PS Upload your Personal Statement, Statement of Goals or Statement of Purpose. Please indicate the specific degree for which you are applying, any additional degrees for which you may later apply, and explain your reasons for choosing to pursue these degrees at the University of Missouri. Note that admissions criteria for the PhD are more stringent than for the Master's. MU PhD students can later add a Master's degree to their program of study without requiring departmental approval. MU Master's students who wish to later add the PhD to their program of study require departmental evaluation and approval. International Applicants applying from outside North America who seek financial support from the Department of Mathematics will only be considered for the PhD program. If you are a self-supported International student would be interested in seeking department financial support, please explain in the statement of purpose. Fee A nonrefundable application processing fee — $65 (U.S. dollars) for U.S. citizens and permanent residents, $90 (U.S. dollars) for nonresident internationals — is required for all new applicants. RL The Mathematics Department application requires at least three recommendation letters from your professors (or persons who assess in detail your academic performance and potential). Transcript Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.