Transcript:
One official copy of all academic transcripts, issued by the registrar, covering all post-secondary study you have undertaken; transcripts from all institutions attended (these may come electronically or by mail)
Personal Statement:
A letter of intent (this statement should provide the graduate faculty with a sense of what you hope to encounter in the graduate school experience, your general research interests at this point in your career, what skills you most need to work on, and what shape you think your career might take--in the academy or outside of it)
Recommendation Letter:
The names and contact information of three references (who will be contacted for letters of recommendation directly by KU). Please alert your referees
Essay:
A short essay in the target language you intend to study (Russian, Polish, or Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian)
Sample:
A sample research paper from one of your courses, preferably on a relevant topic (to demonstrate your writing skills and basic research capacity)