Go online to http://grad.arizona.edu,
then click on the “apply now” button.
A processing fee must be paid at the time of application.
International students must apply on-line by December 1.
Domestic students must apply on-line by February 1.
On-line application
Processing fee
TOEFL and/or GRE scores and TSE score (have the scores sent by the testing
agency)
University of Arizona = 4832
East Asian Studies = 2601 - (not required to list)
| TOEFL must be current (which means within the last two calendar
years). We must receive a current TOEFL for every international student (this is a Graduate College/University rule). You will not be considered for financial aid without a passing score. |
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| Minimum passing scores: | Paper test: 550 Computer based test (CBT): 213 Internet based test (iBT): 80 |
We must receive a GRE score on every USA student and students from an English speaking country that is not the USA (U.K, Canada, etc) You will not be considered for financial aid without this test.
Copy of TOEFL &/or GRE scores (and TSE score if possible)
Letter or statement of purpose
Two letters of recommendation (there is no form letter or specific format)
Original transcripts (one set)
Department financial aid application
Writing sample (for Ph.D applicants only)
February 1 is the deadline for everyone. Application review begins shortly after February 1, and applications are reviewed only once. Missing materials could adversely affect your application.
No, we cannot accept e-mail submissions of materials.
EAS reserves the right not to review your application.
Your application cannot be considered.
We cannot review your file.
In what capacity the recommender knows you
Length of time the recommender has known you
If the recommender thinks you are capable of the level of graduate study
If the recommender thinks you could teach (and if so, what)
(example: basic Chinese (or Japanese) language classes or general education
classes conducted in English)
Wait as patiently as you can -- the department will begin reviewing and will process as quickly as we can after February 1st. See the Application Process page for details.
Usually by late March (shortly after we receive the budget from Central Administration).
If you are selected for admission, you will receive an e-mail from the department.
If you are denied admission, the Graduate College will notify you by letter.
If you are recommended for admission, you will find out about financial aid in late March (unless we have not received the budget yet)
The Department will send you an e-mail. You must accept or refuse our offer in writing by April 15 (this can be done by e-mail). The department will then work with the Graduate College to process paperwork.
Once a student is accepted by the department and has accepted our offer, the Graduate College and the department work together to process all the paperwork as quickly as possible. When SEVIS documentation is ready, the Graduate College notifies the department and the department coordinator picks up the materials and will FedEx to the student.
You will need to re-apply the following year. We can no longer keep materials or applications on people who defer admission.
Not all students are selected to be Graduate Assistants, Teaching (GATs)
because:
a) we do not have positions available
b) we do not have funds
c) student has not taken and passed the TSE or the UofA SPEAK test
Possibly
You will not be employed. You will need to take and pass a one-semester course offered by the University Teaching Center before you can be considered for a teaching position. Even then, we may not have any teaching openings in the Spring semester.
Once you have accepted our offer, go on-line immediately to register for
the first available test that is offered after your arrival in Tucson. http://www.utc.arizona.edu
Once you arrive in town, you will need to pick-up paperwork in the EAS office
authorizing you to take the exam.
Alternately, you can take the TSE test as long as we receive results by August
1st.
http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem
It will be stated in the offer letter, but usually by the second week in August.
The hiring paperwork cannot be completed until you are on campus. The hiring paperwork cannot be processed until your TSE or SPEAK test results are available and you have passed. The paperwork takes a while to be processed. If all goes well, you could get your first check within a few weeks.
No. We do not provide room, board, or books. If you are employed, you are eligible for free individual medical insurance. (If you need a family insurance plan, you must pay for it.)
No, in almost all cases.
No, you would need to complete an M.A. degree and then apply to the Ph.D. program.
No, you would be considered along with all the other applicants.
Return to the Prospective Students page
The University
of Arizona, Department of East Asian Studies
E-mail: kaniaj@u.arizona.edu