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Here is some important information about applying to our program.


* University of Illinois Application for Graduate School *
CRITICAL DATES FOR ADMISSION For admission in the fall semester an application should be submitted by February 15. Admission and graduate employment decisions will be made by April 15 in most cases. The corresponding dates for January admission are October 1 (application submitted) and November 1 (teaching and research employment announcement). REQUIREMENTS Entry into graduate studies in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences, UIUC, will be decided on the basis of undergraduate and graduate transcripts, GRE scores and three letters of recommendation. Foreign students from non-English speaking countries must submit a TOEFL score, unless they have already obtained a degree from a US college or university. An undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 (A=4.0) or higher is required. TO APPLY:
  1. Submit the combined application for admission and graduate employment to the Graduate Admissions Office with a non-refundable processing fee (payable to the University of Illinois) of $40 for domestic students or $50 for foreign students.
  2. Please note: University regulations forbid consideration of any application for which an application fee has not been paid.

  3. Submit all transcripts, GRE scores, three letters of recommendation and TOEFL score (foreign students only) to:

    Department of Atmospheric Sciences
    University of Illinois
    105 South Gregory Street
    Urbana, IL 61801-3070
    USA.

For reference, our GRE institution code is 1836, and our department code is 0501.

More information on admissions may be found at http://www.oar.uiuc.edu/admissions

If you have any other questions, ask our admissions clerk