Instructions for Completing the Online Graduate Application for the University at Albany
You may complete the on-line application if you are applying for degree or nondegree study.
Instructions for nondegree applicants After you submit the online application, you must submit official copies of the transcript from your highest degree granting institution. It is your responsibility to request that your university's Registrar forward an official transcript to the Graduate Admissions Office, UAB 121, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222. Applications are not processed until the official transcript is received.
Instructions for degree applicants Please carefully read these instructions. In an effort to efficiently process your application and to maintain confidentiality, the University at Albany requires applicants to obtain required credentials in sealed envelopes, and that these credentials be sent in one large envelope to the Graduate Admissions Office, UAB 121, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222. Please be certain to affix the correct required postage. All required application documents are available for printing by clicking here.
STANDARDIZED TESTS Many departments require official Graduate Record Exam (GRE) results. The School of Business requires those applying to the master's degree programs to submit Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) results. You may determine if your intended program requires standardized test results by clicking here. Applicants are encouraged to submit photocopies of test results, and must provide test result information in the appropriate section of the application. Admission actions will not be finalized until official test results have been obtained from the Educational Testing Service (ETS). The ETS code for the University at Albany is 2532.
TRANSCRIPTS Please obtain official transcripts from each institution that you have attended. You should request that the institution's Registrar's Office mail the transcripts directly to you. DO NOT OPEN THE ENVELOPES RECEIVED FROM YOUR PREVIOUS INSTITUTIONS. The sealed envelopes should be mailed with your other credentials. If an institution refuses to release a transcript to you, please arrange for the transcript to be sent directly to the Graduate Admissions Office.
LETTERS OF REFERENCE. Applicants must include three letters of recommendation, submitted in original sealed envelopes. You must complete the information requested on the top of the recommendation form and also provide to your references addressed, stamped envelopes. Evaluators should sign their name across the sealed flap of the envelope and return the sealed envelope to you. If you wish to submit letters from an existing placement file, you should request that those credentials be mailed directly to you. DO NOT OPEN THE ENVELOPES CONTAINING LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION. If a recommender is reluctant to provide you with the original letter, she or he may mail the letter directly to the Graduate Admissions Office. Please print and read the reference forms for additional instructions.
Transcripts and recommendations received in unsealed envelopes are not considered official and will not be processed. Please be advised that receiving credentials separately in individual envelopes will unfortunately impede the processing of your application. Application materials can not, under any circumstance, be returned or forwarded to any other address.
STATEMENT OF BACKGROUND AND GOALS A typewritten Statement of Background and Goals is required and must be submitted on your own stationery. Please use whatever format is convenient for you. The statement should contain a brief description of your field of interest, related background, desired study and/or research emphasis, and your career goals. A resume may be required with your application, but can not be substituted for the statement of background and goals.
ASSISTANTSHIP APPLICATION Applicants who wish to apply for departmental assistantships must print and return the assistantship application.
APPLICATION FEE All applicants must submit the required, nonrefundable application fee. Each fee must be submitted as a check or money order made payable in U.S. dollars, or by completing the credit card payment authorization on the Application Fee Payment Form. The complete name of the applicant must be written on the front of the check or money order. Please print and return the Application Fee Payment Form. If your fee is not received in a timely manner, your application will not be processed.
It is currently not possible to save your work and return to it later. It is essential, therefore, that you review the application and possess the required information prior to completing the form. We estimate that completing the application form should take approximately twenty minutes.
Please make sure that you have completed the entire application prior to submitting the form. If you have any questions during the application process, you may contact the Graduate Admissions Office at graduate@uamail.albany.edu or by calling 518-442-3980. We look forward to reviewing your application.
