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Official transcripts from all institutions attended must be provided. An official transcript is securely sent directly from the institution via their approved means or received in an envelope sealed by the issuing institution, bearing the institutional seal and the official signature of the Registrar or Recorder of Records. Notarized copies are NOT official. Academic records provided must show the course work completed and grades or test scores earned. Send transcripts or drop off in person to:
Office of Graduate Studies
4901 Evergreen Road
1055 Administration Building
Dearborn, MI 48128-2406
Curriculum Vitae:
Two-page limit for master's applicants; Four-page limit for doctoral or specialist applicants. Please include education information; work experience; research, teaching, or internship experience; professional affiliations, volunteer activities; community engagement; and relevant honors or awards.
Please email as an attachment in PDF format to umd-gradadmissions@umich.edu (This email should be used only to submit admission materials. Please email umd-graduatestudies@umich.edu with all other messages, especially those requiring action or response by our office).
Personal Statement:
General instructions (though some programs may have other guidelines): Please describe your post-graduation career plans. How will your education, experience, and development to date help support those plans? How will this graduate program help you to attain your goals? Preferred length is around 500 words.
Statements may be entered directly into the online application or can be separately emailed as an attachment in PDF format to umd-gradadmissions@umich.edu. (This email should be used only to submit admission materials. Please email umd-graduatestudies@umich.edu with all other messages, especially those requiring action or response by our office).
Recommendation Letter:
Complete your portion of the required form and share with your recommender(s). Please contact your program if you have questions about who to ask to complete your recommendations.
Your recommender(s) must submit the completed form and accompanying letter of support directly to Graduate Admissions. Your recommender(s) may submit in one of the following ways:
Email directly to umd-gradadmissions@umich.edu as an attachment in PDF format
Provide you with a signed and sealed envelope containing both completed form and accompanying letter, to be mailed to the Office of Graduate Studies with your other gathered materials