PS Statement of Purpose: (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 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent) required CV Curriculum Vita/Resume Fee $75 application fee for international applicants RL Three letters of recommendation are required and MUST be submitted via the on-line application program. Two of the letters should come from persons qualified to evaluate the student's scholarly potential. If possible, the third should be submitted by someone qualified to describe and evaluate the student's work experience. Once you complete the recommendation portion of the application, your recommenders will automatically be sent an E-mail request for the letter of recommendation which will direct them to the recommendation form template. Transcript You must upload to the online application transcript(s) for every institution of higher education you attended. If a transcript is not in English, you must upload an English translation certified by the college or university which issued it. The uploaded transcript and/or academic document must be from the official version of the document. An official transcript bears the original signature of the registrar and/or the original seal of the issuing institution.