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Graduate Degree Application Supporting Credentials

All materials required by the program to which you are applying, including letters of recommendation, must be sent to:

Penn State Harrisburg
Graduate Admissions Office
Swatara Building
777 West Harrisburg Pike
Middletown, PA 17057

A general letter of recommendation form can be found here. The Applied Behavior Analysis (PDF), Applied Clinical Psychology (DOC), Applied Psychological Research (DOC) programs, Community Psychology and Social Change program (PDF) and Principal Certification program (PDF) each have their own letter of recommendation forms. You are welcome to print these forms.

All applications require: 2 official transcripts from each school attended and the correct application fee.

In addition, the following programs require:

Master's Programs

• American Studies
  • Career Goal Statement
  • Writing Sample
  • 2 letters of recommendation (PDF)
• Applied Behavior Analysis
  • 3 letters of recommendation (PDF)
  • brief interest statement
  • GRE scores
• Applied Clinical Psychology
  • 3 letters of recommendation (PDF)
  • brief interest statement
  • GRE scores
• Applied Psychological Research
  • 3 letters of recommendation (PDF)
  • brief interest statement
  • GRE scores
• Business Administration
  • 2 letters of recommendation
  • GMAT scores
• Community Psychology and Social Change
  • 3 letters of recommendation (PDF)
  • statement outlining experience and objectives
  • Admissions essay
• Computer Science
  • 3 letters of recommendation (PDF)
  • statement of purpose
  • GRE scores may be required of some applicants
• Criminal Justice
  • 3 letters of recommendation (PDF)
  • brief interest statement (or) writing sample
• Electrical Engineering
  • Interest statement
  • GRE scores may be required of some applicants
  • 3 letters of recommendation (PDF)
• Engineering Management
  • Personal statement
  • 3 letters of recommendation
  • GMAT scores
• Engineering Science
  • GRE scores may be required of some applicants
  • 3 letters of recommendation
  • Personal interest statement
• Environmental Engineering
  • 3 letters of recommendation (PDF)
  • Personal interest statement
• Environmental Pollution Control
  • 3 letters of recommendation
  • Interest statement
• Health Administration
  • Career goal statement
  • Resume
  • GRE/GMAT scores may be required of some applicants
  • 3 names of references willing to provide recommendations
• Health Education
  • 2 letters of recommendation
• Humanities
  • Career goal statement
  • writing sample
  • 2 letters of recommendation (PDF)
• Information Systems
  • 2 letters of recommendation
  • GMAT scores
• Literacy Education
  • Goal statement
  • 2 letters of recommendation
  • copy of professional/teaching certification
  • GRE, GMAT, or PRAXIS scores
• Principal Certification
  • 3 recommendation forms (PDF)
  • copy of professional/teaching certificate
• Public Administration
  • Interest statement
  • Resume
  • GRE scores may be required of some applicants
  • 3 names of references willing to provide recommendations
• Secondary Education English, Mathematics, or Social Studies Certification
  • Passing scores on the PRAXIS I Test (Reading, Writing, and Mathematics)
• Teaching and Curriculum
  • Career goal statement
  • 2 letters of recommendation
  • GRE, GMAT, or PRAXIS scores
  • Campus location must be indicated
• Training and Development
  • Career goal statement
  • 2 letters of recommendation
  • Resume
  • GRE scores may be required of some applicants

Doctoral Degrees

• Adult Education
  • Writing sample
  • 3 letters of recommendation
  • GRE/MAT scores
  • Career goal statement
  • Resume
• American Studies
  • Scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
  • Three reference letters attesting to academic and professional capabilities. (At least two letters should be from academic sources, such as professors or advisers)
  • a letter of 500 to 1000 words outlining significant scholarly and applied experience, career goals, commitment to American Studies as a field, and academic obcjectives
  • a recent personal vita
  • a paper from a graduate course taken previously or publication demonstrating research and compositional skills
• Public Administration
  • Career and academic plans (approximately 500 words)
  • Vita
  • 3 letters of recommendation
  • GRE scores (GMAT or LSAT considered)
  • a paper from a graduate course taken previously

Any questions, call 717-948-6250 or 1-800-222-2056, or e-mail us at hbgadmit@psu.edu. Please send all materials to Graduate Admissions, Penn State Harrisburg, 777 W. Harrisburg Pike, Middletown, PA 17057.

International Students: English Proficiency--The language of instruction at Penn State is English. International applicants must take and submit scores for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or the IELTS (International English Language Testing System). The minimum acceptable score for the TOEFL is 550 for the paper-based test, 213 for the computer-based test, or a total score of 80 with a 19 on the speaking section for the internet-based test. The minimum composite score for the IELTS is 6.5. Specific graduate programs may have more stringent requirements.

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