Transcript: Applicants must provide one set of official final undergraduate and graduate (where applicable) academic records/transcripts, with the degree posted, to the Rackham Graduate School. Official documents must be provided from the institution awarding the degree. The Rackham Graduate School requires that you submit official academic records/transcripts from each institution where you have earned or will earn a Bachelor’s, Master's, Professional, and/or Doctoral degree. Instructions for submitting your records/transcripts to the graduate school are provided below. The Department of Communication Studies requests that all applicants also upload to your online application unofficial or official academic records/transcripts from each institution where you have earned or will earn a Bachelor’s, Master's, Professional, and/or Doctoral degree. If you are unable to upload all of these unofficial or official records/transcripts to your online application, please contact the graduate program coordinator at lsa-commphd@umich.edu for further instructions. It is your responsibility to request the timely release of any such records/transcripts from your degree granting institutions. Personal Statement: The Ph.D. Program in Communication Studies at the University of Michigan is focused on a specific set of research initiatives. The statement of purpose is an important part of your overall application as this document provides you with the opportunities to summarize your credentials and interests and to explain how your intellectual interests fit within the research interests of the departmental faculty. When crafting a statement of purpose, applicants are encouraged to identify faculty with whom they share research interests and to align their work with our research initiatives in the statement of purpose. There is no length minimum/word limitation for the academic statement of purpose. Recommendation Letter: Letters of recommendation can be submitted in one of two ways: as a part of the online application or via standard mail. The online submission of these letters is preferred. If your recommenders are to submit their letters through the online application, you will need to follow the steps to certify them within the application. You will provide basic information about each recommender and the application system will send a standardized message to the email address you provide. These letters can be submitted at any stage of your application; it is not necessary or recommended to wait until your application is complete to certify your letter writers. If you plan to use this option, this should be one of the first things you do. If you prefer to have your references submit their letters to the department via standard mail, this is also acceptable.* Personal Statement: In the personal statement, please address how your background and life experiences (including cultural, geographical, financial, educational or other opportunities or challenges) have motivated your decision to pursue a graduate degree at the University of Michigan. For example, if you grew up in a community where educational, cultural, or other opportunities were either especially plentiful or especially lacking, you might discuss the impact this had on your development and interests. The personal statement should be a discussion of the journey that led to your decision to seek a graduate degree.

学位要求：Bachelor 申请链接：https://lsa.umich.edu/comm/graduates/prospective-students/how-to-apply.html 招生邮箱：comm.studies.dept@umich.edu 邮寄地址：Rackham Graduate School Attn: Transcripts/UMID# or Transcripts/Date of Birth, 915 E. Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070