Ph.D. Admissions

Admission to our Ph.D. program is granted at both the college and school or department level.

To be admitted, you must:

• Have a master’s degree in one of DCP’s five disciplines (applicants possessing master’s degrees in other disciplines are considered on a case-by-case basis)
• Satisfy all requirements of the Graduate School
• Have a combined GRE score of 1200 or more

The Ph.D. Program Director reviews the completed application folder and then sends it to one of the Graduate Coordinators within the study specializations of each department. Their goal is to identify faculty member(s) whose research parallels the interest of the applicant. Once a match is made between faculty member’s research interest and the applicant’s, plus all Graduate School requirements are satisfied, the applicant can be recommended for acceptance, based on availability of space and resources.

To Apply

Send the following materials to:

University of Florida Office of Admissions
201 Criser Hall
P.O. Box 114000
Gainesville, FL 32611-4000

1. University of Florida Online Application
2. Declaration of Conduct form (completed online at the time of application. If not submitted online, this form must be mailed to the Office if Admissions)
3. Residency documentation (if applicable. Completed online at the time of application. If not submitted online, this documentation must be mailed to the Office of Admissions)
4. Payment of $30 for the non-refundable application fee (payable by credit card online at the time of application. If not submitted online, payment must be mailed to the Office of Admissions)
5. Official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended (mailed by you or, preferably, your post secondary institutions directly to the Office of Admissions)
6. Official GRE Scores (sent by the testing service directly to the Office of Admissions)

International students only (in addition to above):

1. Official TOEFL Scores (for non-native English speakers, a minimum score of 550 on the paper-based test or 213 on the computer-based test is required)
2. Declaration of Financial Responsibility form

Send the following materials to:

Andrew Wehle
Office of the Dean
College of Design, Construction and Planning
University of Florida
P.O. Box 115701
Gainesville, FL 32611-5701

1. Statement of Intent. This statement should be 1-2 pages and should explain your graduate study, research interests and preparation for doctoral studies. Please be as specific as possible
   about your research focus.
2. Three letters of recommendation
3. Portfolio of your design work (applies to applicants possessing degrees in design disciplines who are interested in architecture, interior design and/or landscape architecture)