3. Letters of Recommendation -- Three (3)
letters of recommendation should be submitted on letterhead
stationery of the recommender's school or company.
The recommendation form provided in the graduate application
is not necessary.
4. Goals Statement -- Download the goal
statement format in RTF or PDF format.
5. Writing Sample -- Ph.D.
and Ed.S. applicants. Submit an example of academic or professional
writing, e.g., something that they have published,
a master's thesis, or a paper they might have submitted
to fulfill graduate course requirements. The applicant
must have authored the sample exclusively. The purpose
is to demonstrate the candidate's ability to write
analytical English prose in order to give the review
committee a clear idea of how well the candidate will
be able to carry out the kind of analytical writing
that is such a central component of advanced graduate
study.
6. University Transcripts -- Two official
copies from all previous institutions attended.
These transcripts must be sent directly from the institution;
please contact the Registrar's Office at the institutions
you attended for the appropriate procedures and fee
information.
7. Vita or Resume -- List professional
experience, awards, honors, publications, presentations,
professional affiliations, and professional development
activities.
8. Graduate Record Examination (GRE)*
-- The verbal, quantitative and analytical portions
of the GRE should be submitted. Information on testing
may be obtained from:
MSU
Testing Office
207 Student Services Building
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-355-8385
Click here for university and department code numbers
*GRE
required for all programs except Ed Tech - 2299
9. Contact Information -- A list of
telephone numbers, postal and e-mail addresses, and
web sites to help during your application process.
10.
Financial Aid -- Information on Ph.D. fellowships,
assistantships and graduate student financial aid
is available from the Office of Financial Aid at http://www.finaid.msu.edu/,
from
the Graduate School at http://grad.msu.edu/gradasst.pdf
or from the College of Education web site at
http://ed-web3.educ.msu.edu/college/jobs/grad/default.htm
All Ph.D. applicants must meet a December 1 deadline
to be considered for university awards.
11. Housing Information -- Graduate
housing information is available at the Division of
Housing and Student Services web site, http://www.hfs.msu.edu/
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