Prospective Student Information

University of Arizona Admissions Process

• Student applies to program on-line at http://grad.arizona.edu
• Deadline for International students = December 1
• Deadline for US citizens & permanent residents = February 1
 
• Student mails in all materials to department by
  February 1st
  
• Departmental committee reviews all complete
  applications and makes recommendation for
  admission or denial by late February or early
  March
   
• Notification (done by early March)
• Students recommended for admission are
  notified by email by the department
• Students denied admission are notified by
  the Graduate College
   
• Central Administration notifies departments of their budget allocation by late March
   
• Financial aid decisions are made by late March and then we send letters out by e-mail to the students specifying what financial aid we are able to offer
   
• Students need to notify us in writing (e-mail is fine) by April 15 either accepting or declining our offer of admission and/or financial aid
   
• We notify the Graduate College who has accepted our offers and they handle admission and SEVIS processing
   
• We mail SEVIS paperwork, original signed admission letter, and original signed financial aid letter to international students by FedEx
   
• Once the student arrives in the U.S. and at UofA departmental office:
  • Hiring forms will have to be completed by the student who was offered employment
  • Paperwork will have to be processed for all students
  • International students will have to take the SPEAK test if student has not already taken and passed a TSE test)
  • All students will have to attend orientations
  • All students will have to obtain UofA identification card
  • International students without a Social Security number will have to obtain one (at the International Student Orientation), etc.

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The University of Arizona, Department of East Asian Studies
E-mail: kaniaj@u.arizona.edu