Deadline for applications for each year is December 1. Each year, one to two students may be accepted from a pool of up to 12 applicants. For this program, interviews are conducted in August and September. The deadline for Early Decision applicants is August 1. Early Decision candidates are notified of their admission status in October.
All applications go through two parallel screening processes.
The first is to determine the applicant's ties to the State and goes beyond simple legal residence. An applicant must meet at least three of the five criteria under this initial screen. The second is an academic screen, which all applicants must pass in order to proceed to the next phase. Applicants are given the names of two interviewers and must arrange a time and place to complete the interviews. In addition, each applicant must meet with the Chair of the Admissions Committee.