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Application Instructions
(for U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents)
  1. Read helpful hints and other information about applying to the Graduate School!
  2. Complete Online Application Form.
  3. After your online submission of the Electronic Application Form, you will be instructed to submit your credit card information online or mail the completed Application Fee Form to pay the non-refundable/non-waiveable application fee of U.S. $30.00 (U.S. $35.00 for paper applications). The application process will not begin until your fee is received.
  4. Complete Online Statement of Purpose Form.
  5. Application forms and Statement of Purpose forms should be submitted online, using the instructions available on the web. Do NOT mail a print version if you have completed the online submission.
  6. Applicants must submit three (3) Letters of Recommendation directly to the applicant’s intended department from (3) separate recommenders. At least one (1) letter must be from a professor in your undergraduate major or in your proposed field of graduate study. Applicant should request that the recommender type the applicant’s name on the outside of the envelope.
    See instructions for preparing Letter of Recommendation and how to have recommenders submit their letters.
  7. Request two (2) official transcripts from each institution of higher education attended (including The University of Alabama) be sent directly to the Graduate School from the college or university .
  8. Request official test scores, as required by department (refer to departmental section of Graduate Catalog), be sent from test services (ETS:GRE, PearsonVue:GMAT, Harcourt:MAT) to the Graduate School.
  9. Some departments require additional application materials. See the Graduate Catalog to review departmental application requirements.
  10. Deadlines: All components of your application should be completed and received by the Graduate School at least six weeks prior to  departmental deadlines.  If the department does not specify a deadline, all application materials must be received by the Graduate School at least six weeks prior to the intended semester of enrollment. See the Graduate Catalog to review departmental application deadlines.
  11. Assistantships, Fellowships, and Financial Aid: Many types of financial support are available, including Graduate Council Fellowships, Graduate Council Research Fellowships, departmental teaching assistantships, and departmental research assistantships. Please contact the department in which you are interested to obtain information and application procedures for assistantships and fellowships. Information for financial assistance for minority students is available through the Graduate School Office of Minority Student Assistance, Box 870118, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0118. Applications for loans and workstudy assignments must be made through the Office of Student Financial Aid, Box 870162, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0162. Additional information about financial support for Graduate School can be found in our Financial Assistance Handbook or through our links to other financial assistance sites.
  12. Your application will be complete when all materials listed above are received by the Graduate School Office.
 
Have transcripts and test scores sent to:

The University of Alabama
Office of The Graduate School
P.O. Box 870118
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0118
For express or courier mail services, use the physical address:
The University of Alabama
Office of The Graduate School
801 University Blvd
102 Rose Administration
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0118
Questions about applications should be sent to:

NOTE: All application materials and records, including academic records from other institutions, become the property of The University of Alabama and may not be returned to the applicant or forwarded to other institutions.

The University of Alabama complies with applicable laws prohibiting discrimination, including Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Executive Order 11246, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans Adjustment Assistance Act, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability or veteran status in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs or services. Inquiries and concerns regarding equal opportunity and compliance may be directed to Gwendolyn Hood, University Compliance Officer, 171 Rose Administration Building, Box 870300, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35487-5855, (Voice/TDD)

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