Joint Post-Baccalaureate Program

2024 APPLICATION WILL OPEN NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Application components

Only complete applications will be reviewed, which must include:

• Personal and educational profile questions within the online application
• Transcripts for each post-secondary institution attended
• CV/resume
• Personal statement
• Two letters of recommendation

Application deadline

Applications must be submitted by  March 1st, 2024. Recommendation letters are also due by March 1st, 2024.

Additional details

• There is no fee to apply to JPP.
• GRE scores are not required.
• We recommend that you complete all of the components of your application as early as possible to ensure all materials are received prior to the deadline.
• Official transcripts are not required by the Office of Graduate Studies at the time of application but are required from all students who accept an offer of admission to the university. Once you are admitted to the JPP program, you must submit a required official transcript from the institution that your baccalaureate degree was conferred. Transcripts are to be submitted directly to the College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Office.  The Office of Graduate Studies (OGS) accepts electronic transcripts from accredited U.S. colleges and universities sent via Parchment Exchange, the National Student Clearinghouse, or directly from the accredited U.S. college and university. The transcript must be sent to artscigradadmissions@wustl.edu in order to verify the authenticity of the documents. Official transcripts can also be sent via mail delivery to:
  • Washington University in St. Louis 
    College of Arts and Sciences- Office of Graduate Studies
    Cupples II 
    1 Brookings Drive 
    1187-0112-02
    St. Louis, MO 63130 U.S.A. 

• One year program with the option of pursuing the Masters by completing a second year

• Full academic year stipend, (10 months each academic year) full tuition waiver, and a $2000 travel fund

• Advanced key undergraduate or graduate classes in Mathematics or Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences

• Participation in independent research

• Mentoring by faculty, near-peers and other program advisors

• Preparation for graduate school application

• GRE preparation

• Professional and career development activities

• Social and collegial activities

Washington University encourages and gives full consideration to all applicants for admission, financial aid, and employment. The University does not discriminate in access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, veteran status, disability or genetic information. Inquiries about compliance should be addressed to the University’s Vice Chancellor for Human Resources, Washington University, Campus Box 1184, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130.

The JPP selects participants based on academic achievement, leadership, and commitment to diversity. We encourage applications from individuals who come from groups traditionally underrepresented in Mathematics and Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences — specifically African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, women and those with disabilities. We seek recent graduates who have challenged themselves and excelled academically; demonstrate experience overcoming substantial educational, cultural or economic obstacles; are first-generation college students, or can demonstrate a strong interest in bringing diverse people together.  

Evidence of commitment to your chosen field is important. We will give special consideration to students whose undergraduate institutions may not have offered a sufficient range of advanced coursework needed to transition directly into a strong Ph.D. program, but who made the most of the opportunities that were available to them.

To be eligible  for the JPP, students must be on track to earn a baccalaureate degree from a U.S. institution by the time they matriculate into the JPP. Priority consideration will be given to applicants with at least one year of research or practical experience in their chosen area of JPP study.