Department of Near Eastern Studies
University of Arizona
Marshall Building Rm 440 | PO BOX 210158B
Tucson AZ  85721-0158
Contact: Kathleen Landeen, klandeen@email.arizona.edu (520) 626-8731

Graduate Program Admissions Requirements (US Citizen or Resident Alien)

Application Deadline Fall: January 15

Application Deadline Spring: October 1 (Spring admissions applicants are discouraged)

IF YOU ARE AN INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT STOP! 
GO TO:   International Student Application Requirements

Department Requirements (documents go to NES at above address):

1. Original transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
2. GPA 3.0 on undergraduate or M.A. degree (cumulative GPA or last 60 semester units if your undergraduate GPA is lower than 3.0 cumulative; graduate GPA taken will be cumulative only)
3. GRE – UA code is 4832.  Use department code 2201 (area studies), or 2299 (social sciences, other)
4. 3 letters of recommendation from academic references preferable- we do not have a recommendation form.  Please be sure that letters arrive on letterhead, in sealed envelopes with the recommender's signature over the seal.  RELEASE FORM, waiver of right to access recommendation form.
5. Statement of purpose
6. Curriculum Vitae/Resume
7. Writing Sample (Term Paper, Chapter of Thesis, etc.)

Phone: (520) 621-3471 | Email Graduate College Questions: OnlineAppHelp@grad.arizona.edu

1. Online Application Submission
2. $65 Application Fee Due at time of Submission
3. Domicile Affidavit

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