PS A Statement of Purpose should accompany the application. The Statement of Purpose should give a sense of academic training to date, as well as the research interests the applicant wishes to pursue while in graduate school. GPA Ph.D. applicants with less than a 3.5 quality point average (on a 4.0 scale) have a very low probability for admission. CV CV or résumé is required. Fee The Graduate School requires a non-refundable $65 application fee for all applicants. RL Three letters of recommendations from academic institutions. Transcript Transcripts of all work (undergraduate and graduate). Unofficial Transcripts from the degree granting institution should be uploaded to “Transcript and Uploads” in Application for Admission. Transcripts of undergraduate and graduate work beyond the degree granting institution should be uploaded to Supporting Documents. Scan as black and white to a PDF file. These transcripts will be considered unofficial and official transcripts will be requested by the Graduate School subsequent to admission to the program. Ph.D. applicants with less than a 3.5 quality point average (on a 4.0 scale) have a very low probability for admission.