Ph.D. Admission Requirements and Application Deadline

All applicants must have a Bachelor's Degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Your application will be individually evaluated but a previous commitment to feminist scholarship must be demonstrated. A writing sample, a statement of purpose in pursuing the Ph.D., transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate work undertaken, official copies of the GRE General Test scores, and three letters of recommendation from faculty members familiar with your academic work must be supplied before your application can be considered. International students are expected to send a current TOEFL score. Your statement of purpose should contain information about how you see yourself in the world, why you want to pursue graduate study in general and in women's studies in particular. We will be using this and the sample of academic writing you send us to evaluate your ability to present your views forcefully and gracefully as well as your ability to analyze, critique, and interpret. The application deadline for the Fall 2007 session is January 15, 2007. Application check list is below.

You may download a printable application or apply online from https://apply.admissions.uiowa.edu/admissions/login.page

Letters of reference may be sent directly to the department, or included with your application, in a signed, sealed envelope. We do not use the University of Iowa graduate recommendation form.

The Women's Studies Department
210 Jefferson Building
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242

We do not accept applicants who are interested in Master's degrees only.

Return to the Office of Graduate Admissions, 107 Calvin Hall:

____ The completed application form
(If you apply online, the Admissions Office will send us a copy)

____ Official transcripts of all prior academic records (original to Graduate Admissions, photocopy to Women's Studies)

____ Official verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

____ TOEFL scores if you are from outside the U.S. where English is a second language

Return directly to the Women's Studies Department, 210Jefferson Building:

____ The completed application form (if you apply online, the Admissions Office will send us a copy)

____ Transcripts of all prior academic records (original to Grad Admissions, photocopy to Women's Studies)

_____ Photocopy of your official GRE results (and TOEFL scores if applicable)

____ Three letters of recommendation sent directly from instructors or other persons familiar with your intellectual attainments, on the referee's letterhead

____ A statement of your purposes, goals, and special interests relevant to your application to Women's Studies, i.e., why you are applying and what you hope to achieve in your graduate program (about 2 or 3 pages)

____ A sample of your best critical written work (e.g., term paper, seminar report, published article)

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