{"id":706,"date":"2023-07-25T14:24:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T21:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/anth\/?page_id=706"},"modified":"2024-11-04T09:56:13","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T17:56:13","slug":"how-to-apply-to-phd-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/anth\/graduate\/anthropology-phd-program\/how-to-apply-to-phd-program\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply to PhD program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h4><strong>What you need to apply<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><i>The following supporting documents are required for the USC Dornsife Anthropology PhD application:<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Please combine the following into a single document and upload as\u00a0<strong>\u201cPersonal Statement\u201d<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A 500-word <strong>Biographical Statement<\/strong>\u00a0detailing your personal trajectory and experiences, leading to your interest in applying for a PhD in Anthropology at USC.<\/li>\n<li>A 1000-word <strong>Project Proposal<\/strong>\u00a0for a field-based ethnographic research project that can be completed within the timeframe of the program, mentioning specific faculty members in USC Anthropology with whom you would like to work.<\/li>\n<li>Submit an approximately 2500-word\u00a0<strong>Writing Sample<\/strong>\u00a0that demonstrates your best analytical or conceptual writing.<\/li>\n<li>Request at least\u00a0<strong>two letters of recommendation<\/strong>\u00a0(submitted by recommenders through the online application portal), ideally at least one from a faculty member who can speak to your academic qualifications.<\/li>\n<li><i>Optional<\/i>: A document with links to a portfolio, website or other document with examples of previous research projects, interests, or creative works (e.g., film, video, sound work, photographs, or creative writing) may be submitted as an addendum to the Personal Statement, but is not required of all applicants.\u00a0<i>Note that this would be especially important if you wish to conduct multimodal or cross-genre forms of experimental ethnography.\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/li>\n<li>NOTE: As of November, 2021, the Department of Anthropology\u00a0<strong>no longer requires GRE scores\u00a0<\/strong>as part of the application.<\/li>\n<li>International students are also required to demonstrate proficiency in English, such as by completing the TOEFL exam (see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gradadm.usc.edu\/lightboxes\/international-students-english-proficiency\/\">Graduate English Proficiency requirements<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>If you have questions about Anthropology PhD program and admission criteria, please contact the Director of Graduate Studies,\u00a0Dr. Andrea Ballestero (<a href=\"mailto:aballes@usc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aballes@usc.edu<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong><i>How to Apply:<\/i><\/strong><\/h5>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li>Complete\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gradadm.usc.edu\/apply\/\">USC&#8217;s standard online graduate admissions form<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Attach the supporting documents described above.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Contact the Anthropology Graduate Advisor at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:anthgrad@usc.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anthgrad@usc.edu<\/a>, \u00a0if you have any questions about application processing.\u00a0\u00a0Any technical issues with the application should go to Liason Tech at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:uscsupport@liaisoncas.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uscsupport@liaisoncas.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":362,"featured_media":0,"parent":231,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-706","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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