| Application Materials Sent to the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS)
The following materials should be sent directly to the DGS:
Jeffrey Apland, Director of Graduate Studies
Applied Economics Graduate Program
University of Minnesota
1994 Buford Avenue - 231 Classroom Office Building
St. Paul, MN 55108-6040 USA
- Application for Graduate Assistantship or Graduate School Fellowship.
Application (pdf) that can be filled out on your computer.
Application (pdf) that can be printed out and filled in by hand.
- Applicant Evaluation Form (pdf)
Note that three references are required. You will need one form for each reference. We do not use the online recommendation system available through the Graduate School application system. Please have your evaluators use the downloadable evaluation form mentioned above.
- Photocopies of Official Score Reports for the GRE and TOEFL exams.*
- Photocopies of official transcripts from each college or university you have attended. An official English translation should be attached to transcripts that are not in English. Official transcripts and translations go to the Graduate School.
- Statement of immediate and long-term career objectives. [The statements in the AppyYourself application to the Graduate School are now optional. If you choose to include one with your ApplyYourself application, you may use the same statement that you submitted to the Graduate School .]
- A resume or vita.
- Current registration information, information on teaching and research experience and a list of publications.
Graduate School Application Form
- Effective Fall 2005 all applications must be submitted on-line. You may submit your application via the Apply Yourself site.**
Application Materials Sent to the Graduate School
University of Minnesota Graduate School
Office of Admissions
101 Pleasant Street SE
309 Johnston Hall
Minneapolis MN 55455-0421
The following materials should be sent directly to the Graduate School:
- Application fee.***
- Photocopies of Official Score Reports for the GRE and TOEFL.*
- Current registration information. Indicate if you are currently enrolled in an academic institution.
- An official transcript from each college or university you have attended. An official English translation should be attached to transcripts that are not in English.
Be sure to use the correct major code and major field name when completing items 13 and 14 on the Graduate School application form. The major field name for our program is Applied Econ and the major field codes are 008331508 for the MS program and 008360208 for the PhD. Entering an incorrect major can cause the materials you send to be misdirected and can delay evaluation of your application.
* Applications will be reviewed with photocopies of the GRE and TOEFL test results. However, the Graduate School must receive official TOEFL scores before a student is officially admitted. Use institution code number 6874 for both GRE and TOEFL. Use department code number 0101 for the GRE and 99 for the TOEFL. Official reports of scores for the GRE can be sent either to the Graduate School or to the Department, but we prefer that they be sent directly to the Department.
** If you cannot apply on-line, please contact the Department and explain why you are unable to apply on-line. Permission to submit handwritten forms will be granted on a very limited basis. These forms are available through the Departmental office.
*** The Graduate School will not process your application until they receive the application fee. Policies regarding application fees are set by the Graduate School. They have informed us that a waiver of the fee is not possible. | 
