International Application
ÌýÌýThe graduate application for Fall 2025Ìýadmission is CLOSEDÌýÌý
Applications are evaluated by the Chemistry Graduate Admissions Committee, comprised of faculty from each division within the Chemistry Dept. Individual faculty can make suggestions to the Admissions Committee but cannot admit applicants directly.
How to Apply
- Complete the Graduate Application
- CHEM specific info
- When filling out the application, you will be asked to select the chemistry division(s)/area(s) of interest and toÌýchoose one or more faculty of interest from those divisions. Select your prospective faculty advisor(s) from this list: /chemistry/people/faculty. This information is important to help the admissions committee evaluate your specific interests. ​
- Include a Statement of Intent (essay). The Statement of Intent may also be called the Personal Statement in the application. The admissions committee will review this statement as part of the evaluation process.
- We recommend that students have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0.
- Application fee - $80
- The application fee can be paid online via credit card when you submit your application.
- Please note, We are not currently offering application fee waivers.
- The application fee can be paid online via credit card when you submit your application.
- English Proficiency
- We expect all students to have excellent oral communication skills. All international applicants are required to meet a minimum standard of English proficiency.
- Enrollment in an English language program, including within the USA, does not fulfill the English proficiency requirement.
- GRE ScoresÌýandÌýTranscripts
- Scores for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general test are no longer a required part of the application. Applicants who have already taken the GRE and wish to submit their scores may do so.
- Our Institution Code is #4841. The department code for GRE scores is no longer requiredÌýby CU Boulder, however, if you need to input a code when you take the test, please use one of the following department codes for Chemistry: #0202, #0301, #0302, #0304, #0603, #0399.
- Upload one transcriptÌýfrom every college and university you have attended. You may scan a copy of your unofficial transcript, or use an unofficial electronic transcript as long as it is an actual transcript and not simply a list of courses.
- We require one copy ofÌýthe scannedÌýtranscript from each undergraduate institution. This includesÌýcommunity colleges, summer sessions, and extension programs.Ìý While credits from one institution may appear on the transcript of a second institution, unofficial transcripts must be submitted from each institution, regardless of the length of attendance, and whether or not courses were completed.ÌýÌýFailure to list andÌýsubmit transcripts from all institutions previously attended is considered to be a violation of academic ethicsÌýand may result in the cancellation of your admission or dismissal from the university.
Instructions for uploading unofficial transcripts to your applicationÌý
- Three Letters of Recommendation
- Arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent toÌýGraduate Admissions or submitted online through the online application system as a .pdf document on official letterhead.
- Recommenders do not receive the online link to the recommendation form until after your application has been submitted. It is therefore recommended applications be submitted at least three weeks prior to the posted deadline so recommendation letters can be received by the application deadline.
All parts of the application must be submitted by the application deadline.ÌýLetters of recommendation must be received before the admissions committees can make their final decisions.
Please send any print materials, such as transcripts or letters of recommendation to the following address:
Office of International Admissions
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3100 Marine Street
65 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0065
USA