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Ethnic Studies Ph.D. Program Application Information

New students are admitted in the Fall quarter of each academic year.

Register for an Information Session this November where the Graduate Coordinator will be available to help answer any additional questions.

Application & Admission

Our doctoral program is no longer accepting applications for the Fall 2025 cohort. The application for Fall 2026 consideration will open in September. Only completed applications are considered.

UCSD Official Application for Admission and the application fee are submitted through the UCSD Online Application Form.

Application Requirements 

  • The Statement of Purpose (no more than 2500 words)
  • At least three letters of recommendation
  • Unofficial transcripts from each institution attended after high school must be uploaded to the online application; students who are admitted to the program will be required to submit official transcripts (to the UCSD Graduate Division) when they are admitted.
  • At least one writing sample (e.g., research paper) should be uploaded to the online application as a .pdf file.  The writing sample should be no more than 15-30 pages of original research that demonstrates your writing ability and experience with scholarly research, ideally on a topic related to ethnic studies.
  • Resume/CV
  • No Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is required

International Applicants

  • A test of English language proficiency is required for international applicants whose native language is not English and who have not studied full-time for one uninterrupted academic year at a university-level institution in which English is the language of instruction and in a country where English is a dominant language.
    • The following test(s) are accepted by this department:
      • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
      • IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
      • PTE (Pearson Test of English)

For more details and additional application requirements for international students, please go to:

 https://grad.ucsd.edu/admissions/requirements/international-students/index.html

Additional Information

Contact Information

Jessica Williams email: jjwilliams@ucsd.edu