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The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UNM prides itself in its ability to give students a solid foundation in both field-and laboratory-based geosciences. Our emphasis is on training well-rounded students in the laboratory, classroom, and field. Financial support is available in the form of Teaching Assistantships, Research Assistantships, and Fellowships. All awards are made on a competitive basis. Our web site (http://epswww.unm.edu) contains a lot of information about our department including faculty, research programs, ongoing research, and laboratory facilities.
This page contains information about how to apply to our programs. Please note that admission procedures have recently changed so that a significant portion of the application must be completed online directly with the Office of Graduate studies. As an applicant, it is your responsibility to make sure your file is complete. Incomplete files will not be reviewed. In the procedure below we color coded the material that needs to go to the Office of Admissions (in Red) and the Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences (in Blue). Applicants might find it useful to print this page and use it as a checklist.
Applications for our graduate program can be completed on-line at the following website address http://www.unm.edu/grad. Click on "Admissions" and select either “Domestic or permanent resident students” or “International students”. Carefully read criteria and complete application form. These applications go directly to the Office of Admissions and are forwarded by them to the Department. In addition to the application form, one (1) official set of transcripts of all college study must be sent to:
The University of New Mexico
Office of Admissions
ATTN: Graduate Studies
P.O. Box 4849
Albuquerque, NM 87196-4849
The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences requires
Please send all hard-copy (paper) documents to:
Earth and Planetary Sciences
Graduate Admissions / Cindy Jaramillo
Northrop Hall, room 141 MSC03 2040
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
We accept applications for both Spring and Fall semesters but very rarely offer departmental (TA) funding for Spring applicants. Our application deadlines are different from the University-wide deadline. In order to be considered for admission for Fall Semester with financial aid, your complete application must be received by January 31. Complete applications for admission without financial aid will be accepted until April 1. The deadline for application materials for Spring admission is November 1. Admission to our graduate program is competitive and most offers are made in mid to late February from the applications received prior to January 31.
If you have any specific questions or if we can be of further assistance in some way, please let us know; we can be reached at the address below, directly by phone at (505) 277-4204, and by e-mail epsdept@unm.edu (Cindy Jaramillo) or gmeyer@unm.edu (Dr. Grant Meyer). In addition, we strongly encourage you to contact directly other faculty and research scientists to discuss potential research opportunities in your field of interest. Please visit our website at http://epswww.unm.edu .
Please direct inquiries about the Department and its programs to epsdept@unm.edu
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