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Unless your program specifies otherwise, the personal statement section will ask you to address the following:
Please articulate your career goals and your motivation for pursuing a graduate degree at Clemson University in your chosen field of study.
You can upload a prepared statement of purpose directly into the application. As you get started, check out this Personal Statement handout (PDF) from Clemson’s Center for Career and Professional Development.
You can upload a digital-file resume/CV directly into the application.
Sample resumes and helpful tips can be found on Clemson's Center for Career and Professional Development Page:
Most programs require two or three recommendations.
On the application you will be asked for:
Once you click “Submit Recommendation Request,” an email will be sent to your respondents. This email will inform your recommenders how to complete the online letter of recommendation. To ensure they receive it, please inform each recommender that this email will be coming before you submit your application.
If your recommender prefers not to use the online form, they can download the form as a PDF and print it. Submission options are included on the form.
A copy of your unofficial transcripts from each institution you attended and that awarded or will be awarding you a degree(s) should be attached to and submitted with the online application for admission. You may also include documentation of additional coursework that may be relevant to the graduate degree you wish to pursue. Do not send secondary (high school) transcripts or any type of certificate other than degree certificates.
A minimum of a bachelor’s degree from an approved institution whose scholastic rating is satisfactory to the University or an equivalent degree from instruction outside the US. is required for all graduate students. Additional degree requirements will vary by program and degree. Final official transcripts are only required of those applicants who are offered admission.
If you’re admitted, your final official transcripts must be sent directly from the issuing institution to the Clemson University Graduate Admissions office in a sealed envelope.
Title of the degree earned and the date awarded must be noted for the transcript to be considered final official. Official certificates or diplomas in sealed envelopes from the issuing institution should accompany any transcripts that do not note the degree earned and date awarded directly on the transcripts.
Graduate Admissions will not accept faxed copies of transcripts as official. An opened envelope disqualifies a transcript as official.
Final official transcripts should be submitted before or during your first semester. For additional information, read the Graduate School’s final official transcript policy.
Current Clemson students do not need to request official transcripts. However, Clemson students with access to iROAR should upload their iROAR transcripts to the application (PDF).
