PS Applicants are required to submit a personal statement. Your statement should be 1-2 pages and include information regarding your career plans and explanation of why you feel the program will help you achieve your goals. Feel free to include any other information that you think will be helpful to the admissions committee. CV Applicants are required to submit a current resume or curriculum vitae. Fee Currently there is a $50 application fee for this program. Do NOT send any money to the department. This fee needs to be paid at the time of submitting the CollegeNet/Applyweb application. International students have additional fees. If you are an International student, please follow the instructions at the University of Houston International Admissions site. Note that the application fee for International Students is $75 in addition to the $50. All applicants must pay the required application fees at the time of submission of the CollegeNet application. Without the payment of fees, it will not be possible to successfully submit the application. You may find more information regarding fees here: http://www.uh.edu/financial/graduate/tuition-fees/college-fees/.In no case can the application fee be deferred or waived. The department will not review any application without payment of the application fee. RL References should be from individuals who can describe your aptitude and potential for graduate study based on their knowledge of your work. Three (3) letters of reference are required. At least one letter must be from a faculty member at the university you last attended or are currently attending. The online application will request 3 email addresses for these recommenders and you will be required to supply them in order to submit the application. Once the application is submitted, the system will automatically generate an email request for your recommendations. Transcript Applicants may wait until they are accepted to our programs before they submit official transcripts. Unofficial transcripts can be uploaded to the ApplyWeb application. These transcripts must reflect at least the last 60 semester credit hours of course work or the equivalent. Evidence of award of degree, if applicable, must be reflected as well.Once accepted, final official transcripts should be sent electronically. If the institution does not allow for electronically-formatted requests, one official transcript from each institution previously attended is required. Official Transcripts must be sent in a sealed, signed envelope directly to:(http://www.uh.edu/class/economics/graduate/admissions/)