Application Checklist

Applicants are encouraged to submit applications online as opposed to a paper application. Online admission provides several benefits to the student. Online applicants will have the opportunity to check the status of their application daily and see which materials have been received and logged in. For those applicants who do not have online access, you may submit a paper application however, the processing of your application may be delayed slightly and you may not have the opportunity to review the current status of your application. If you are submitting a paper application, you are encouraged to do so well before the published application deadline.

For online applicants, have you:

• Completed the application form (be sure to press the 'submit' button to complete the process)
• Included application fee information
• Uploaded a Statement of Purpose
• Requested test scores be sent directly from the Educational Testing Service to the California Institute of Technology (Institutional Code 4034) . A subject code is not required.
• Submitted one copy of your transcripts from each college of university attended or uploaded a copy of your transcripts electronically
• Requested at least three letters of recommendation
• If applicable, submitted additional documents such as abstracts, resume, list of publications, etc.

For those students who cannot submit the application online and are sending it by mail, have you:

• Completed and signed the application form
• Included the application fee
• Included the Statement of Purpose
• Requested a transcript from each college and university attended
• Requested at least three letters of recommendation
• Requested test scores be sent directly from the Educational Testing Service to the California Institute of Technology (Institutional Code 4034). A subject code is not required.
• If applicable, submitted additional documents such as abstracts, resume, list of publications, etc.

Paper applications should be mailed to:

Office of the Dean of Graduate Studies
Mail Code 230-87
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA 91125

Note: DO NOT send your application by mail if you have already sent it electronically.