How are students admitted to the CIR program?
Approximately 75% of CIR students are direct applicants to CIR; the rest have had their applications referred to the program by other Chicago departments, primarily Political Science and History. All applications are evaluated by an admissions committee that includes the CIR director and the CIR preceptors. Admissions and aid recommendations are subsequently made to the Dean of Students in the Social Sciences. Students are then admitted to degree work in the Graduate Division of the Social Sciences at The University of Chicago.
