Guidelines for admission to our graduate programs

      There are several possibilities.  The requirements for each are described below.

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 UTA 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 UTA 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