Admissions Information

• Admission standards for prospective graduate students in all programs at the University of Colorado Boulder are detailed here: http://admissions.colorado.edu/graduate/.

• International Students must apply by December 1, 2012 and include TOEFL scores of 500 points minimum. For further instructions see: http://admissions.colorado.edu/graduate/international.

• You will also find helpful information about finances and housing on these sites.

• For application information specific to the Department of Anthropology Graduate Program, please see: http://admissions.colorado.edu/graduate/programs/anthropology. You will need to attach a Personal Statement:

Your Personal Statement should be tailored to the CU Department of Anthropology Graduate Program, identifying how your academic and career aspirations can be met by the faculty and curriculum of our program. Successful applicants will indicate which faculty member they are interested in working with and why, and will outline a plan that fits with the program offerings of the CU Department of Anthropology. Please be concise: one or two pages at most. If you need assistance in preparing a good Personal Statement, there are many options on the Internet. We have found the guidelines of the Berkeley Career Center at: https://career.berkeley.edu/Grad/GradStatement.stm to be particularly helpful.

• Application mailing instructions can be found at: http://admissions-pre.colorado.edu/graduate/node/2.

• Dual Degree MA/MBA Applicants must apply to each program separately and must meet the applicaton requirements and admissions standards for each program. Applicants are urged to have a conversation with the Anthropology faculty member who is most closely aligned with their interests prior to submitting an application. It is important that students clearly indicate their interest in the dual degree program in their Personal Statement to the Department of Anthropology. For more information, see the Dual MA/MBA Program webpage.

It is the student's responsibility to ensure that all required materials, including GRE scores, are received in Graduate Admissions by January 11, 2013. Incomplete applications cannot be considered beyond this closing date. (References will be allowed a seven-day grace period.) You can monitor the status of these materials online through your account on the application portal.

By applying to our graduate program, you will automatically be evaluated for one of our fellowships and may be considered for other funds to support graduate education. Anthropology Department fellowships are competitive and based strictly on academic performance. Because they are limited, we encourage you to visit CU Financial Aid at: http://www.colorado.edu/finaid/typesofaid.html and apply for additional financial aid that you anticipate you might need.

Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships administered by the Center for Asian Studies are available to CU graduate students who are studying a modern Asian language as part of their program of study. For more information on how to apply for FLAS Fellowships go to http://cas.colorado.edu/index.php/graduate-students-funding/flas.

 

For more information please contact:

• Michelle Sauther, Director of Graduate Studies
• Valerie McBride, Graduate Program Assistant
• Lesa Morris, Office Manager

This page was last updated on March 19, 2012.