PS Statement of purpose for proposed graduate study. The applicant must submit a one-page statement (two pages maximum) describing his/her purpose in pursuing graduate study. Applicants may want to include the following types of information in their statement: Reasons for pursuing a Plant Pathology graduate degree; Specific area of interest that they plan to pursue; Long-term plans for a professional career; Experiences from previous graduate or professional work that have influenced their decision to pursue graduate study; Previous research and/or teaching and outreach; Other information that will help the Applications Committee to better understand an applicant's purpose for applying to the Plant Pathology graduate program; Their interest in obtaining a graduate assistantship; Names of graduate faculty with whom applicants are communicating who may be willing to serve as potential advisers. CV Curriculum Vitae | Résumé Fee Non-refundable $65 application fee for on-line graduate applications. RL Three letters of recommendation from professional colleagues and/or teachers who are knowledgeable about the applicant's character and qualifications as they relate to potential to succeed in an advanced graduate degree program. Transcript As part of the online application process, applicants are required to electronically upload official copies of transcripts (or equivalent documents for institutions outside the U.S., e.g., degree/study certificates, diplomas, etc.) from all post-secondary institutions attended, in the language of instruction (and copies of an official English translation if English is not the language of instruction). Applicants recommended for admission who accept an offer through the online graduate admission system will be notified by the Graduate School that official/original transcripts/documents must be sent from the originating institutions in the official language of the institution(s) attended (and if the language of instruction is not English, an official English translation must also be sent). The Graduate School will review all official documents to finalize the offer of admission. An offer of admission will be revoked if official/original documents are not received by the Graduate School within specified deadlines, or if official/original documents differ from the copies uploaded by the applicant prior to the offer of admission. For applicants whose degree conferral is in progress at the time of uploading copies, the deadline specified for receipt of official/original documents will allow for the passage of the reported date of degree conferral, and that conferral must be confirmed on the official/original documents received by the Graduate School in order for the offer of admission to be finalized.