• Fill out an electronic application form: www.csumentor.edu

• Starting with the Fall 2006 semester application period, all transcripts and test scores should be sent to:

  Enrollment Services
  Graduate Admissions Document Processing Unit
  San Diego State University
  San Diego, CA 92182-7416

• Mail letters of recommendation to the department at

  Graduate Advisor
  Department of Geological Sciences
  San Diego State University
  San Diego, CA 92182

• Admission material must include:

  1) 2 sets of official transcripts in sealed envelopes from your undergraduate college or university (mailed to Enrollment Services)

  2) official copy of GRE scores (sent to Enrollment Services)

  3) Department Application (doc | pdf) mailed or e-mailed to Graduate Advisor)

  4) 2 letters of recommendation (mailed or e-mailed to Graduate Advisor)

Many items in the department application may seem like duplicates of what is sent to Enrollment Services. We do not see any items sent to Enrollment Services until your application is complete (all transcripts and GRE scores received). Sending your Statement of Purpose and unofficial transcripts directly to the department allows us to start processing your application in a timely manner.

Questions?

Contact: Sem Tran (graduate secretary)

Prof. Kathy Thorbjarnarson (graduate advisor)