Transcript: Transcripts should be submitted online through the Online Graduate Application. Curriculum Vitae: Resume or Curriculum Vitae Personal Statement: Give a brief statement outlining your reasons for undertaking a graduate program, your particular area of specialization within the major field, your past academic work, and your plans for future occupation or profession. Please include information about yourself, your goals, and anything else you feel will help the admission committee understand who you are and why you want to attend our program. Also include any additional information that may assist the selection committee in evaluating your preparation and aptitude for graduate study at the Sociology Department at UCSB. Please put your name on each page of your Statement of Purpose, Personal Achivements, CV, etc.; recommended length for the statement is 2-3 pages (preferably 2) with normal font size and line spaced at 1.5 spacing. Recommendation Letter: Three letters of recommendation. Please note that all letters of recommendation should be submitted online through the Online Graduate Application. Caution: if using a writing service, make sure that service knows all letters must be postmarked on or before the December 1 deadline. In the past, some services held letters and mailed when all had been received, missing the deadline. These letters should contain the following kinds of information: circumstances under which referee has known the student. the referee's evaluation of the student's overall intellectual ability (e.g., analytical power, critical facility, theoretical skills); independence of thought (e.g., insight, imagination, creativity); effectiveness of communication, oral and written; motivation, persistence, self-discipline, thoroughness, etc. the referee's assessment of the student's long run, overall probable contributions to sociology, to society, and to UCSB's graduate program. Personal Achievements/Contributions: UC Santa Barbara is interested in a diverse and inclusive graduate student population. Please describe any aspects of your personal background, accomplishments, or achievements that you feel are important in evaluating your application for graduate study. For example, please describe if you have experienced economic challenges in achieving higher education, such as being financially responsible for family members or dependents, having to work significant hours during undergraduate schooling or coming from a family background of limited income. Please describe if you have any unusual or varied life experiences that might contribute to the diversity of the graduate group, such as fluency in other languages, experience living in bicultural communities, academic research interests focusing on cultural, societal, or educational problems as they affect underserved segments of society, or evidence of an intention to use the graduate degree toward serving disadvantaged individuals or populations. The recommended length for the personal achievements/contributions is 1-2 pages. Writing Sample: A sample of written work in sociology or in a closely related field must be submitted with the online application. If a writing sample is submitted in excess of 15 pages, please designate which 10-15 pages of your work the Admissions Committee should read. All written work should include a bibliography, footnotes, or references, if applicable. All writing samples must be written in English or translated into English by a certified translator.

学位要求：Bachelor 申请链接：http://www.soc.ucsb.edu/graduate-studies/prospective-students 招生邮箱：applegate@soc.ucsb.edu