You must apply with the Graduate College (online here) and the Department (download the forms here on this page and submit). To read about the program in detail, visit this webpage.

Political Science Department Application Forms (Application deadline is January 15 for Fall admission)
PS Graduate Inquiry Letter (download pdf file)
PS Graduate Application (download pdf file)
PS Graduate Reference Forms (3) - (download pdf file)

Graduate College Application Forms
Domestic Application (external link)
International Application (external link)

Please mail all application material to the below address:

Department of Political Science
The University of Arizona
315 Social Sciences Building
1145 E.S. Campus Drive
P.O. Box 210027
Tucson, AZ 85721-0027

Students are selected for admission based on the following criteria:
a. A minimum overall gpa of 3.2 on a four-point scale.
b. A minimum gpa of 3.2 in political science and related fields and in previous graduate work. Most admitted students have a major or minor concentration in political science, though this is not required for admission.
c. Favorable recommendations submitted by at least three persons familiar with the applicant's academic or professional competence.
d. Satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) general aptitude test are required of all applicants, foreign and domestic. While there is no minimum score required for admission, successful applicants usually achieve a combined score on the analytical and verbal portions of 1200 or above and a writing assessment score of 4 or above. (GRE codes: 1901-Int'l Relations; 1902-Political Science & Govt.; 1999-Political Science and Other)
e. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required of foreign students whose native language is not English unless they have been enrolled for at least two years of academic work in an English-speaking country. A minimum score of 550 is required. Foreign students requesting funding must also take a spoken English test, TSE or SPEAK. A minimum score of 50 is required on the TSE or a score of 230 is required on the SPEAK test.