Meteorology Graduate Application

 

General Requirements for Admission

A bachelor's or master's degree in atmospheric science, meteorology, physics, mathematics, computer science, or engineering.

A class rank placing you in the upper 25%.

 

International Applicants

International students (outside 50 US states) are strongly encouraged to submit a Pre-Application form before officially applying. The pre-application form allows our faculty to determine if submitting a full application is advisable or not. The time to complete a full application is substantial and the $70 application fee is nonrefundable. Further details appear on the form, which can be downloaded here:

PDF (preferred)
WORD

Potential applicants should also review the Graduate Student Handbook and the requirements for the meteorology undergraduate (BS) degree in the ISU Catalog to determine if qualifications for graduate school are satisfied.

 

Applicants from China, India, and Taiwan

Because of the large number of applications received from China, India, and Taiwan, specific minimum guidelines for applicants from those countries are given below:

• China: A 4-year bachelor's degree with a cumulative grade point average of 80% or higher.

• India: A 4-year bachelor's degree or a master's degree with a First Division degree classification.

• Taiwan: A 4-year bachelor's degree with a cumulative grade average of 75% or higher or 3.0 based on the 4.0 scale.

The application process at Iowa State is self-managed, which means that applicants are responsible for collecting their application and all supporting materials (academic records, letters of recommendation, etc.) and sending to ISU.

Applicants can apply directly online at the Graduate College website or download an application.  Use the Self-Managed Application Checklist included in the downloaded application to ensure you have collected all the required material.

Send the application materials below to:

 

Office of Admissions
100 Alumni Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA  50011-2011

 

• Application

• Official GRE test results

• Official TOEFL test results (English proficiency scores required by the Graduate College are 530 (PBT), 197 (CBT), 79 (iBT), IELTS 6.0)*

• Official academic transcripts

• Application fee

NOTE: Your application will not be reviewed without a TOEFL score.

 

Send the additional requirements below to:

Meteorology Graduate Office
3010 Agronomy Hall
Iowa State University
Ames, IA  50011-1010

 

• Pre-Application (required for international applicants only)

• Photocopy of application

• 3 letters of recommendation (2 of the 3 letters should be from persons in your major field)

• Photocopy of GRE score

• Goals statements

• List of courses not on your official transcripts

Applications will be routed among the Meteorology faculty for review and consideration after all required application materials have been received.  Evaluations for admission and assistantships are made within the department.

 

Research Assistantships

Individual faculty members in the department who are responsible for a grant or a contract can offer assistantships. Such assistantship offers to entering students tend to be quite limited and are made only after a faculty member has agreed to serve as the applicant's major professor.