University of Kentucky
College of Communications and Information Studies
Graduate Programs in Communication
APPLICATION ESSAY
To the Applicant
Complete all sections below. Send the completed Application Essay (along with a self-addressed, stamped postcard
for informing you when this Application Essay has been received) to the UK College of Communications and Information
Studies Graduate Program. 106 Grehan Building, Lexington, KY, 40506-0042.
Applicant Information
Name:
Last or Family Name/Surname
First
Middle
Date of birth
Address:
E-mail address:
Area of Concentration:
Degree Sought:
Health Communication
Interpersonal Communication
M.A.
Ph.D.
Mass Communication
U.S. Social Security Number:
1. What topics, problems, or areas of communication do you plan to investigate in your graduate program?
2. Why did you select the Graduate Program in the College of Communications and Information Studies at the
University of Kentucky as the program appropriate to your goals?
3. What in your educational or professional background has prepared you to enter the Communication
Graduate Program in the College of Communications and Information Studies at the University of
Kentucky?
4. What are your immediate and ultimate career goals?
5. Which faculty do you believe offer the closest match to your interests and educational needs?
6. What factors contribute to your decision to enter graduate school now?
7. What demonstrates your suitability for graduate study in this program? Build an argument for your
admission.
Applicant, please read and sign below
I hereby certify that the answers contained in this document represent my original work and are true to the best of my
knowledge.
My preferred direct contact number is:
Phone:
Printed Name:
FAX:
Email:
Date:
Signature: