Step 3: Supplemental Items

You will need to log back into the online application system, scroll down and click on "Submit Supplemental Items" to do the following:

1. Upload the item below:
• Current resume or curriculum vitae
• Letter of Intent: Written statement of your background, career goals, and research interests (if applicable).
  • Please indicate that you are applying to the SES: Physical Education and Physical Activity Leadership (PE PAL) Emphasis Ph.D. program in the first paragraph. Failure to do so could mean a rejection of your application.
  • It is also important that the name(s) of any faculty member(s) you are interested in working with appear somewhere in your research statement. Our program is mentor-based so faculty members are instrumental in admissions decisions.
2. Request three professional letters of recommendation (click on "start" to initiate each recommendation request)
3. Take the GRE: Official GRE scores (less than five years old) are required.
• UNC's institutional code is 4074.
• Required minimum scores:
• 140 Quantitative;
• 146 Verbal Reasoning;
• Combined score of at least 297;
• Analytical Writing 3.5