PS Statement of your relevant goals and experiences and how these would be served by a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Minnesota Name 3-5 particular faculty members with whom you wish to study CV Résumé or CV Fee International： $95.00 RL American Studies accepts ONLY narrative recommendations Recommenders should NOT fill out the “Qualities To Be Ranked”. This information will NOT be considered. 3 letters are required Transcript Applicants with transcripts from mainland China are required to submit transcripts in both the English and Chinese languages.  We ask that you upload both versions into your application.  In some cases, one transcript will display both languages, and this is sufficient for our purposes. Please DO NOT upload copies of your Diploma or Diploma certificates at this time.  Wait until this information is specifically requested.  Only upload your transcripts at this time. If your transcript is an Excel spreadsheet or other type of spreadsheet, it is likely to become unreadable when you upload it.  You should try to convert the spreadsheet to a PDF, take a screen shot of the document and paste it into a Word document, or scan it and upload it into your application.