How to Apply

Our page of graduate application tips is designed to help your application process. You should read the general information supplied by UT for prospective UT graduate students. If you are an international student, you should also read the additional information specific for international student applicants.

To apply for graduate school in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, fill in the online application forms. Paper application forms are no longer available. To fill in the application forms, you will need to know the appropriate major code: Biochemistry (613500) or Chemistry (620900). Your application is complete when the following items have been received by the Graduate & International Admissions Center, The University of Texas at Austin, PO Box 7608, Austin, TX 78713-7608:

  • On-line application
  • Application fee ($50 for US citizens and permanent residents; $75 for international students)
  • Original transcripts (Send duplicates or copies to the department)
  • Official GRE scores - Verbal and quantitative (math) scores. The Chemistry subject test is not currently required for admission to our program. Photocopies of GRE scores are not acceptable. (The University of Texas at Austin’s ETS institution code is R6882, and departmental codes are 0301 for Chemistry and 0202 for Biochemistry.)
  • Official TOEFL scores (International students)
  • Statement of purpose (May be completed on-line or submitted directly to the department at the address shown below.)
  • Three letters of recommendation using our Request for Reference form. Please ask your referees to send their letters directly to our department at the address shown below.

It is recommended that you specify in your Statement of Purpose which broad area of chemistry best describes your interests: analytical, biochemistry, inorganic, organic, or physical. Please feel free to mention interdisciplinary interests. Please also mention in your personal statement the names of any of our faculty members whose research particularly interests you. A list of our faculty and a synopsis of their research is listed on our faculty pages.

Please do not include photographs, folders, or portfolios with your application materials. It is not necessary to use any paper other than standard white paper.

The deadline for fall admission is January 15th of each year (December 15 for international applicants). All applicants will be considered for financial support in the form of teaching assistantships and/or fellowships. If you miss the above deadline and wish to apply to our graduate program, please contact the graduate admissions chair for details on submitting a late application.

If you have specific questions, please contact:
Penny Kile pkile@mail.utexas.edu
Graduate Programs Coordinator
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station A5300
Austin, TX 78712-0165
Phone: 512-471-3890
Toll-Free phone: 866-471-3890
Fax: 512-475-8839

Kimberly Terry kterry@cm.utexas.edu
Admissions Coordinator
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station A5300
Austin, TX 78712-0165
Phone: 512-471-4538
Toll-Free phone: 866-471-3890
Fax: 512-475-8839

For Program and scientific questions, contact:
Prof. Mike Krische
Graduate Admissions Chair
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
mkrische@mail.utexas.edu