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GEOSCIENCES GRADUATE PROGRAM

How to apply:

The process of applying for admission to graduate school at Penn State requires the application materials listed below. Item 1 is submitted to The Graduate School; the other items should be sent directly to the Geoscience Graduate Program office.
  1. An official Graduate School Application.
    (This application is required for all Penn State graduate applicants and must be completed.)
    • Application fee ($45.00 U.S.)
  2. A supplemental Application for Geosciences (pdf)
  3. Two official transcripts from each University or Institute attended (pdf)
  4. Scores from the Graduate Record Examination Aptitude Test (GRE) are required. Reporting: Penn State Code 2660
  5. Three letters of recommendation (pdf)
  6. Statement of Interest (Word document)
  7. Course Summary Form (pdf)
  8. Application for a U.S. visa document (international students only)
  9. Scores from the TOEFL exam (international students only). Reporting: Penn State Code 2660

Please mail the above additional required forms or documentation to:

Geosciences Graduate Program
The Pennsylvania State University
507 Deike Building
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 1-814-865-7394

Or email the documents to: gradapp@geosc.psu.edu


Information as listed on Penn State's Graduate Programs site:

What to Send to the Graduate Program

For program mailing address and specific requirements, review your program of study's requirements.

    • Official transcripts of all post-secondary institutions you have attended. Transcripts/records must be in the official language of the institution(s) attended, but if that language is not English you must also send an official English translation.

    • Any other program specific requirements (e.g., test scores, letters of recommendation, program forms, writing samples, etc.).

    • Application for Visa Document (international applicants only).

What to Send to the Graduate School

If the degree application is submitted electronically and the application fee is paid online via credit card at the same time as the application is submitted electronically, nothing needs to be mailed to the Graduate School. Non-degree applicants do not need to send anything to the Graduate School.

If you choose to pay the application fee by means other than online via credit card, the nonrefundable application fee of $45 may be mailed to the Graduate School with an application fee form. This form may also be printed from the online application.

Paper mail application fee options include:

    • Credit card

    • Check drawn on a United States bank
    • Money order drawn on a United States bank

     


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