PS Applicants must write and upload a statement onto the online application outlining their experiences and articulating why the PhD course of study makes sense to them by answering the following questions in their statement:Why are you pursuing a PhD in Metropolitan Planning, Policy and Design?What is your career focusWhy is the University of Utah the right place for you to pursue a PhD?Discuss your research and potential dissertation topic area.How do you work best with respect to your research and writing? We recommend you write your statement of purpose before beginning the online application.Note: Applicants are required to submit their statements of purpose online by the appropriate deadline; paper copies will not be processed. GPA Have a cumulative graduate GPA of 3.5 or better Fee With submission of your online graduate admission application, you must pay the application fee. Your application will not be fully submitted or processed until the fee is paid. Failure to submit the fee by our deadline may result in denial of your application.The non-refundable graduate application fee for international applicants is $65. Applications submitted after the application deadline will incur an additional $30 late fee, even if an academic department has a later deadline. Applications are not complete until the application fee has been paid. Please do not send cash. RL Two letters of recommendation are required for all applicants. To facilitate this process, you will be asked as part of your online application to enter the names and contact information (including email addresses) of your two recommenders. Once that information is saved, an email will be sent automatically to the recommender with an access code and instructions on how to proceed with the online recommendation. Note that recommendation requests are sent immediately to the recommenders once you save that information, regardless of whether you have completed your application. Please remind recommenders that letters must be completed and submitted by the appropriate deadline.Applicants requesting letters of recommendation from university professors or instructors will need to provide those persons with a completed Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) waiver form, which can be downloaded here.(http://plan.cap.utah.edu/phd-admissions-page/詳情請參考http://plan.cap.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2012/06/letter-of-rec.pdf) Transcript You are required to upload an unofficial transcript from each institution you have attended. Uploading unofficial transcripts will significantly decrease the amount of time required to process your application. Official transcripts will be required if you are admitted.