How to Apply

Admissions Checklist
Here are the things that we need from you when you apply:

• Humphrey Institute application.
• Graduate School application.
• Personal statement (500 words or less, double-spaced). Upload this statement into “Statement #1” in the applicant’s statement section of the Graduate School application.
• Resume or CV, uploaded into the “Resume or CV” section of the Graduate School application.
• Official transcripts sent directly from the school to the Graduate School. Unofficial transcripts can be mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to the Humphrey Institute.
• GRE Scores for MPP, MURP, and MS-STEP students. Upload your personal copy from ETS into the additional materials section of the Graduate School online application.
• TOEFL scores. If you think you should be exempt from this requirement, please call (612) 624-3800. Upload your personal copy from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) into the additional materials section of the Graduate School online application.
• Letters of recommendation requested through the Graduate School application system. If your recommender cannot upload it online, they may send it in a sealed envelope signed across the back flap to the Humphrey Institute.
• Complete Microeconomics with a B or better (MPP and MS-STEP only). If the course is not completed before your admission, please send your transcripts to the Humphrey Institute upon completion of the course.

Special Considerations:

• Extenuating circumstances, if applicable (this can be used to explain a performance that was below what you can achieve), uploaded into “Extenuating Circumstances” section of the Graduate School application.
• Diversity statement, (only required for students seeking the DOVE, Diversity of Views and Experiences, fellowship), uploaded into “Statement #3” in the Applicant’s Statement section of the Graduate School application.