PhD Chemistry at University of Kentucky

Entry requirements

Programme-specific requirements: Fall Applicants: Primary consideration will be given to applications received by December 15. While applications may be considered after that time, most admissions decisions are made by the end of February. Spring Applicants: Admission to the Ph.D. program for the spring semester is on a case-by-case basis. Please email the director of graduate recruiting at [email protected] for inquiries regarding spring admission. The materials you need to assemble for application are as follows: TOEFL/IETLS Scores* (if an international student). Transcripts from current and prior institutions (unofficial documents are acceptable for the application. Admitted students are required to provide official documents). Personal statement that includes your research interests (include names of faculty at UK). Three letters of reference, to be uploaded by the letter writers. *If you are unsure whether TOEFL/IETLS scores are required for your application, please contact your Graduate School Admissions Officer. Our admissions committee uses some unofficial lower limits when evaluating applications. These are not set in stone, and therefore, a score lower than one of these limits does not automatically disqualify an application if other parts of the application are strong. Other important parts of the application include recommendation letters or publications, research/teaching experience, or examples of problem-solving abilities. The unofficial lower limits are: GPA: 3.0 on a 4.0 scale TOEFL* (sp Graduate School requirements apply (not programme-specific): see the Graduate School admission requirements.