Department of Anthropology-Applying to the Graduate Program

Application Deadline: All materials must be postmarked by December 1st. The department admits for fall quarter only.

Obtaining an Application: An electronic application can be completed at www.graddiv.ucsb.edu Prospective students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the extensive departmental information provided on this web site. The department has no supplemental information to mail to applicants.

If you are visiting campus, the department office is located in the Humanities and Social Sciences Building, Room 2001

Application Checklist
Materials sent to the Anthropology Department	Materials sent to Graduate Division
Two copies of your Statement of Purpose, which should demonstrate a clear focus of research interests, including both geographical and topical specialties. Two official transcripts from all post secondary institutions attended. Three letters of recommendation. Letters can be sent directly to the department by the recommender or sent to the applicant to be included with other application materials and should ideally come from professors who know the applicant's work very well and who can comment in detail. In either case, the letter should have the cover sheet attached and be received in a sealed envelope with the recommender's signature on the back flap. The writing sample should be a paper or thesis with a minimum length of 10 double- spaced typed pages prepared for a course or to satisfy a degree requirement. The applicant should be the sole author and editor of the paper or thesis. The cover page should specify the course or degree requirement for which the paper or thesis was written, as well as the name and institutional affiliation of the faculty member who graded or reviewed the paper. Applicants who have not attended college for some time and therefore do not have a course paper or thesis, may submit a nonacademic writing sample of comparable length, so long as a specific person in a position of authority can verify that the applicant is the sole author and editor of the paper.	An electronic application form which can be found at www.graddiv.ucsb.edu. No paper applications are available. $60 application fee to be accompanied by a Check/Money Order Submission Form or payable via credit card online. Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores. The latest date the GRE should be taken is in November, please allow at least two weeks for scores to be received by the university. Consult with Educational Testing Service (ETS) concerning their schedule for sending out test results which are different for the computer TOEFL scores for students whose bachelor's degree is from a foreign university, if English is not your native language.

The criteria used in judging applicants are grades, GRE scores, letters of recommendation, statement of purpose and the writing sample. The faculty considers carefully the merits of each application and no set formula for admission is applied.

Graduate Program Assistant
Department of Anthropology
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3210
Phone: (805) 893-2516
Fax: (805) 893-8707

Fees and Financial Support: Fellowships and teaching assistantships are awarded based on merit. The department is usually able to provide a small number of fellowships, including tuition fellowships, to highly qualified applicants. For information about the fees and extradepartmental financial support, check this link to the Graduate Division's website.

The University of California Santa Barbara remains committed to the recruitment, admission, and retention of a high-quality, diverse graduate student population. UCSB has developed a variety of diversity programs designed to encourage and support both prospective and current graduate students who have overcome economic or social disadvantage in pursuing their academic objectives and those who bring perspectives, research topics or career interests that advance the University's goals of excellence and diversity. Among Graduate Division goals is achieving a student population of men and women reflective of the population at large, inclusive of those traditionally underrepresented in various academic fields and of all socioeconomic levels, physical abilities, ages, religions, national origins, sexual orientations, and other attributes.

The department is allocated about fifty quarterly teaching assistantships per year. These are valued at $4,600 (50% time) per academic quarter; based on merit, students are eligible for up to nine TA-ships within the department. (Students may also apply for TA-ships in other departments.) Health insurance fees for TA's are paid by the University. Teaching assistants assist in the large introductory courses and occasionally in upper division courses with high enrollments.

Out-of-state and international students pay nonresident tuition. Domestic students may become California residents after residing one year in the state. Few nonresident tuition fellowships are available. For the most recent information on tuition and fees consult the Graduate Division.

Students with financial need should contact the Financial Aid Office , University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106-3180, phone (805) 893-2432.

Housing: The UCSB Housing and Residential Services office coordinates rental arrangements for university-owned studio, one, and two-bedroom apartments. Privately owned rental units are available in the city of Santa Barbara and in the Goleta and Isla Vista communities located close to campus. The vacancy rate for both university owned and private rentals is normally quite low so prospective students should begin making arrangements to obtain housing as soon as possible.

Office of Apartment Living Contracts Area
FSH 6750 El Colegio
UC Santa Barbara
Goleta, CA 93117-4274
Phone: (805) 893-4021
FAX: (805) 893-7099
web: www.housing.ucsb.edu

Community Housing Office
University Center, Room 3151
UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106-7160
Phone: (805) 893-4371
FAX: (805) 893-4375
New Listings: 24-hour Recorded Message (805) 893-4376
web: www.housing.ucsb.edu/cho_community.htm