Applying for the Graduate Program

Deadline: January 5 for following academic year.

KU Application Procedures

1) Apply Online through University of Kansas
2) Copy of transcripts of undergraduate and graduate study completed mailed to our department or
uploaded with online application materials
3) International Applicants: A copy of your TOEFEL scores.

Departmental Admission Requirements: Mail to Department or Upload with Online Application Materials

1) Full Directions to Apply for Graduate study
2) One official copy of your transcript from each undergraduate and graduate institution you have attended directly to the department.
3) Statement of Purpose

a. A letter stating your academic objectives and the disciplinary track of interest (i.e., archaeology, biological anthropology, sociocultural anthropology, or anthropological linguistics) is required.
4) Three letters of recommendation from faculty members (if possible) with whom you have worked and who know your work well should be mailed directly to the KU Anthropology Department or uploaded with online application: Graduate Letter Recommendation Form
5) Curriculum vitae or Resume.
6) PhD Applicants only: Professional Writing Sample
7) PhD Applicants only: KU Professor in anthropology must agree to serve as advisor, prior to admission.


Graduate Admissions, Anthropology Department, University of Kansas,
1415 Jayhawk Blvd., 622 Fraser Hall,
Lawrence, KS 66045-7556
  Graduate School, University of Kansas,
1450 Jayhawk Blvd., 300 Strong Hall,
Lawrence, KS 66045-7353

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