Application for Graduate Admission
Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Department Information


Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Course XII

Room: 54-912
Phone: (617) 253-3381
Fax: (617) 253-8298
email: eapsinfo@mit.edu
http://eapsweb.mit.edu/
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Types of degrees offered:
S.M., Ph.D., Sc.D.

Terms students can be admitted:
February (contact department), June, September (Joint Program only in June or September)

Application deadlines:
November 1 (for February admission)
January 5 (for June and September admission)

Tests required:
IELTS: Preferred. Minimum score required: 6.0
TOEFL: Minimum score required: 577
(233 for computer-based)
(90-91 for internet-based)
IELTS/TOEFL may be waived by department, make request in writing.
Department code: 61 (Astronomy)
71 (Geology)
GRE: general test required; subject test required in either Chemistry or Physics for the Planetary Science area.
Department code: 0599

Areas of research offered:
Atmospheric Science (dynamics and chemistry)
Climate Physics and Chemistry (includes Paleoceanography)
Geobiology
Geochemistry
Geology
Geophysics
Planetary Sciences

MIT-WHOI, Joint Program in Oceanography, Course XII-W
Chemical Oceanography
Geochemistry
Marine Geology and Geophysics
Paleoceanography
Physical Oceanography

Return transcript and recommendation forms to:
Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 54-912
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307


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