Transcript: Unofficial transcripts or academic records must be uploaded directly to the ApplyYourself online application. International students must also upload an English translation if the transcript is not in English. Please do NOT submit paper copies of this material because it will cause delays in your application processing. You will only be asked to submit official transcripts or academic records if you are admitted. The University of Minnesota reserves the right to require the submission of official transcripts or credentials any time during the admission review process. Curriculum Vitae: Résumé or CV Personal Statement: Statement of your relevant goals and experiences and how these would be served by a Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Minnesota Name 3-5 particular faculty members with whom you wish to study Recommendation Letter: Three letters of recommendation are required and are processed through the online application. Applicants are encouraged to submit 2 of the 3 letters from faculty members who are familiar with their aptitude for academic work. If an applicant majored in architecture as an undergraduate, then faculty letters should be from design studio faculty. Essays: Two brief essays, each one no more than 500 words. Select from two of the following three options. Upload the two essays at the "Graduate Program Supplementary Information" section and use the "UPLOAD #1" and "UPLOAD #2" buttons. Option #1 - Write about a formative personal experience that helped to inspire your interest in pursuing the professional study of architecture and the built environment. Option #2 - Describe a place that is meaningful and state why you find it meaningful. Option #3 - Describe an object (at any scale) that you find sublime, grotesque or culturally significant and state why. Portfolio: The portfolio should be uploaded as a pdf file electronically to the digital publishing platform ISSUU.COM. You will need to create an account as a "publisher" in order to use this site. There is no fee to do this. Please use your complete name in the registration process since this will be generating a URL weblink to your portfolio. The online application will ask you to paste in a "Link to Portfolio." If you have questions about this process, please contact our office at archinfo@umn.com. TWO-YEAR PROGRAM. Submit a portfolio of approximately 12-20 pages/sides that indicates an ability to produce drawings of architectural form and space, as well as a broader design sensitivity. Architectural drawings and design studio work should be included. Other work showing artistic or design ability or facility with digital technology may also be included. Please do not send a hard copy of the portfolio. THREE-YEAR PROGRAM Submit a portfolio of _number:8-15 pages/sides. The portfolio should indicate design ability through drawing, painting, sculpture, graphic art, industrial design, or photography (2 pages of photographs maximum). The portfolio must include a hand-drawn self portrait. The drawing must not be copied from a photograph. Please do not send a hard copy of the portfolio.

学位要求：Bachelor 专业要求：The 3-year program is intended for students with undergraduate degrees in fields other than architecture. For the 3-year program, applicants must have a pre-professional B.S. major in architecture, or its equivalent, and have completed at least one course in structures, materials & methods, and environmental technologies, and at least four semesters of architecture design studios. 申请链接：http://arch.design.umn.edu/admissions/graduate/application_process.html 招生邮箱：archinfo@umn.com 邮寄地址：University of Minnesota, Graduate School, Attn: Transcripts, 309 Johnston Hall, 101 Pleasant St. S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455-0421