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Application Procedure
Applications to the University of Rhode Island are submited: online.
International students only: please click here!
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Filling out the forms is straight forward, but if you should run into any problems,
please feel free to contact Dr. Boving, who is the Geosciences Graduate Studies
Director.
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In addition to the online forms, i.e., the application, a personnel statement and
registration fee, you are asked to submit the following documents by mail:
- Official transcripts from all schools attended (two copies)
- Two letters of recommendation (three letters if you apply for our
PhD program). Note: recommendation letter can now be submitted
online -- let your referees know!
- Official GRE scores (School Code: 3919, Dept. Code: 0504)
- TOEFL scores if English is not your first language
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Please make sure you have all these documents send directly to:
Dr. Thomas B. Boving
Department of Geosciences
Director of Graduate Studies
University of Rhode Island
Woodward Hall, Rm. 315
Kingston, RI 02881
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Although the university deadlines are quite broad, we encourage students to apply early!
If you are applying for the Fall semester and wish to be considered for funding (teaching and research assistantship),
your application should be complete before the end of January (September in case of a Spring semester application).
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If you are interested in working with a particular faculty member, we encourage
you to contact her or him directly to discuss your application and the availability
of funding.
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Finally, consider visiting us! A visit to our department is a great opportunity
to meet the faculty and talk to current graduate students. You also get a chance to check out our
campus and the beautiful southern Rhode Island beaches!
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Once we have received all forms and your application is complete, we circulate it to
all faculty members for review. This review usually takes 2 to 4 weeks.
During the height of the Fall semester application season (January though March each year),
the department convenes regularly to decide which applicants to admit to the program and how
to distribute available funding (research and teaching assistantships). We strive to make admission
a decisions by late February / early March in case of the Fall semester and November for
Spring applications.
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When we have made our decision, we make a recommendation to the Graduate School, which has
the final word on every application (... but usually follows our recommendation). The Graduate
School will then inform you of your admission status.
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Again, if you have questions during any stage of the application process, please feel free to
contact Dr. Boving. We look forward receiving your application.
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