PS Upload a personal statement to your on-line graduate application. The personal statement is the applicant's opportunity to demonstrate his/her writing ability as well as provide a personal introduction to the admissions screening committee. The personal statement should be no more than 500 words, and should be double spaced and word-processed. Applicants are encouraged to proofread their writing, and to submit the best work possible. Personal statements are evaluated by the admissions committee using the Ideas to Action Unit Dispositions Rubric, Ideas to Action Holistic Construct Rubric, and University of Louisville Effective Communication Rubric. GPA Applicants must have an undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or better and (if applicable) a graduate GPA of 3.0 or better. Fee $65 All graduate applications; $40 Readmission to the same program;$40 Graduate certificate programs;$30 SOPHIS (Public Health applicants who apply through this service). Applicants will call the School of Public Health for a code to use on the SOPHIS application. RL Request two professional references. Applicants should indicate the e-mail addresses of two professional references in the appropriate section of the on-line Graduate application. Recommendation letter requests are automatically sent to the recommenders upon submission of the on-line application. (Applicants may check their application account to send reminders and check the status of their recommendation requests.) Adequate time should be given to recommenders to respond to the request by the application deadline! Transcript Applicants who have attended a college or university outside the United States are also required to submit an evaluation of their transcript through World Education Services (WES) or Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE).Please note that transcript evaluations can sometimes take several weeks.