Transcript: Upload unofficial transcripts with the application for the departmental initial review. Official transcripts or academic records for all university-level studies you have completed, at U.S. institutions and abroad will be required if admitted. If your academic records do not include official evidence of the award of your degree, you must also submit additional documents that verify the degree conferral. For information about the documents required for an initial review of your application, contact the department or program to which you are applying. Curriculum Vitae: You may format your resume/ CV in any way that you wish. Please include contact information, your educational background, and any relevant work and/or volunteer experience. You may also consider including any relevant research and/or teaching experience. Personal Statement: The personal statement should give concrete evidence of your promise as a member of the academic community, giving the committee an image of you as a person.This is also where you represent your potential to bring to your academic career a critical perspective rooted in a non-traditional educational background, or your understanding of the experiences of groups historically under-represented in higher education and your commitment to increase participation by a diverse population in higher education. Recommendation Letter: THREE Letters of Recommendation, including two academic and one professional, must be submitted to your online application file by the application deadline. Personal History Statement: A 1-3 page essay that describes how your personal background has informed your decision to pursue doctoral study in social welfare. Please include information on how you have overcome barriers to access in higher education, evidence of how you have come to understand barriers faced by others, evidence of your research focusing on underserved populations or related issues of inequality, or evidence of your leadership among such groups Writing Sample: You may submit published articles, a master's thesis or portion thereof, papers written for graduate courses, or material written in a professional capacity. The writing sample should give evidence of your ability to think critically and analytically; it should not be purely descriptive.

学位要求：Master 专业要求：In social work or social welfare, or comparable preparation in a closely related field. 申请链接：http://socialwelfare.berkeley.edu/phd-admissions 招生电话：510.642.4406 招生邮箱：jdullaghan@berkeley.edu 邮寄地址：UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare, 120 Haviland Hall, #7400, Berkeley, CA 94720-7400