Admissions and Financial Support (M.A. / Ph.D.)

Please read the Graduate Admissions Frequently Asked Questions guide. If your question is not answered, please contact the department at the address below.

Applications for admission to the M.A. or Ph.D. program:

• The philosophy department has a rolling deadline for applications for admission to the M.A. or Ph.D. program.
  As noted below, however, the deadline for full consideration of applications for financial support is February 15.
  Applications for financial aid that are received after February 15 will be considered if resources are available.
• Applications to the M.A. or Ph.D. program involve submission of some materials to the Graduate College and other materials to the department.
  Graduate College procedures are described at Applying for Graduate Study.
  Application forms (or on-line applications), fees, transcripts and test scores should be sent to the Graduate College.
  The philosophy department requires that applicants take the GRE.
  International applicants whose native language is other than English are required by the Graduate College to have TOEFL scores reported.
• Applicants should arrange to have three letters of recommendation (on university letterhead) sent to the philosophy department.
  
• A statement of purpose and writing sample are required and should be sent to the department.
  The address is given below.
  As indicated in the next section, applications for financial support should also be sent to the philosophy department.

Financial Support for Graduate Students:

Graduate assistantships are available in the department and currently pay a yearly stipend of $12,310 and include a waiver of out-of-state tuition.

Graduate assistants are required to work twenty hours per week attending classes, holding office hours to assist students, assisting faculty members with grading essays and/or exams, and occasionally conducting research. Assistantship applications are reviewed beginning February 15 and every week thereafter until all positions are filled.

• To obtain an application form, you may download it from http://www.asu.edu/graduate/forms or send a message to lee.quarrie@asu.edu and include your name and address, or call the department at
  (480) 965-3394.

Information about loans, work-study, and employment opportunities is available through Student Financial Assistance at (480) 965-3355, or at the Financing Graduate Study page.

For further information please write to or call:
Lee Quarrie,
Coordinator, Department of Philosophy
P.O. Box 874102
Arizona State University Tempe, AZ 85287-4102
(480) 965-3394
e-mail: lee.quarrie@asu.edu