Applying for Graduate Study

Please be sure that all documents are in the Graduate School Office by the appropriate deadline. Please contact your department/program for deadline dates. You must apply online as a degree seeking or nondegree seeking student at https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=uab-grad.

1. APPLICATIONS
   
   Degree Seeking Students: Submit a completed online application for admission and the non-refundable processing fee of $35 ($60 for international applications) with the following exceptions: $50 for domestic MBA/MaC applications, $75 for international MBA/MaC applications, $60 for domestic MSHA applications, $85 for international MSHA, $50 for domestic SOPH dual programs (MPH/MBA, MPH/MPA, MPH/MSN, MPH/MSW, MPH/JD, MPH/OD, MPH/PhD, MSPH/PhD, MPH/MD) applications and $75 for international SOPH dual programs (MPH/MBA, MPH/MPA, MPH/MSN, MPH/MSW, MPH/JD, MPH/OD, MPH/PhD, MSPH/PhD, MPH/MD) applications. All other SOPH programs should apply via SOPHAS at www.sophas.org. Applications and records will not be processed until the fee has been received. Applicants to any UAB graduate program are required to pay an application fee each time an application is filed. Applicants who have been denied admission and seek admission to the same or any other program at a later time will be required to pay the application fee.
   
   Non-Degree Seeking Students: All nondegree online applications must be completed 48 hours prior to the time that you wish to register. Financial aid is not available for nondegree students.
   • For Business Administration and Accounting courses, contact the school of Business at 934-8815. Candidates interested in nondegree seeking admission must meet admission requirements for the MBA program. We will require a resume, copies of transcripts, and GMAT scores along with the application. We will acccept candidates with terminal degrees who have not taken the GMAT. The option to enter as nondegree seeking will be offered to candidates who miss the application deadline for applying to the MBA program but who submit all materials prior to the beginning of the term and meet admission requirements, provided that there are seats available.
   • For Public Administration courses, call 934-2339. Nondegree applications for these courses will not be processed in the Graduate School without written approval from the Department of Public Administration.
   • To register for graduate level courses, students admitted as nondegree students must obtain instructor's signature on their registration forms. Then they must complete the registration process in the Registrar's Office (HUC 204).
   • Nondegree students who would like to enroll in courses offered by the School of Education may obtain instructor's signatures in the School of Education Building, Room 100.
   • When filling out the nondegree application, please sign both the information sheet and the application. If you do not sign both forms, your application will be considered incomplete.
   All international students submitting a nondegree application must: 1) request a letter from the International Scholars and Student Services Office clearing your status for nondegree study; 2) submit a copy of your bachelor's degree to the Graduate School for approval; and 3) when both items above have been approved, submit a nondegree online application and application fee to the UAB Graduate School.

2. Two copies of official transcripts must be submitted from all institutions attended after high school. For transcripts to be considered official, they must be sent directly from the insitutions registrar's office. Failure to disclose all course work and/or degrees will result in the admission certificate being rescinded. An official transcript showing degrees awarded and date awarded must be submitted.

3. Determine the acceptable admission test(s) for the graduate program you wish to enter. The general Graduate School requirement is the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test. However, for some programs other tests can be substituted for the GRE, and for other programs different tests are required. For information regarding the computerized GRE, call Sylvan Technology Center at (205) 871-7444 or 1-800-967-1100. The institution code for the UAB Graduate School is 1856. Please include this code in your test score request.
   
   
   • If you have already taken an acceptable test, write to the testing service and request that official scores be sent to the UAB Graduate School. Please note that score reporting usually takes about six weeks.

   • If you have not taken the appropriate test, contact the testing service or the testing office of the college nearest you for schedule and registration information. If taking the GRE or any other national test, please allow appropriate time for advance registration, plus six weeks for score-reporting.

4. Request evaluation forms to be sent by former instructors, employers, or other professionals who are competent to evaluate your potential to complete graduate study. Three (3) evaluation forms are required for each program with the exception of the MBA and MaC program which require no evaluation forms. The evaluation forms should be sent directly to the program to which you are applying.

5. If your native language is not English, you must take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and have the testing service (address below) send an official TOEFLscore report directly to the UAB Graduate School.

6. If you are not a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident and UAB has not committed financial support to you, you must also send us documentary evidence that you have other financial resources to meet your expenses while at UAB. Evidence can be in the form of a statement from a bank officer, affidavit of support sworn before an appropriate officer, etc. Until this is received, we cannot certify your visa eligibility.

7. If you are not a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident and you wish to transfer from another institution in the U.S., you must complete a Transfer Clearance Form for the International Scholar & Student Services Office in order to complete an immigration F-1 transfer to UAB. Click here for a pdf version of the Transfer Clearance Form or visit www.uab.edu/iss for more information.

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