PS All degree and certificate programs require a Personal Statement. You can find your program's specific personal statement question on the Personal Statement page in the online application. Fee There is a nonrefundable application fee of $90 for the PhD, MS, and Certificate programs. The fee may be paid by credit card or e-check as part of the application process. RL In the online application, you are required to submit names and email addresses of three persons willing to write letters of recommendation appraising your potential to succeed in the program to which you are applying. The application system will email online submission instructions to recommenders. Both you and the recommender will receive a confirmation email once a letter has been submitted to the online application. Transcript Please upload a copy of your transcript from each college and/or university you have attended, regardless of whether you earned a degree. You do not need to include college courses taken in high school or exchange study courses already listed on the home institution transcript. If your social security number is on your transcript, black it out before scanning. Upload the transcript key on the back of your transcript(s).  Only one key is necessary per institution. Transcript(s) must have your name and the school’s name. Courses must be listed chronologically. Orient the pages correctly in the document before uploading. For all transcripts that are not in English, please upload a translated copy with the original.* *If the issuing university is unable to provide an English translation, please submit the transcript to a verifying authority such as an education ministry, a translation service, or a NACES-member transcript evaluation service.