Pre-April 2016 Application Submission

• Resume/Curriculum Vitae — This may be emailed to Graduate Admissions as a pdf or doc/docx attachment or you may mail this item with your other supporting material (see physical mailing address below).
• Statement of Career Objectives — This may be emailed to Graduate Admissions as a pdf or doc/docx attachment or you may mail this item with your other supporting material (see physical mailing address below).
• Three Letters of Recommendation — Provide the email address graduateadmissions@uidaho.edu to your recommenders, so they may directly attach a recommendation letter to Graduate Admissions. Alternatively, letters may be mailed directly to Graduate Admissions provided they remain sealed in the original envelope of the recommender (see physical mailing address below). Letters of recommendation must be on university or company letterhead. Preferably, letters will come from teaching or research faculty in an area related to your anticipated field of study or a company supervisor who has worked with you, who can articulate your merits. Include the letter writer’s signature and contact information. This recommendation can be no older than six months from the date of submission to Graduate Admissions.
• Transcripts, Certificates and Test Scores — To be considered official, all required academic records and test scores such as transcripts, degree certificates, GRE, TOEFL, must be sent directly from the institution and/or testing center to Graduate Admissions (see physical mailing address below). When these items are submitted by applicants or educational consultants/agencies, approved or not, they are considered unofficial.

For additional information, consult the Graduate Admissions Forms page or the Graduate Admissions “Departmental Requirements” information under your program of study.

Some of the more common departmental requirements include:

• Writing Sample — This may be emailed to Graduate Admissions as a pdf or doc/docx attachment or you may mail a copy of this item with your other supporting material (see physical mailing address below).
• Area of Emphasis form — This may be emailed to Graduate Admissions as a pdf or doc/docx attachment or you may mail this item with your other supporting material (see physical mailing address below).
• Personal Inventory Form — This may be emailed to Graduate Admissions as a pdf or doc/docx attachment or you may mail this item with your other supporting material (see physical mailing address below).
• Portfolio — Digital copies of your portfolio may be emailed to Graduate Admissions as a pdf or doc/docx attachment or you may mail a copy of this item with your other supporting material (see physical mailing address below).
• Proof of Certifications and Licensure — These certificates may be emailed to Graduate Admissions as a pdf or doc/docx attachment or you may mail a copy of this item with your other supporting material (see physical mailing address below).
• Audition — Contact the department of your program of study to make arrangements.

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations require that every student verify the availability of funds to pay for educational and living expenses before an I-20 or DS-2019 form to obtain a visa to enter the U.S. can be issued.

Immigration regulations require that international students holding F-1 or J-1 student visas be certified as full-time students during the academic year. F-1 graduate students are required to be enrolled in nine credit hours and are allowed to take up to three credits of online coursework toward this requirement. J-1 visa holders are also required to enroll in nine credit hours, but are not allowed to take online classes toward the nine credit requirement.

Not all programs are eligible for an F-1 or J-1. See the Graduate Admissions “Departmental Requirements” information under your program of study.

Complete and email the following to Graduate Admissions, regardless of your source(s) of funding, as a pdf attachment or you may mail (see physical mailing address below):

• Certificate of Financial Responsibility Form

• Copy of passport: for applicant and all accompanying dependents requiring a Certificate of Eligibility (I-20)

• Copy of visa and current I-20: If currently in the U.S.

All students currently in F-1 status at any type of institution (college, university, intensive English institute) in the U.S. who plan to transfer to the University of Idaho must complete the transfer procedure through SEVIS.

SEVIS Record Transfer Request (PDF Form)

Transfer Procedure:

1. Receive admission to the University of Idaho

2. Notify your current school of your intentions to transfer 

3. Complete Part I of this form (only after you have been admitted and choose to attend UI)

4. Have an international student advisor at your current institution complete Part II

5. After you and your current school have determined the date to have your SEVIS record electronically released to the University of Idaho, promptly email this form to Graduate Admissions as a pdf attachment or you may mail (see physical mailing address below)

6. After the release date, the University of Idaho will produce an I-20.

Graduate Admissions
University of Idaho
875 Perimeter Drive MS 3019
Moscow, ID 83844-3019