Application Checklist

____Application Form: (on-line, downloadable, or hard-copy form)

____Application Fee:

        ____ $70.00 check made payable to Rice University mailed with application form

        -- or --

        ____ $70.00 charged to credit card (on-line application only)

____Three Letters of Recommendation: These must be sent directly to us by the recommending party or be sent with other supporting documents in envelopes that are sealed and signed across the flap by the recommender.

____Transcripts: Official, confidential transcripts from each institution you have attended

____Personal Statement

____GRE Scores: Instruct the testing service to send these scores directly to the Department of Political Science

____TOEFL Scores: Applicants whose native language is not English must have TOEFL scores sent directly to the Department of Political Science

DEADLINE FOR ADMISSION:

February 1 prior to the fall in which you desire to enter