissions criteria and the academic department/program has recommended you for admission to your degree program, the Office of Admissions will complete the admission processes and you will be notified.
- The Official Letter of Acceptance is sent by postal mail from the University Office of Admissions.
Notification of an Admissions Decision
- You’ll receive an email advising you to sign in to your application account to view the decision once it has been posted.
- Once admitted, find your next steps here.
Graduate Application Deadlines
Applicants to the Graduate School must follow the deadlines set by their academic program.
Need Readmission?
Graduate School Policy states that graduate students are required to maintain continuous registration and must acquire permission from the Graduate Department for a “Leave of Absence” before leaving the University.
If you fail to register for a term (excluding summer term) and do not file for a leave of absence, you are immediately made ineligible to register for future terms.
Continuing students that have been discontinued are required to reapply for admission to their graduate program.
If you are a previous graduate student that did not maintain continuous registration in your academic program, you must reapply here.
Not Seeking a Degree?
If you are seeking a graduate certificate or wish to prepare for a graduate degree, you may enroll as a non-degree seeking student. Students who intend to take graduate-level courses must apply as a graduate non-degree seeking applicant while those who only intent to take undergraduate level courses (e.g., as prerequisites) should apply as undergraduate non-degree seeking applicants.
Credits earned by non-degree seeking students may or may not apply to a graduate degree program. Please check with an academic advisor before enrolling.
Only fifteen semester hours of non-matriculated credit, taken no more than three years prior to approval at the University of Utah, can be applied toward a graduate degree.
Non-degree seeking and second baccalaureate students registering for one or more graduate-level courses in their undergraduate career will be charged graduate tuition rates for all courses taken.
Find the requirements and process for applying to be a non-degree seeking student at the U here.
