Once you have submitted your application for admission and/or supporting documents, your file is sent to the graduate department you chose to apply to. Your file is reviewed by a departmental committee. Once the committee has made an admissions decision, you will receive an official letter of notification.

If you wish to include any additional correspondence, or communicate additional information, you may submit this information in writing along with your other admissions documents to departments for which you have applied.

Note that individual graduate programs require additional documentation and/or test scores. You must contact the program to which you have applied in order to confirm the program's requirements. Contact information for each program can be found on the Academic Programs page.

The length of time for processing varies a great deal according to when your file is completed. Once all documents are presented to allow an admissions decision to be made, the time of the semester in which your file is completed will influence processing time. The closer an application deadline is, the more documentation our office receives. This can increase processing time due to the volume of material we receive in a short period of time. You should allow up to six weeks for processing of application materials.

Following the receipt of your admission letter, please consult the Steps After Being Admitted page to find out what to do next.

Admissions Letter Issues

When you receive your admissions letter, please look over the information carefully to ensure that your name, address, residency, college, degree and major are all correct. Furthermore, be sure to submit any outstanding documents that are required to complete your student file before Census Day of your first term here at UT Dallas. If any information is incorrect, please let us know through the Contact Us page. Thank you once again for applying to The University of Texas at Dallas!