THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY

 

Departmental Application for Graduate Study

 

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Personal Information

Date

First Name Middle Surname 

Present Address

Street Address

City State Zip

Phone Number     Email Address 

Permanent Address

Street Address

City State Zip

Place of Birth     Date of Birth 

Nationality USA Other If other, please identify nationality   

 

Academic & Professional History

Colleges or Universities attended, dates and degrees

College/University 

 Location (City, State)

Degree

Dates

Major

Minor

What degree(s) do you hope to earn from the University of Tennessee?  MS PhD Both

What were your scores on the Graduate Record Examination?

Verbal Quantitative Analytical

What is your Grade Point Average?     Is it based on a 4.0 system? Yes No

Honors received (such as Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, or other honorary scholastic societies, prizes,etc.)

 
 
 
 
 
 

Professional organizations to which you belong (AAG, etc.)

 
 
 
 
 
 

Employment since obtaining the Bachelor's Degree:

a) Teaching (list most recent work first)

Teaching Employer 1
 Employer Location
 Courses Taught
 Dates of Employ

Teaching Employer 2
 Employer Location
 Courses Taught
 Dates of Employ

b) Other/Non-teaching (list most recent work first)

Other Employer 1
 Employer Location
 Work Duties
 Dates of Employ

Other Employer 2
 Employer Location
 Work Duties
 Dates of Employ

Personal Statement & Other Application Related Questions

Please describe any special skills or experiences you have that would be relevant to a career in geography?

Have you applied for admission (and sent transcripts, GRE scores, and an application fee of $35) to the Graduate School?  Yes No

Have three letters of recommendation been sent to the Department of Geography?  Yes No

Is this also an application for an assistantship?  Yes No

With reference to your previous geographic education, in what particular regions or systematic areas are you relatively well prepared?

In what aspects of the discipline are you particularly weak?

Date (month, year) you would like to begin graduate study. 

Please provide below, a 1 to 3 page statement of purpose that indicates the basis for your interest in geography, the specific subfields of geography and research areas that interest you, and your long-range professional plans. This statement is important for assessing how well your intended focus matches with the strength of the department.

   


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