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Application deadline: January 31
In addition to the criteria below, applicants must aslo meet general graduate admission requirements .
Submit a combined autobiographical sketch and personal statement (1500 words) highlighting your interests, reasons for applying, and how your life events have led you to apply for a PhD in Public Policy, including answers to the following questions:
- What are your career objectives?
- How will a PhD in public policy advance those objectives?
- In what ways does the UMass Boston Public Policy Program address your particular academic, career, and personal goals?
- What do you see as your primary activity five years after receiving your PhD degree?
- What professional, personal, and academic experiences have especially equipped you for the challenges of graduate school?
- What personal strengths will you bring to your graduate-level studies?
- What personal limitations or hurdles do you anticipate you must address in order to complete graduate school?
- What research and public policy issues are you interested in pursuing at UMass Boston?
- What research and public policy experiences have prepared you for research in the Public Policy Program and a career in public policy?
Include official transcripts of all prior academic work, including evidence of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
Solicit three letters of recommendation, at least two of which should come from individuals who can assess academic preparation for advanced graduate work.
Include a short (3-5 page) academic writing sample or professional policy brief.
Submit official GRE scores. Previous scores less than five years old will be accepted.
Submit a current résumé or CV listing your educational background on the top of page one with degree(s) earned, name(s) of school(s), major(s) and overall GPA(s).
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