PS Check the website of the program you are applying to, since some programs have specific instructions for the statement of purpose. Unless the program asks for something different, the statement should incorporate the following: A brief intellectual autobiography describing the formation of your academic interests and present concerns. The special area of interest or particular problems, theories, movements, periods, etc., upon which your study would focus. A description of tentative plans for research, either specific problems or general areas in which you hope to work. A description of your research experience, including your role and the extent to which you were independently involved in the research. An explanation of how your past experience, academic training or research experience has prepared you to pursue graduate work in your area of interest. CV Your resume or CV should highlight relevant experience. You may wish to include: academic awards and honors, including honors projects; independent research experiences; publications and presentations; volunteer and extra-curricular experience; internships and work experience; and membership in professional and academic organizations. Fee $75 Application Fee RL Three Letters of Recommendation Transcript As part of the online application, upload a scanned transcript from each post-secondary institution you have attended, present school included. (This requirement applies to applicants who are or were enrolled at Emory.) The transcripts must be issued by the registrar’s office. Unofficial copies issued to the student are fine. We will not accept printed web pages from the University’s student information system. If you submit this, the processing of your application may be delayed. If you want to upload an electronic transcript issued by your registrar's office, make sure we can open that document without passwords or other security information. Please do not mail paper transcripts with your application unless your program specifically asks for that. Later on, if you are admitted and accept, then you will need to submit official copies (sealed or sent to us directly from a university registrar). Transcripts must be in English, or be accompanied by notarized translations. (See our page for International Applicants.) By the start of your first semester, one transcript must show that you have been awarded have a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution. If you are still enrolled and studying for your Bachelor's degree, we realize that the transcripts you upload cannot yet show this.