Guidelines for Admission Status

Unconditional Admission

Unconditional admission can be granted under any one of the following options. The minimum undergraduate GPA requirement for all options is 3.00, as calculated by the Graduate School.

Option 1

A satisfactory completion of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, official transcripts, and GRE scores, and three letters of recommendation. An applicant whose native language is not English must submit a TOEFL score of at least 550. The TSE-A (score of 45 or higher) can be substituted for the TOEFL.

Option 2

A satisfactory completion of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, official transcripts, and a letter of recommendation from a faculty member at the applicant’s undergraduate institution, plus a recommendation from a UT Arlington Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty member. An applicant whose native language is not English must submit a TOEFL score of at least 550. A TSE-A score of 45 or higher can be substituted for the TOEFL. Those who have completed their undergraduate education in English may be eligible for a TOEFL waiver based on the recommendation letters.

Option 3

A satisfactory completion of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, official transcripts, and a letter of recommendation from a faculty member at the undergraduate institution, plus a recommendation from a UT Arlington Chemistry & Biochemistry faculty member based on a face-to-face interview. An applicant whose native language is not English must submit a TOEFL score of at least 550. A TSE-A score of 45 or higher can be substituted for the TOEFL. Those who have completed their undergraduate education in English may be eligible for a TOEFL waiver based on the recommendation letters.

Provisional and Deferred Admission

An applicant unable to supply all required documentation prior to the admission deadline but who otherwise appears to meet admission requirements may be granted provisional admission. A deferred decision may be granted when a file is incomplete or when a denied decision is not appropriate.

Probationary Admission

In rare cases, probationary admission may be granted as the result of a substandard performance on one or more of the admission criteria. In this case, the Graduate Advisor will set additional conditions for admission including, but not limited to, additional undergraduate coursework and/or achieving a B or better in the first 12 hours of graduate coursework.

Denial of Admission

A candidate may be denied admission if he/she has less than satisfactory performance on a majority of the admission criteria described above.

Eligibility for Scholarships/Fellowships

Students that are unconditionally admitted will be eligible for available scholarship and/or fellowship support. Award of scholarships or fellowships will be based on the same criteria utilized in admission decisions. To be eligible, candidates must be new students coming to UT Arlington in the Fall semester, must have a GPA of 3.0 in their last 60 undergraduate credit hours plus any graduate credit hours as calculated by the Graduate School, and must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 hours of course work in both long semesters to retain their fellowships.

Related Information

Administrative Assistant
Jacob A Mckeever
SH 300
817-272-9685
Email: jacobm@uta.edu

Chair of Admission Committee
Professor Kevin Schug
CPB 358
817-272-3541
Email: kschug@uta.edu

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

The University of Texas at Arlington · Arlington, Texas 76019-0065 USA

Phone: 817-272-3171 | Fax: 817-272-3808