PS Please prepare your personal statement off-line and then upload your file as a Word, PDF, or text document through the Graduate College's Online Application. Please limit your statement to no more than four single-spaced pages. Please include your name as it will appear on the graduate application and your ASU graduate application reference number assigned to you upon creation of your application. The personal statement provides the opportunity to highlight the unique qualities and experiences that distinguish you as an applicant to the W. P. Carey management PhD program. It should address your career objectives and specify how the W. P. Carey PhD will assist in achieving your goals. The statement should also include your reasons for interest in the W. P. Carey PhD program, your research interests (in so far as you know them at this stage), work experiences, honors, etc. Be concise, yet thorough. GPA You must have maintained a “B” (3.00 on a 4.00 scale) grade point average (GPA) in the last 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of undergraduate course work. If you do not meet the minimum GPA requirements, your application may still be considered. Fee domestic: $70; international: $90 RL Contact information of recommenders will need to be provided by applicant and uploaded through the ASU Graduate College's online application supplemental tab. The Department of Management and Entrepreneurship requires three letters of recommendation as part of your application. Letters should address your motivation, commitment, work experience, skills and potential for success in graduate study. Our preference is that one letter come from your current employer and two letters from former professors of yours. However, if your situation requires a different mix of letters, our interest is in hearing from those individuals who are best able to appraise the likelihood that you will succeed in our PhD program. If applying in confidence, please inform us by sending notification to our doctoral support staff, Victoria Ammons. When completing the ASU Graduate College's online application, you will be asked for the names and email addresses of the three recommenders. This information will be entered through the tab titled "Supplemental" in the application. Your recommenders will receive an email with a web link that will provide them with instructions how to submit their letters of recommendation electronically to the ASU Graduate College for your application file. Please inform your recommenders in advance that the online submission process is the only method for providing letters of recommendation. Transcript You must have one set of official transcripts from every college and university from which you earned a bachelor’s degree or higher sent to ASU. ASU accepts official transcripts that are original academic credentials issued by the registrar of the institution attended, bearing the original raised or colored seal of the institution and the signature of your institution's registrar, academic official or recognized international organization. All international transcripts must be submitted in the original language accompanied by an official English translation. Translations must be literal, complete versions of the originals and must be translated by a university, government official or official translation service. You may not complete your own translation. If you attended ASU, you do not need to request ASU transcripts to be sent. To expedite the processing of your application, please write your application reference number on all documents and envelopes submitted to ASU. Materials submitted without your application reference number will delay the processing of your application. If sending by U.S. Mail: Arizona State University Graduate Admission Services PO Box 870112 Tempe, AZ 85287-0112 If sending by FedEx, DHL or UPS: Graduate Admission Services Arizona State University 1151 S. Forest Avenue, #SSV112 Tempe, AZ 85287-0112