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We encourage you to submit your application early and no later than the deadlines listed below. If you have questions, please call the department office at 612-624-4811 or email .
Program Admission/Financial Aid Application
Applying to the graduate program in the Astronomy Department at the University of Minnesota is a TWO-STEP process:
STEP ONE: 1.) Print and complete the Astronomy Program/Financial Aid Application and mail along with the supporting materials listed below (except for your three letters of recommendation, which are handled in the Graduate School application as explained below).
STEP TWO: 2.) Complete the online application to the Graduate School. Please read the notes below regarding the Graduate School application process.
DUE JANUARY 10th for study beginning the following Fall Semester:
- Application
- Academic transcripts (unofficial copies acceptable)
- Personal statement of goals
- Scores for GRE General Test and Subject Test in Physics
- TOEFL scores for those whose native language is not English (unofficial copies acceptable).
SEND COMPLETED APPLICATION AND SUPPORTING MATERIALS TO:
- Director of Graduate Studies
- Department of Astronomy
- 116 Church Street, S.E.
- University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
- Department of Astronomy
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Graduate School Admission Application
The Graduate School Application is available interactively from the Graduate School.
(In order for us to process your Astronomy/Financial Aid Application, you must also create and save your Graduate School on-line application.)
You need to complete the Graduate School application BUT you don't need to submit it with your application fee at this time. You can wait to submit it until you hear whether or not you'll be receiving financial aid from us. When you fill out the Graduate School application, be sure you list the program you want, Astrophysics. There is also a question in the application that asks you if you want other departmental staff to have access to your on-line application. You must indicate "YES" to this question or our DGS assistant will be unable to get what they need from that application. Your three recommenders must submit their letters through the Graduate School on-line application process. We will print the copies we need of your recommendation letters from the Graduate School application.