Department Applications and Admission

To apply for admission, two separate packets of documents must be prepared. One must be sent to the Graduate School of the University of Kentucky, and the other must be sent to the DGS in the Department of Plant Pathology. The items that should be included in each packet are outlined below. Failure to follow these directions exactly will result in a delay in processing your application. The Departmental Academic Program Committee evaluates applicants only after the Graduate School has accepted them provisionally.

We strongly recommend that prospective students familiarize themselves with the research programs in our department, and specify the particular programs they would be most interested in joining for their graduate research.

For Domestic applicants, applications must be received no later than one month prior to the start of the term the applicant intends to begin graduate work; all application materials (including all transcripts and official scores) must be received by this deadline.
HOWEVER, because funding and space for new students is limited, we highly recommend that domestic applicants complete their applications for the fall semester by January 31.

The Graduate School must receive applications for admission by international students by the following deadlines. Earlier deadlines are necessary to allow time for processing necessary visa paperwork.

• Fall Semester: February 1
• Spring Semester: June 15
• Summer Semester: Admission only with special permission of the Dean.

Admission Requirements:

To Graduate School

• Application form
• Application fee
• Official Transcripts from undergraduate and graduate institution
• Official GRE score
• (For international Applicants): official TOEFL score

To the Director of Graduate Studies (E-mail to the Director)

• 3 Letters of recommendation
• Statement of purpose
• Curriculum Vitae
• Copies of relevant articles or other evidence of scholarly work (optional)

Contact the Director of Graduate Studies:

Lisa Vaillancourt
Plant Pathology Department
201F Plant Science Building
1405 Veterans Drive
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40546-0312
U.S.A.
 
(859) 257-7445 ext. 80731 (Vaillancourt's office)
(859) 257-7445 (department office)
(859) 323-1961 (facsimile)
vaillan@uky.edu

Also see the Graduate Student Handbook (pdf 120KB).