Application to the UH Botany Graduate Program


Application to UH Botany Graduate Program requires TWO independent submissions:

1. Documents to be sent to UH Graduate Division are described online at:

         http://www.hawaii.edu/graduate/

2.  Documents to be sent to the UH Botany Graduate Chair (see checklist). These include copies of all documents sent to UH Graduate Division, plus additional documents.

• Transcripts from all academic institutions (unofficial transcripts may be sent to the department, though official transcripts must be submitted with the application to UH Graduate Division-- see 1 above)
  
  
• GRE Scores
  
  
• Statement of Objectives, including indication of having contacted one or more UH Botany faculty members to discuss potential projects
  
  
• Curriculum Vitae
  
  
  

           Please have the following sent:

• Three Letters of Recommendation, at least two of which should be from academic referees (download forms as Word documents: regular, form-fillable)
  
  
• Additionally, if you wish to apply for a Teaching Assistantship, please include the application form: (download forms as Word documents: regular, form-fillable)
  
  

      Please send these documents to:

Dr. Kim Bridges, Graduate Program Chair
Department of Botany, St. John 101
University of Hawai‘i
3190 Maile Way
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: 808-956-6429
FAX: 808-956-3923
Email: kim@hawaii.edu

IMPORTANT: To be considered, an application must contain all of the above documents.  Delays in processing and reviewing applications are often caused by late arrival of transcripts and letters of recommendation, items largely out of your control.