PS The Graduate School provides general recommendations for statements of purpose concerning length (1-2 pages) and substance (treatment of your background, reasons for pursuing the graduate degree program, and goals after graduation. In discussing your background, you might mention experiences, interests, activities, and/or achievements that helped shape your personal aspirations and subsequent endeavors. If your reasons for pursuing the MA in Communication Studies relate to study or research in any of these areas, you should mention this fact. Likewise, if there are specific faculty members in Department of Communication Studies with whom you would like to work during your graduate education, this should be mentioned as well. As you discuss goals after completing your degree, it would perhaps be useful if you described how you think achievement of your goals would be facilitated by graduate education in Communication Studies. Fee The application fee is $65 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $80 for international students. Please note that application fees are non-refundable. RL Provide the names of three academic references in the “Other Documents” section. Furnish an official email address for each person you name as a reference for your application, in the “Other Documents” section only. Actual letters of recommendation are not required. Please note that if you put names in the “Letters of Recommendation” section, those references will receive an automatic request to provide a letter in your behalf. Transcript Provide transcripts for each institution of higher education at which you have completed 15 or more credits