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MAPSS is an intense, intellectually transformative one-year program.
You can deepen your disciplinary training in one of our established concentrations or create your own individualized curriculum.
Every student is assigned a preceptor, a PhD candidate who serves as advisor, editor, and academic coach.
MAPSS places more students for funded PhD study than any MA program in the world.
CIR has a remarkable track record both in placing students into the world’s best doctoral programs and in sending them on to professional success.
Application Rounds
There are three application rounds:
- Early Action – November 13th
- Round 1 – January 7th
- Round 2 – TBA
Admissions Events
Want to learn more? Meet our admissions team and program academic staff at a virtual event. View a list of events.
Application Requirements
Applications are submitted through the Division of the Social Sciences. Required documents include:
- Unofficial transcripts
- Candidate statement
- Writing sample
- Resume/CV
- Three letters of recommendation
- Short answer essay
- TOEFL/IELTS scores (if required)
- GRE scores (if required by intended area of study)
- Application fee
“Being a Dean's Scholar took off that burden of financial stress so that I was able to really focus on my studies. It opened up space for me to grow as a scholar and allowed me to engage with other research that's happening on campus.”
— Kennedy Patterson
There’s something special about the University of Chicago and its intellectual community—from its drive to discover, its determination to learn, and its work to transform the lives of its students, the community and the world.