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Applying for admission

To apply for admission to BESS graduate programs, please complete the following two-step procedure:

(1) Send the following:
  • A completed Graduate Application
  • A $35 non-refundable application fee
  • One official transcript from all colleges and universities attended
  • An official GRE score report (institution code: 1843)
  • If your native language is not English, an official TOEFL score report (institution code: 1843)
to the Graduate School at:
Graduate Admissions and Records
218 Student Services Building
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-0220
All items must be received by the graduate school in order for your application to be complete.

Admission is for a specific semester. If you do not enter that semester, your application and materials will remain on file for one year in Graduate Admissions. After that time, you must repeat the application process. Contact the Office of Graduate Admissions if you want to change the entry term. Some programs may have restrictions on entry terms.

There is no minimum GRE score requirement, only that you take the GRE prior to being considered for admittance to our graduate programs. The University requires all applicants that do not have English as his or her native language to take the TOEFL exam. (Applicants who have received a degree from an accredited U.S. institution in the past two years are exempt from the TOEFL requirement.) A minimum score of 550 for paper-based test or 213 for computer-based test is required for admission consideration.

(2) Send the following to the BESS Department at:
Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science
Attn: M. Taylor
2506 E.J. Chapman Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4531
  • A completed BESS Graduate Student Data Form
  • Three letters of reference on the Graduate Rating Form
  • A statement of purpose (less than one page), including research interests

Domestic student deadlines

For domestic students, there is no deadline for admission. You should apply at least nine months prior to the desired term of entry and allow at least three weeks for an application to reach the department.

International student deadlines

For international students, the application and admission deadlines are:
Term
entering		 Application deadline
(Graduate Admissions must receive the application and fee)		 Admission deadline
(You must be fully admitted, including confirmation of bachelor's degree or equivalent and financial certification)
Fall1 February15 May
Spring15 June1 October
Summer1 November15 March
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