1.Fillintheonlineapplicationandpay the Applicationfeethroughthepurduegraduateschool

APPLICATIONINSTRUCTIONSFORGRADUATESTUDENTS

1.Fillintheonlineapplicationandpay the applicationfeethroughthePurdueGraduateSchool:

Includethefollowingwiththeapplication:

a)Threerecommenders’namesandemailaddresses

b)IfyouareanativespeakerofEnglish,submitGREscores.Itisnotrequiredotherwise.

c)InternationalapplicantswhosenativelanguageisnotEnglishmustsubmitTOEFLorIELTSscore.YourTOEFLscoremustbenomorethan24monthsoldatthetimethecompleterecommendationfor admissionisreceivedbytheGraduateSchool.(ArrangeforETStosendscorereporttoPurduedirectly.Purdue’sTOEFLcodeis1631.)Forfurtherdetails, visit thispage:

d)StatementofPurpose

e)WritingsampleinEnglishandinthelanguageyouwishtostudy.Atermpaperorapartofathesiswouldmakeagoodsample.

f)Résumé

g)Transcript(s)andacademicdocument(s)(diplomaand/orgraduatecertificates)foreveryinstitutionofhighereducationyouattended.Ifa transcriptisnotinEnglish,youmustuploadanEnglishtranslation certifiedby thecollegeoruniversity whichissuedit.The uploadedtranscriptand/oracademicdocumentmustbefromtheofficialversionofthedocument.Anofficialtranscriptbearstheoriginalsignatureoftheregistrarand/ortheoriginalsealoftheissuinginstitution.All transcriptsand/oracademicdocumentuploadedtotheonline applicationsystemareconsideredUNOFFICIAL.

2.Sendby mailorcourierserviceofficial transcriptsand/oracademicdocumentsANDcertifiedtranslationsto:

GraduateSecretary

SchoolofLanguagesandCultures 640OvalDrive

WestLafayette,IN47907-2039U.S.A.

3.Upload an audiofilecontainingspeakingsampleinEnglish andinthelanguageyouwishtostudy to your application. PLEASE USESPONTANEOUSSPEECH,DONOTREADFROMATEXTOR WRITTENSPEECH!Speakfor2to3minutesineachlanguageonatopicofyourchoice(e.g.self-introduction,yourpurposeandmotivations).

UPLOADING can be done by editing the “Portfolio” section of your Slate application, directly under the “Application Checklist.” Clicking on “Edit Portfolio” takes you to the “Upload Instructions.” There is a list of what audio files will be accepted. Reading the instructions should answer any questions you might have.

RevisedJune2016