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ThePhilosophydepartmentatUCLAadmitsgraduatestudentsforthePhDprogramonly,
enteringinFallQuarter.TheDepartmentrestrictsadmissiontostudentswhoserecords
andcredentialsgiveevidenceofcapacityandresolvetodosuperiorworkinphilosophyat
thegraduatelevel.Asubstantialbackgroundinphilosophyisdesirable,thoughwe
recognizethatmanystudentsacquiretheirinterestingraduatestudyinphilosophywithout
havingcompletedtheequivalentofanundergraduatemajorinthefieldexceptionally
promisingstudentswithsuchabackgroundmaybeadmitted,subjecttotheconditionof
strengtheningtheirpreparationinthedeficientareaassoonaspossible.Applicationsfrom
womenandmembersofminoritygroupsarestronglyencouraged.
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CurrentStudents
JD/Ph.D.Program
Ph.D.sawardedsince2000
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Theapplicationprocessconsistsofthreesteps.
Step1:Submitonlineapplication,fees,andotherformstotheGraduateDivision.(For
furtherinformation,seetheGraduateDivision'sadmissionswebsitehere.)
Step2:Uploadthefollowingsupplementalmaterials:
1.Nameandcontactinformationforthreerecommenders.
2.Abriefstatementofpurpose.(12pages)
3.Asampleofyourwrittenwork.(Youshouldsubmitnomorethantwoshort
papers.Nopapershouldbelongerthan20pages.Pleasedonotsubmit
samplesnotinEnglish).
4.OfficialscoresfromtheaptitudeportionoftheGRE.
(Theadvancedtestinphilosophyisnotrequired.WewillnotacceptGRE
scoresolderthan5years).
5.ApplicantswhoarenotnativespeakersofEnglishshouldsubmitofficialTOEFL
scores.(Werequireaminimumscoreof560onthepaperandpenciltest,220
onthecomputerbasedtest,or87ontheinternetbasedtest(TOEFL),or
OverallBandScoreof7.0(IELTS)).
AdmittedapplicantswhohavenotmetUCLA'sEnglishlanguagerequirement
must,uponarrivalatUCLA,taketheUCLAEnglishasaSecondLanguage
PlacementExamination(ESLPE),anEnglishdiagnostictest,beforebeing
permittedtoregister.DependingontheresultsoftheESLPE,youmaybe
requiredtocompleteEnglishasaSecondLanguagecoursesbeginninginyour
firsttermatUCLA.IfEnglishcoursesarerequired,youshouldanticipate
spendingalongerperiodoftimeattheUniversity.Admissioniscanceledfor
thosewhodonotpasstheESLPE.PleasenotethatyoumustsitfortheESLPE
regardlessofyourscoreobtainedontheTOEFL,IELTSoranyotherEnglish
proficiencytest.
TobeeligibleforateachingassistantshipuponbeingadmittedtoUCLA,
applicantswhosefirstlanguageisnotEnglishmusttaketheTestofOral
Proficiency(TOP)andpassitwithascoreof7.1.TOPisUCLA'sown
examinationdesignedspecificallyforscreeningthespokenEnglishskillsof
internationalstudentsbeforetheirappointmentasteachingassistants.
Additionalinformationforforeignapplicantscanbefoundhere.
Step3:Mailofficialtranscriptsfromeachinstitutionattendedtothefollowingaddress:
UCLADepartmentofPhilosophy
ATTN:GraduateAdvisor
321DoddHall
405HilgardAve.
LosAngeles,CA90095
oremailofficialelectronictranscriptstophilcounselor@humnet.ucla.edu.
http://www.philosophy.ucla.edu/prospective.html
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Youcanoptonlytouploadascannedcopyofyourtranscript.However,the
departmentmaylaterrequestthatofficialcopiestobesentuponreviewofyour
application.Offersofadmissioncannotbefinalizeduntilofficialtranscriptshavebeen
received.Unsealedtranscriptshandledbyastudentarenolongerconsideredofficial.
ForinformationaboutreceivingaFeeWaiverplease
seehttps://grad.ucla.edu/admissions/researchrequirements/.
ThedeadlineforreceiptoftheapplicationandallsupportingmaterialsisJANUARY10,
2016.Applicationsnotcompletebythedeadlinecannotbeguaranteedfullconsideration.
Applicantscanviewthestatusoftheirmaterialsonline
athp://www.gdnet.ucla.edu/gasaa/admissions/applicat.htmbyclicking"ApplicationStatus."
Duetothehighvolumeofmaterialsreceived,yourapplicationmaynotbeupdated
immediately.
(Pleasenote:TheUniversitywillbeclosedapproximatelyfromDecember24,2015andwill
reopenMonday,January4,2016.Thedepartmentwillprocessmailreceivedduringthe
holidayclosurethefirstweeksofJanuary.)
TheGREshouldbetakennolaterthantheDecembertestdate.Transcriptsfromdomestic
institutionsshouldberequestedatleastonemonthinadvancethosewhohavestudied
atforeignuniversitiesshouldconsultthe"ApplicationforGraduateAdmission"forspecific
informationrequiredontheirtranscriptsfromthoseschools.
Specificprogramrequirementscanbefoundhere.TheUCLAGENERALCATALOGis
availableonlinehere.
Wealsostronglyencourageyoutoapplyforextramuralfunding.Thefollowingwebsites
featurelinkstofellowshipdatabasesandotherusefulinformation:
FundingforEnteringGraduateStudents
FundingforGraduateStudentsandPostdoctoralScholars
ForquestionsnotaddressedonourFAQpage,pleaseemailusat
philcounselor@humnet.ucla.edu.
http://www.philosophy.ucla.edu/prospective.html
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