Prospective Students

Thank you for considering The University of Texas at Austin Department of Government graduate program. Some of the students accepted into our program already have extensive training in political science, either at the undergraduate or graduate level. Others have majored in related disciplines such as economics, history, law, philosophy, international business, or sociology. We even have a few students with backgrounds in math, computer science, and/or engineering.

We are interested in students with exceptional academic ability whose letters of recommendation, academic profile, and writing sample indicate a capacity for sustained, sophisticated and original scholarly activity. We want a student body that is intellectually and socially diverse. Students are admitted to our graduate program once each year for enrollment beginning in the fall semester only. Applicants expecting to gain admission should be Ph.D., degree-seeking students.