Format

1. At the top of your statement state your full name and the telephone number(s) and e-mail address(es) at which you may be contacted between January 1 and August 15.

2. Below your contact information please state your proposed area of concentration in the PhD Program:

A full description of each concentration’s requirements and teaching faculty may be found in the PhD Manual (http://www.albany.edu/rockefeller/pdfs/PhD%20Manual%202006-2007.pdf)

4. When you have completed your statement, please submit a hard copy with your admission materials and send an electronic copy to: rpadphd@albany.edu

General guidelines

Please address the following in your statement:

(1) Why do you wish to pursue doctoral study?

(2) Why do you believe a PhD from our Department is a good fit for your interests?

(3) What are your research and methodological interests?

(4) What do you intend to do with your degree once you complete it?

Please use your statement as an opportunity to make us aware of any special qualifications, talents, or issues that might not be clear from the other materials you submitted with your application. The more specific your statement, the more helpful it is in the review process. A well-written, concise, focused Statement will increase your chances of admission.