PS Statement of Purpose - Important: You must indicate in the first sentence of your SOP the name of the program to which you are applying and the area you wish to study (e.g. PhD in Art History – Modern) Fee The application fee is $125, is non-refundable, and must be received by the appropriate application deadline. RL Three recommendations are required. Letters of recommendation are handled via an online recommendation system which is part of our online application. At least one letter should be a faculty member at the last school you attended as a full-time student (unless you have been out of school for more than five years). Substitutions for faculty recommendations may include work associates or others who can comment on your academic potential for graduate work.(For detailed information, please refer to https://gradadmissions.stanford.edu/applying/starting-your-application/required-application-documents/letters-recommendation) Transcript Upload one scanned version of your official transcript(s) in the online application.