Graduate application
Departmental setup
The University of California, Santa Cruz * * has 1 college, 4 departments and 5 academic units, namely:
Art department.
The division of humanities.
The division of physics &; Biological science)
Social science department.
Jack baskin Institute of Engineering.
Application conditions
The minimum application requirements for domestic students stipulated by the University of California, Santa Cruz, graduate department are as follows:
Graduated from a regular four-year university with a bachelor's degree.
GPA Requirements: graduate department of the University of California, Santa Cruz has not set a minimum GPA score requirement.
TOEFL: the requirement is not less than 83 points, IELTS is not less than 7.0, and there is no single requirement; The four majors of chemistry and biochemistry, computer engineering, computer science and electrical engineering also require TOEFL scores of not less than 89, and the IELTS requirements of these four majors are still 7.0. In addition, students who want to apply for TA scholarship are required to score at least 26 in TOEFL and at least 8.0 in IELTS.
GRE: Except for four majors: Master of Normal Education, Digital Art and New Media, Social Philology and Drama Art, other majors require GRE test scores, and some science majors (such as physics, chemistry and biology) also require GRE subject scores.
Application materials and methods
The University of California, Santa Cruz, generally starts to apply at the beginning of 10 every year, and only one project can be applied at a time. The deadline for application is mostly between 12 and 1 2.
The specific application materials are as follows:
Application Form: Apply through University of California, Santa Cruz, official website.
Application fee: 100 USD
Transcript: You don't need to submit an official version when applying, just upload a scanned copy online.
Personal statement: purpose statement+personal history statement
Resume: resume
GRE/GMAT score: GRE score 4860th.
TOEFL/IELTS score: TOEFL 4860.
Letter of recommendation: 3 letters
Proof of funds: not required at the time of application, but must be submitted after admission.
Other materials: Four majors, namely, digital art and new media, film and digital media, games and playable media and drama art, need to submit personal works, while humanities and social sciences majors, such as anthropology, education, history and philosophy, need to submit writing samples. For details, please refer to the application instructions of each major.
Fees and scholarships
The University of California, Santa Cruz, only offers scholarships to international students, including scholarships, assistantships and assistantships. Scholarships for international students are mainly awarded by departments, and international students should take the initiative to contact their tutors or admissions offices when applying for them, with a view to obtaining scholarships. Generally speaking, doctoral students in this school can get some scholarships, including Fellowship, TA and RA. Master students generally need to pay their own expenses, but there are still some resources available for master students. In addition, it should be noted that the TA scholarship requires the applicant to have a TOEFL score of at least 26 or an IELTS score of at least 8.0.
Scholarships offered by graduate department at the University of California, Santa Cruz include:
Regents Fellowships: It is mainly distributed to master's and doctoral freshmen, and can include all tuition fees except the extra tuition fees of local residents in California plus a living allowance.
Principal scholarship: mainly awarded to doctoral freshmen. In the academic year of 20 1 1-20 12, the scholarship covers all tuition fees, medical insurance and living allowance of $24,000 per year.
Eugene Cota-Robles Fellowships: This scholarship is also mainly provided to freshmen, mainly for some special students (such as those who persistently overcome major difficulties at the University of California, Santa Cruz or can bring wisdom diversity to graduate students). In the academic year of 20 1 1-20 12, this scholarship covers all tuition fees except local residents in California.
Scholarship for thesis year: mainly awarded to doctoral students who are writing graduation thesis. This scholarship can cover all tuition fees, plus an annual living allowance of $265,438+0,000.
Tuition scholarship: mainly for non-California residents (including international students). Upon the recommendation of the department, eligible students can be exempted from paying extra tuition fees for non-California residents, thus enjoying the same tuition level as local students in California.