PS Academic statement (2 pages maximum). Suggested topics for academic statement: aspects of entomology you are interested in, prior training/experience in entomology or biology, identified lab or professor in our department, areas of interest for research, teaching aspirations, graduate school goals, career goals. CV Resume or CV. Fee Pay the $50 application fee RL Three letters of recommendation. You will receive an email providing a link for references to upload their letters to your application portal once your application fee has been paid and online application has been submitted. Please be sure to forward this information to your references. Make sure to ask people ahead of time whether they agree to write a letter of recommendation for you, and be sure to remind them as the deadline approaches. Choose letter writers who know you well academically and/or professionally and can speak to your potential suitability for graduate school. Transcript Official transcripts from previous undergraduate and graduate study are required. Official transcripts must be sent from the Office of the Registrar of your previous institution(s). If they are unable to have official transcripts uploaded to your application portal, please request the official transcripts be mailed to: Heather Lenartson-Kluge, Graduate Secretary Department of Entomology 288 Farm Lane, Room 243 East Lansing, MI 48824 Important! Do not have transcripts sent to either The Graduate School or The Office of Admissions. Transcripts that are marked "Issued to Student" are not official and are not acceptable. Note to international applicants: Official transcripts and diplomas, mailed in an official, sealed envelope, to the address noted above, from each institution attended are required. Documents must be submitted in their original language accompanied by an official word-for-word English translation. Photocopies and scanned copies sent through email are not acceptable for admission. Original documents issued directly to students (in an open, unsealed envelope and/or documents only issued once to students) are also not acceptable for admission. Documents must have the official seal/stamp of the issuing school and official signature. Applicants from China: Michigan State University requires all incoming ADMITTED students pursuing degrees or who have earned degrees from universities in China to submit a verification report (English version) through the China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC) for their final bachelor degree transcripts (大學(xué)成績(jī)單) and bachelor degree (本科學(xué)位證書). All verification reports need to be sent to the MSU Office of Admissions directly by CDGDC. For master’s degree granted students, we only need the undergraduate level verification report from CDGDC.