International Applicants

• Completed Application
• Official Transcripts
  • Scanned copies may be uploaded as PDFs for admissions decision. However, if admitted, the applicant will not be able to enroll without an official transcript(s) showing undergraduate degree conferral on file. Official transcripts should be sent by regular mail, express mail, or electronically as described on the University of Houston Graduate School Website: Click Here
• Recommendation Letters and Form
  • Submit the names of three persons who are familiar with your competencies and your potential for doctoral education on your application. It is recommended that two (2) of the letters be from doctoral-degreed tenure track faculty (i.e., current and/or former graduate level professors from your previous college or graduate program). Your references will receive an email with instructions for completing an online recommendation form. Please inform your references that they must use the online form and also to attach a scanned reference letter to accompany the form.
• Personal Statement of Purpose explaining why you want to join the specific graduate program to which you are applying
• Curriculum Vitae /Resume
• OPTIONAL: GRE Exam (The University of Houston’s ETS institutional code for the GRE is 6870).
• Signed Letter of Understanding
• Letter of Financial Backing or statement that student can enroll with financial support
• $80 application fee (non-refundable) – [potential for waiver on request]
• Test of English Proficiency:* The minimum TOEFL ( www.toefl.org ) score required is 79 for the internet-based test, with a minimum writing score of 20. The minimum TOEFL score for the paper-based exam is 550, with a minimum writing score of 58. The University of Houston’s ETS institutional code for the GRE and TOEFL is 6870. Or, the minimum IELTS (www.ielts.org) score required is 6.5 overall, minimum writing score of 6.5. The minimum score for the Duolingo (https://englishtest.duolingo.com/applicants) is 105. The testing agency should mail the official results directly to the University of Houston:

University of Houston
Graduate Admissions
4302 University Dr., Rm. 102
Houston, TX 77204-2012 USA

*not required of students from English-speaking countries or students who have received a degree from an accredited English-speaking University / Applicants from many countries are exempt from TOEFL or other tests of English proficiency – please see the list of countries at the: https://uh.edu/graduate-school/international-students/english-proficiency/