In order to evaluate your application, we need the following documents:
- Apply on line through "Texas Common Application Form." In case you are unable to do so, please let us know so that we should send paper application form to you by regular mail.
- Two copies of your official transcripts with degree(s) posted of the colleges and/or universities you have attended in the past.
- Your o fficial GRE scores. You must
take the General Test. Our College guidelines
require a total of 1100 or above on the
Verbal and Mathematical portions of the
Test. Your official GRE scores for the
Subject Test in Mathematics is recommended,
but not required. If the university that
you graduated from is not well-known
to the members of our faculty, then this
can be extremely useful information when
we are evaluating your application.
- Official TOEFL scores. For unconditional admission we require a minimum score of 550 (or 213 for the computer version test). We also accept official IELTS score with the minimum score 6.5.
- A short "Statement of Interests and Goals." Some topics to address: favorite courses; prizes or awards in mathematics or related areas; experience in using or teaching mathematics; motivation for beginning or returning to graduate school; expectations for graduate training; immediate and eventual career goals.
- A list of advanced (postcalculus) mathematics courses taken, including title, text (if any), instructor, and grade received.
- Three letters of reference; at least one should be from a professional mathematician.
- ** Signed "Letter of Financial Backing."
- ** Signed "Statement of Understanding"
- ** Two passport-sized photos of yourself.
- ** International students are charged a fee of $75 in US currency made payable to the University of Houston. This is a nonrefundable application fee.
** The Mathematics Department can begin to evaluate your application and give you an indication of whether or not we will admit you (with or without financial support), prior to receiving the items marked with a **.
Further explanation of these items can be found on the University's web site under Information for International Students.
Sending all correspondence directly to the Department of Mathematics will facilitate the admission process.
Deadlines for admission for INTERNATIONAL students are:
FALL Semester -- May 1st
SPRING Semester -- October 1st
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