Admissions Instructions

Priority Deadline: February 1 (to be eligible for funding)
Fall Deadline: May 1
Spring Deadline: October 1

Dual Degree applicants:  Please note that the admission deadline for the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs is earlier than the deadline for the CREEES program. 

A student who wishes to pursue the graduate program in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies must have earned a Bachelor's degree and have completed at least nine upper-division, undergraduate semester hours (excluding language courses) that focus primarily or exclusively on Russia, the former Soviet Union, or Eastern Europe. In addition the following requirements must be met:

• a grade point average of 3.0 in upper-division undergraduate courses and any graduate work already completed;
• 18 hours (three years) of formal language training (or the equivalent) in Russian or another language of the area.

CREEES admits graduate students on a rolling admission cycle.  The application deadline for Summer and Priority students is February 1st.  The application deadline for Fall admission is May 1st.  All application materials must be filed electronically or postmarked by the respective dates. We will notify applicants of our admissions decisions approximately 2-4 weeks after the deadline. We require you to submit results only from the standard GRE. Note that there is no minimum score for admission, nor will a high GPA or GRE score in itself assure admission.  Our admissions committee will take all elements of your application into consideration, and will give substantial weight to your personal statement, writing sample, and letters of recommendation.

Please mail the following to:

Graduate Coordinator
The University of Texas at Austin
Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
1 University Station A 1600
Austin, Texas 78712

Statement of Purpose

A brief statement of approximately 1000 words describing your research interests and explaining why you wish to study at UT. We encourage you to identify one or more UT faculty members with whom you might wish to study, read some of their publications, and contact them directly before you apply.

Three Letters of Recommendations

Three letters from persons acquainted with your scholastic ability; it is generally best to choose professors with whom you have studied and who can address your potential for graduate study. We will use these letters in making decisions about both admission and possible financial support. Please download and print out copies of the UT Request for Reference form for your recommenders to attach to their letters, and ask each recommender to seal his or her confidential letter in an envelope and sign it across the flap. We prefer that you send all three letters to us in a single packet, but if your recommenders prefer, they may instead mail their individual letters to us directly.

CREEES Supplementary Application (PDF)

In addition, please send the following items directly to the Graduate and International Admissions Center:

Graduate and International Admissions Center
P.O. Box 7608
University of Texas
Austin, TX 78713-7608

Applicants who ARE US citizens or Permanent Residents send the following four items:

1. Application for Admission to Graduate Study.
2. Official report of the Graduate Record Examination taken within the last five years, and TOEFL or IELTS test scores. NO EXCEPTIONS to the GRE five-year limit. The December GRE score is accepted for fall admission.
3. One official transcript from all four-year colleges and universities attended.
4. Application fee of $50.00.

Applicants who are NOT US citizens or Permanent Residents send the following six items:

1. Application for Admission.  It is recommended that you apply online. From the drop down menu, Select UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN; from second drop-down menu, select GRADUATE, INTERNATIONAL; Click on Fill out a new application button.
2. Official report of Graduate Record Examination scores.
3. Official report of TOEFL or IELTS test scores.
4. Official transcripts from all colleges or universities attended. If documents are not in English, please provide a translation.
5. $75.00 processing fee (may be billed to a credit card).
6. Letter of sponsorship (required before visa can be issued).