PS Your application and all supporting documents help us know your work, your goals, and your abilities as a historian. Your personal statement (about 2-3 pages) should include information about your professional goals and discuss your religious studies interests. Fee The application fee is $85.00 payable online. Applications can be processed only after the application is completed and the fee is submitted. RL Three letters are required and should be written by people best qualified to testify to your capacity for graduate work in religious studies. It is always our preference to have academic references representing your major field, though we recognize that there are situations where this may not be possible. In such circumstances, we encourage you to seek out those persons who can comment on qualities that will be relevant to your academic goals, particularly research. Transcript Official transcripts, GRE (use school code 6609; department code 4901), and TOEFL scores should be sent directly to Rice University, Department of Religion MS-15, 6100 Main Street, Houston TX 77005-1892.