PS The statement of purpose should be 300-500 words concerning your purpose for undertaking or continuing graduate study, your reasons for wanting to study at Purdue, and your research interests, professional plans, and career goals. You also may explain any special circumstances applicable to your background and elaborate on your scholarly publications, awards, achievements, abilities, and/or professional history. GPA Undergraduate Cumulative Grade Point Average: 3.0 or equivalent required CV Resume/Curriculum Vita (submitted on-line via the Graduate School application system) Fee The Graduate School application fee is $60 (U.S. dollars) for domestic applicants and $75 (U.S. dollars) for international applicants. You must pay your application fee online with your credit card. Visa, MasterCard and Discover cards are accepted and processed using a secured online payment system. Your application will not be processed until your nonrefundable application fee has been paid. RL Three (3) letters of recommendation are required. When you create an online application to the Purdue Graduate School, you will have the opportunity to enter the names of your recommendation providers along with the preferred method of submission for the recommendation. If you elect to have the recommendation submitted online, your recommendation provider will receive an automatic email notification with instructions for accessing our online recommendation system. Once the online recommendation is submitted, the graduate program to which you applied will have access to view your online recommendation. For recommenders wishing to complete a paper recommendation, please send the following recommendation form (PDF). The paper recommendation should be sent directly by the recommender to the department's Graduate Studies Office (see below). If extenuating technological circumstances prevent your use of the electronic application process, you may submit all documents except the GRE and English proficiency scores and recommendation letters in one large envelope addressed to: HDFS Graduate Program Admissions Hanley Hall, Rm. 238 Purdue University 1202 W. State St. West Lafayette, IN 47907-2055 USA Transcript You must provide official transcripts and/or academic records at the request of the graduate program or if you are admitted and choose to enroll. An official transcript bears the original signature of the registrar and/or the original seal of the issuing institution. Official documents should be submitted to: Office of Graduate Admissions Purdue University Graduate School 155 South Grant Street, YONG 170 West Lafayette, IN 47907 詳情見https://www.purdue.edu/gradschool/admissions/how/apply-transcripts.html