ALL application materials must be received online by the deadline below: applications incomplete as of this date will not be considered. The applicant is responsible for ensuring that the application is complete when submitted.
Deadline for autumn quarter admission: December 2
Application opens September 1. We do not accept applications for summer quarter, winter quarter, or spring quarter.
Submit the following admission materials online:
- Graduate Admissions Application: must be submitted online by the deadline above, along with the online application fee. Application is found at http://grad.uw.edu/admissions/apply-now/
- Three recommendation letters from people familiar with your academic and/or professional work can be arranged for electronically within this application.
- Unofficial transcripts from ALL previously attended colleges or universities.
- Statement of Purpose: Explain how graduate study in this particular program will contribute to your pursuing your professional and/or personal goals.
- A portfolio of scores and recordings. Please upload up to 4 scores and recordings of recent representative works.
- Optional: If you have taken the GRE within the last five years and wish to submit scores, you will be able to self-report scores in the Graduate Admissions Application.
- Optional: To be considered for a Graduate Assistantship, submit a résumé of relevant experience.