Apply to Graduate School
(APPLICATION Process) FALL 2008 Application DEADLINE WAS FRIDAY, January 4, 2008
Application deadline for FALL 2009 will be Friday, January 9, 2009
The process for applying for admission to graduate school at Penn State requires the following application materials.
An official Graduate School Application (obtain below). This form must be sent directly to the Graduate School, all other application materials, can be sent to 409 Carpenter Building.
Official transcripts (two (2) copies of each), both graduate and undergraduate. To obtain a transcript request form, choose one of the following: View and Print or Type On and Print.
Application for a U.S. Visa (International Students Only). International applicants must submit official or attested university records with certified translations if the records are not in English. Notarized copies are not sufficient.
Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores (an original report of scores form is required). The institution code is 2660, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802. The department code for Anthropology is 1701, and for Archaeology is 1702.
Three letters of recommendation. There is NO form for these. Use standard letter format.
Statement of purpose.
Supplemental information for the Department of Anthropology includes: Description of Interest From, Departmental Application, and the Check Sheet.
The Graduate School application can ONLY be submitted electronically. We no longer have paper applications.
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Electronic Application (Application fee is $45.00 on-line/$60.00 paper copy U.S.). If you apply electronically (on-line), the application fee is discounted, processing times is reduced, and receipt of your application is assured.
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Graduate Application Status Inquiry If you have submitted a graduate application to Penn State and wish to check your status, you may do so by using our on-line status inquiry system.
Mailing Information:
The Graduate School
The Pennsylvania State University
114 Kern Building
University Park, PA 16802
Department of Anthropology
Graduate Program
The Pennsylvania State University
409 Carpenter Building
University Park, PA 16802
