The Graduate School requires a statement of purpose as part of the electronic application. We carefully review each applicant’s statement. Please use this essay to discuss:

your goals in pursuing the PhD in Public Policy at Duke University.
your academic and professional experience.
your intended course of study, including a disciplinary concentration and policy area focus.
your longer-term career objectives.
No, a master’s degree is not required for admission to the PhD program
Submit a resume (not to exceed two printed pages), which should be uploaded to the online electronic application with your “Statement of Purpose and Educational Objectives.”
Submit a writing sample of no more than 20 pages, demonstrating academic or professional research, which should be uploaded to the online electronic application under “additional documents.”
The Graduate School admits applicants who have one of the following minimum scores (some departments may require a higher score):
• 577 for paper-based TOEFL
• 90 for an Internet-based TOEFL
• 7.0 for the IELTS