Domestic (U.S.) Applicants

If your program does not have a specific application deadline, the Graduate School has the below standard application deadline dates. 

Typically, this is the date by which your application fee must be paid and your application submitted. Supporting materials, such as recommendations or transcripts, will continue to be accepted after this deadline for most programs.

Application Fee

Where to Submit: Application Dashboard

Graduate School's standard fee is $50 for domestic applicants and $60 for international applicants. Certain programs have higher fees which will be assessed at the time of application. The application fee is non-refundable.

Transcripts

It is highly encouraged that you upload an unofficial copy of your transcript for as many institutions as possible at the time of application. This will speed up the processing time of your application.

Where to Submit: Send Electronically or Mail to UAB Graduate School

Admission to the UAB Graduate School requires a recognized baccalaureate, graduate, or professional degree from a regionally accredited (e.g. SACSCOC) college or university, or an international equivalent of a four-year degree. By the start of your first semester, your bachelor's degree must be awarded and appear on your transcript.

Unofficial transcripts may be utilized for the application review process and must be submitted for all post-secondary institutions, including community colleges, high school dual-enrollment, and military credit. During the application process, applicants will have the option to upload an unofficial PDF copy of their transcript(s). If admitted, the Graduate School must receive an official transcript: a) from each post-secondary institution where the student earned a degree and b) for any coursework taken after the awarding of a student’s bachelor’s degree (e.g. as a post-bacc or graduate student)

Transcripts are considered unofficial unless they are issued in one of the following ways:

• Electronic transcripts issued directly to the Graduate School by the school's Registrar's Office. Depending on which transcript service the prior institution uses, applicants should use This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. as the email address or select the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Graduate Admissions as the receiving university. Transcripts forwarded from a student's email account will not be considered official.
• Paper transcripts bearing a university seal sent directly to the Graduate School from the issuing school’s Registrar Office or submitted by the student* in a sealed envelope bearing a university signature or stamp across the seal should be mailed to the Graduate School.
  * Please note the School of Nursing requires official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions, and will not consider any transcript official that has been sent directly from the applicant.
• NOTE: Official transcripts do not need to be sent for coursework completed at UAB. Your UAB transcript will be automatically added to your application when processed.

Transcript Evaluations (if Necessary)

Applicants with coursework earned from institutions outside the United States should provide a course-by-course foreign college transcript evaluation of all attended non-U.S. institutions. We will accept a transcript evaluation from any NACES accredited evaluation company. To determine academic eligibility for admissions, academic credentials must be:

• Translated to English;
• Evaluated course-by-course;
• Include the overall academic GPA; and
• From an approved third party company. We will accept a transcript evaluation from any NACES accredited evaluation company. A list of approved current members can be found here.

SpanTran:

SpanTran created a custom application for UAB that will make sure you select the right kind of evaluation at a discounted rate. You can access their application through the SpanTran application – The University of Alabama at Birmingham portal.

PhD applicants who have participated in one of these qualifying programs may be eligible for an application fee waiver: