Apply to the Graduate Program in Taxation
Requirements for All Applicants
-
Fill out and submit the Graduate School
online application
which requires the following documents to be submitted online:
- A one-page, single spaced statement of purpose
- An updated resume or CV
- Unofficial transcripts
- One letter of recommendation (While you have the option of requesting that your recommender submit a hardcopy letter on your behalf, we strongly encourage all recommendations to be submitted online.)
- An optional statement requesting consideration for a need-based
scholarship. More information can be found in the
Cost and Finances
section.
- Pay the online application fee
Additional Requirements for International Applicants
- TOEFL score (required from most international applicants). Please see the
UW
Graduate School Memo 8: English Language Ability for Admission to the Graduate
School.
- Requisite visa status. International applicants include students who hold
U.S. visas, such as F-1, J-1 Exchange Visitors, H1-B, any dependent visas or any
non-immigrant classifications. (You are not an international applicant if you
hold a U.S. “Green Card or Immigrant” status.)
- Provide the additional application materials required by the
Graduate School. When you have
submitted your online application and paid the application fee, you will see a
detailed list of requirements.
Admitted students are required to submit a nonrefundable $500 enrollment confirmation deposit upon accepting the offer of admission. This deposit will be applied toward course fees.