Graduate Program Application

*First Name

Middle Name

*Last Name

*Date

*Email Address:

*Degree Program

*PhD SpecializationPlease indicate PhD specialization, if applicable

*Subject Area (s) of Particular Interest

*Applying for a Teaching Assistantship?

Yes

No

*Starting Semester

Fall

Spring

Summer

*Year

If you are submitting a research portfolio instead of GRE scores, please type 'Portfolio' in the boxes below.

*Test Score: GRE Quantitative:

*Test Score: GRE Quantitative - % below

*Test Score: GRE Verbal

*Test Score: GRE Verbal - % below

*Test Score: GRE Analytic Writing

International Students Only - Choose One:

TOEFL

IELTS

International Students - Overall Score:

International Students - Test (Paper, Computer, IbT):

Written Personal Statements

This is your opportunity to tell us some important things about yourself in your own words. Please take time to give complete and considered answers to the questions below. Feel free to take as much space as you need and be as detailed as you would like. Your responses will be an important consideration regarding your admission to graduate school and whether or not an assistantship can be awarded.

*What are your career aspirations and motivations?

*What are your research or scholarly plans and interests for your graduate career?

Are there any particular faculty members with whom you might be interested in working?Explain why, if applicable.

What in your educational background would you like to highlight?Put your educational history in a context, reflecting on the strengths and weaknesses of your technical preparation and how this relates to your expectations for graduate school.

Relevant Teaching/Tutoring ExperienceIf you have applied for a teaching assistantship, please describe any relevant teaching/tutoring background and experience.

Prior Research or Creative ExperiencesIf you had any prior research or creative experiences that helped form your decision to apply to graduate school please share them with us. Undergraduate research experiences, exciting class projects, work or consulting experiences that you found particularly engaging would all be very interesting for us to know.

*What factors influenced your decision to apply for graduate school at USU?

*Are you the first person in your family to go to graduate school?

Yes

No

*Do you have ethnic, work or personal experiences that bear on your decision to apply for graduate school?