TOEFL TOEFL: minimum score of 80 (Internet-based test) or 550 (paper-based test) IELTS IELTS: An overall minimum band score of 6.5 GRE While there is no minimum score required, we do carefully consider the test as we evaluate your overall application.

PS Statement of Purpose/Personal Statement: In this document, please include information that helps us better understand your motivations for pursuing graduate work in Rhetoric and Composition at the University of Utah. For example, you might discuss experiences you have had teaching writing or rhetoric, or perhaps you became interested in the field after taking a related undergraduate course. Also include the areas of Rhetoric and Composition that interest you, professors with whom you would like to work, and your future goals. GPA At least a 3.0 or higher undergraduate weighted mean GPA on a 4.0 scale. If the undergraduate GPA is below 3.0, a GPA will be calculated for the last two years attended if schooling was done at a foreign institution, and based upon the last 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) if the student attended a U.S. institution. Fee The non-refundable graduate application fee for international applicants is $65. Applications submitted after the application deadline will incur an additional $30 late fee, even if an academic department has a later deadline. Applications are not complete until the application fee has been paid. Please do not send cash. RL Three Letters of Recommendation: Your letters should come from academic sources who can attest to the quality of your academic work. Please note that the English and Education, Culture and Society departments require that you use a specific form for your letters. Transcript Submit transcripts from all previous universities and colleges you have attended.