Natural Sciences Ph.D. Requirements

You must meet both the general and the discipline-specific criteria for admission and be recommended for admission by the doctoral faculty review group in at least a primary discipline. You are welcome to select a secondary discipline as well, but admissions decisions must be received by both disciplines in this case.

• Undergraduate GPA of at least 2.75
• Graduate GPA of at least 3.0
• Three letters of recommendation
• Statement of purpose
• Writing sample

Application Deadlines

Additional deadline information

1. Applications to the Natural Sciences Ph.D. program must be completed and received by the December 15th deadline for fullest consideration.
2. The timeline for applicants to expect admission decisions varies by discipline. Admission decisions and offer letters should be sent by February 15th for applications received by the December 15th deadline.
3. Applicants will be notified of admission decisions through the online application system. Newly admitted international applicants will receive necessary admission documentation from the International Student Affairs Office.
4. Admission decisions cannot be provided over the telephone.
5. Please contact the discipline coordinator if you are interested in applying after the December 15th deadline or for a Spring semester start.

Questions?

If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact the School of Graduate Studies at umkcsgs@umkc.edu.