Application

Application Deadlines

• Spring: December 15
• Summer: May 15
• Fall: August 15

* All application materials must be received in our office by the application deadline.

Application

Applications may only be submitted through our online application system. Click button to begin:

An application must contain all of the following in order to be considered complete:

• Completed application form
• A professional resume
• Non-refundable application fee of $70.00 (Make checks payable to the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania)
• Application essays
• Official transcripts from each post-secondary school attended
• Standardized test scores, if applicable

LPS Admissions
3440 Market Street
Suite 100
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3335

Application Essays

Please respond to each of the following questions. If you are submitting your essays online, please upload them together in one document. Responses should not exceed four pages in length for all the questions combined.

1. Have you ever been placed on probation, dismissed or suspended from any college or university for reasons pertaining to academic integrity? Yes/No

If yes, please include any facts that you believe bear on the significance of this circumstance.

2. Describe your educational history and background, making sure to address whether your records and transcripts accurately reflect your academic ability. Explain fully if you have ever withdrawn, taken a leave of absence, or been dropped by any school, college, or university.
3. Write a brief essay describing your academic and personal goals and explain how these will be furthered by study at Penn in general and at LPS in particular. Feel free to discuss a specific academic topic you have enjoyed studying and explain why it is of interest to you.
4. Describe any non-academic experiences that you feel strengthen your application such as employment, travel, community affairs, volunteer work, publications, etc.

Letters of Recommendation

Letters of Recommendations are not required. However, you may submit up to three letters of recommendation to support your application. These should be from individuals with whom you have had a close professional or academic association and who know of your desire to enroll in the College of Liberal and Professional Studies. If you decide to submit letters of recommendation, you may ask your recommenders to complete their letters online or to submit hard copy letters of recommendation. To submit online recommendations, follow the instructions in the Recommendations section of the online application. If your recommendations will not be submitted online, please complete the LPS cover sheet for letters of recommendation, give it to your references, and have them complete and attach the form to their letter. You can download the form here.

Standardized Test Scores

You may opt to submit standardized test scores such as the GRE.  Use the ETS code (2986) when requesting GRE or TOEFL scores. If the medium of instruction for your undergraduate degree was not English, you must submit the TOEFL.