Application & Admission Information

PLEASE NOTE: Our application deadline has been changed to December 1, 2007.

Admissions Information

Applicants are admitted on a competitive basis; our admission policy is based on intellectual potential and promise, academic records, and programmatic fit. Undergraduate GPA counts heavily and must be a minimum of 3.0, and current scores from the general test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) are required. A writing sample is strongly recommended. Applications for the M.A./Ph.D. and Ph.D. programs are accepted for fall quarter only; the deadline is December 1. The same schedule is normally required for M.A. Plan II applicants.

The UCSB institution code for the GRE test is 4835. If a departmental code is requested, it is 2904 for Religious Studies.

Basic application requirements include:

• Two copies of the Statement of Purpose (with cover form)
• Three sealed letters of recommendation (with cover forms)
• Two sealed, official copies of all transcripts
• Current GRE scores
• Strongly Recommended: One copy of a writing sample

Frequently Asked Questions

For answers to the most frequently asked questions concerning the application and admissions process, please refer to these topics:

• Application Statistics
• GRE Scores
• Statement of Purpose and Other Supplementary Materials
• Visits to the Department
• MA/PhD vs. MA Plan II
  

How to Apply

Apply online at: https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp/

The current application fee is $60

Credit cards are now accepted for online payment of the application fee

For a brief, supplemental departmental information packet sent as an email attachment, please email

Sally Lombrozo at lombrozo@religion.ucsb.edu

or write to the following address and include your email address:

Graduate Program Assistant
Department of Religious Studies
University of California
Santa Barbara, California 93106-3130
Phone: (805) 893-2744

Please note that hard-copy applications are no longer sent out; the campus accepts the electronic application only.