Admissions
Many of the students
accepted into the MA program in philosophy have completed undergraduate
philosophy majors or minors, though we also accept students with degrees
in related areas and students with compelling interests or strong undergraduate
backgrounds.
Normally, applicants
should have an undergraduate grade-point average of B or better both overall
and in philosophy courses. We occasionally admit students with lower averages
if they can provide strong evidence that they are likely to do well in
our program.
We do not require
GRE scores for admission into the program. However, such scores will be
taken into consideration by the admissions committee if they are available.
The Philosophy Department has a two-part application
to the MA program:
1. Applicants
for admission must meet the University of Nevada, Reno
Graduate
School's admission requirements. Applications to Graduate School are only
accepted
online. Please go to their website at
http://www.unr.edu/grad/ and
follow the directions for online application. Please be sure your transcripts
are sent to the Graduate School.
2. In addition, please
send the following directly to the Philosophy Department:
- Letter of Intent -- a letter describing
your interests and goals and explaining why you want to pursue your studies
in our department
- Writing Sample -- sample of your recent
writing in philosophy
- References -- three letters of
recommendation
Graduate Admissions,
Department of Philosophy
Mail Stop 0102
University
of Nevada Reno
Reno, NV 89557
If your record is
unusual in some way and you feel as though you need additional supporting
materials, we would like to consider them as well. Please send them directly
to the Philosophy Department address listed above. If you have questions, please
contact our Graduate Program Coordinator,
Christopher Williams.
The deadline for
application to our program is March 1 for Fall admissions and November
1 for Spring admissions. |
