Application Deadline: December 1st.
All application materials (except official transcripts) must be uploaded to the electronic application by December 1st to be considered.*Transcripts must be postmarked by December 1st.
How to Apply: Prospective students are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the extensive departmental information provided on the Departmental website at http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/index.php and to review the Admissions Fact Sheet at http://www.anth.ucsb.edu/graded/AdmissionsInfo.pdf. An electronic application can be completed at http://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp/.
The Department office is located in the Humanities and Social Sciences Building (HSSB), Room 2001.
Application Checklist |
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Materials sent to Graduate Division via Online Application |
- Electronic online application. Please see http://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp/
- Application Fee: $80 for domestic students and $100 for foreign to be accompanied by a Check/Money Order Submission Form (found on the last page of the application or within the Application Status Page) or payable via credit card online. (Fee Waiver Request: A limited number of application fee waivers are available to qualified U.S. citizens and permanent residents who demonstrate evidence of financial need or proof of participation in an undergraduate research program, http://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/pubs/
admissions/feewaiver.pdf.)
- Statement of Purpose. A brief statement outlining your reasons for undertaking a graduate program, your particular area of specialization within the major field, your past academic work, and your plans for future occupation or profession. Also include any additional information that may assist the selection committee in evaluating your preparation and aptitude for graduate study at UC Santa Barbara. Your statement should demonstrate a clear focus of research interests including both geographical and topical specialties.
- Statement of Personal Achievements/Contributions. UC Santa Barbara is interested in a diverse and inclusive graduate student population. Please describe any aspects of your personal background, accomplishments, or achievements that you feel are important in evaluating your application for graduate study. For example, please describe if you have experienced economic challenges in achieving higher education, such as being financially responsible for family members or dependents, having to work significant hours during undergraduate schooling or coming from a family background of limited income. Please describe if you have any unusual or varied life experiences that might contribute to the diversity of the graduate group, such as fluency in other languages, experience living in bicultural communities, academic research interests focusing on cultural, societal, or educational problems as they affect underserved segments of society, or evidence of an intention to use the graduate degree toward serving disadvantaged individuals or populations.
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Three letters of recommendation.Letters should ideally come from professors who know the applicant's work very well and who can comment in detail. Letters should be requested and submitted through the online application process.
- Writing Sample. This 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.
- Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores. The latest date the GRE should be taken is in late October to allow at least six weeks for scores to be received by the University. Consult with Educational Testing Service (ETS) concerning their schedule for sending out test results.
- Unofficial transcripts. Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended, uploaded as a single PDF document in the online application (Recommended). Please note, uploaded transcripts are in addition to two hard copy sets of official transcripts which must be received by the Department of Anthropology by the application deadline (see below).
- TOEFL scores are required for students whose bachelor's degree is from a foreign university, if English is not your native language.
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Materials Submitted directly to the Department of Anthropology |
- Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended, two (2) copies.
Please send department materials to the following address:
Graduate Program Assistant
Department of Anthropology
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3210
Phone: (805) 893-2516
Fax: (805) 893-8707
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Checking the Status of Your Application: Please check the status of your application and materials often through the online application system. The burden of responsibility rests with the applicant to see that all materials are submitted as early as possible to enable the admissions committee to make a thorough and fair evaluation. Incomplete applications will not be considered. All materials must be received or postmarked by December 1 for the following academic year, Fall quarter start only.
Admissions Criteria: 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.
Diversity: 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.
For More Information: Prospective graduate students can visit http://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/prospectivestudents/.
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