Who makes the admissions decisions for the PhD Program?
A. All of the faculty in the area of concentration to which you apply read all the applications to their area and meet in order to discuss the applications thoroughly and select potential students for their area. The PhD admissions committee, which is made up of one faculty member from each area of concentration and the Director of Graduate Studies, then meets to decide the final list. Some students may be invited to campus at our expense to meet with faculty, and some students are nominated in university-wide competitions for university fellowships. Thus, the entire process takes a number of weeks. You should have received a formal notification from the Graduate School by mid-March. Please do not contact the PhD office until that time, as we will not be able to give you a definitive answer. Note that all offers of admission you have (including financial aid) received from any North American graduate school are good until April 15.
