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How to Apply to the MUPP Program

Application Procedure

Applicants for the MUPP and PhD programs who wish to enroll in the GSAV certificate program should briefly indicate their intention in the personal statement required as part of the application process.

Applicants must submit the following information to the Urban Planning and Policy (UPP) Admissions Office:

Applicants are encouraged to complete the application for Graduate Admissions and pay the $50.00 application fee (international applicant fee is $60.00) by using the online application and the application processing fee electronically. Access the online Graduate Application and fee payment. Note that this online application will not be processed until you have submitted all materials directly to the Urban Planning and Policy Program as described above.

If you do not complete the online application and fee payment, you must send a completed hard copy of the Application (404kb, pdf) for the Urban Planning and Policy Program - Graduate Admission, which can be downloaded as a .pdf file, and the application processing fee of $50.00 ($60.00 for international applicants). (Checks only with your social security number on it payable to UIC.)

Three letters of reference from instructors familiar with their academic training or supervisors familiar with their professional experience. Letter of Recommendation forms (.doc) can be downloaded as .pdf files. Please note that the form needs to be filled out with UPP's address: M/C 348, 412 S. Peoria Suite 215, Chicago, IL 60607. UPP does not require that the Letter of Recommendation form be used. If you do choose to use the form, you may fax the signed form to the person writing the recommendation, however for admissions UPP must receive either the original, signed form or original letter, in a sealed envelope sent directly to UPP. Faxed or electronic copies of recommendations are not accepted, and we do not have any system for uploading electronic recommendations.

A personal statement should be one to two pages that includes information on the applicant's educational and career goals detailing relevant academic and employment experience and identifying an area of concentration that the applicant is interested in studying. Applicants are required to submit a plan of study during the second semester in the program so it is possible to change concentrations after enrolling in the program.

A writing sample of the applicant's work, i.e. a recent paper, essay or project of which the applicant is the sole author. This submission may be of an academic, professional, or personal nature, and must be at least 1,000 words in length.

Official transcripts in sealed envelopes from all institutions where you earned degrees and transcripts from all other colleges and universities attended within the last eight years.

Application for Graduate Appointment Form (217kb, pdf), if you wish to be considered for a research assistantship. You do not have to submit three additional letters of recommendation as indicated in the Instructions for Graduate Appointments packet.

The following information is required for only international applicants: TOFEL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). The minimum acceptable score is 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computer-based). For more information about admission prerequisites for international students, click here.

Applicants applying for an assistantship or fellowship must submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores and a Resume.

DO NOT send any of these materials to the UIC Graduate College or the Office of Admissions and Records. These materials should be sent to:

For additional information please contact:

memi@uic.edu

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