Applications & Admissions

General Application Requirements

For detailed information on application procedures and all required documentation, please see the procedures section of this website. The following provides some additional information on some of the required documentation.

Letters of Recommendation
The faculty relies heavily on the comments and assessments of colleagues at UCLA and other academic institutions. It also welcomes letters from an applicant's professional supervisor or colleague. A thoughtful and thorough assessment provides insight into the student's abilities, motivation, and preparation in Women's Studies. Three letters are required but more may be submitted. A printed form for these letters appears in the application materials which can be mailed to you or which you may download from the Graduate Division website (http://www.gdnet.ucla.edu).

Grade Point Average
The Admission Committee expects a GPA of 3.5 or better for the junior and senior years. For a student to be considered for admission with a GPA lower than 3.0 requires special exception.
Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)
We require the Verbal, Quantitative and Analytical GREs, in conformity with the Graduate Division's standard application procedure. No subject area GRE examinations are required. Generally scores of 600 or better are expected. The Educational Testing Service (ETS) that administers the GRE tests can be reached by phone at 609-771-7670 or by email at gre-info@ets.org. For further information, please see the GRE website at http://www.gre.org. To ensure that your scores are received by our application deadline, please do not schedule your GRE exam any later than NOVEMBER. Scheduling the GRE exam in December will NOT allow sufficient time for your scores to reach us.

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
For international students whose first language is not English, the TOEFL exam is required for a better assessment of the student's language capability. This exam is administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in some 95 foreign centers. Applications are available from TOEFL/TSE Publications, P.O. Box 6151, Princeton, NJ 08541-6151 (609-771-7670). http://www.toefl.org

Women's Studies Supplementary Essay
(Note: Required in addition to UCLA Graduate Division's Statement of Purpose [Part C])
The Women's Studies supplementary essay is key to the admission committee's decision. It is to be submitted in addition to the Statement of Purpose (Part C) required by Grad Division in the online or written application. The Women's Studies Supplementary Essay should tell the admissions committee about your background in and proposed focus in Women's Studies. It should also give the committee information about your work and professional experience. The essay should be no more than 3 double-spaced pages and should address the following:

* How did you become interested in Women's Studies?
* What work or academic experiences prompted you to apply for a graduate degree in Women's Studies?
* In what area of Women's Studies do you plan to specialize?
* What are your career goals?

Additional Writing Samples
The WS admissions committee requires additional evidence of an applicant's academic or professional interests in the form of term papers or other written materials. These materials should not exceed 25 double-spaced pages.