The following departments require each applicant to submit a sample of work, such as a paper, thesis or publication.  Please consult the department before submitting any documentation.

Anthropology
Description: The sample of work could be based on: (a) a term paper on a course, (b) a report on fieldwork or (c) a senior thesis.

Classics 
Description: A writing sample. 

Cognitive Science
Description: This should be a research paper or written project that demonstrates an applicant’s analytical thinking. (average 10–20 pages)

English
Description: 25 pages or less of an applicant’s best critical writing.

German and Romance Languages
Description: The writing sample should be something like a term paper, something the          student has published, a chapter of a dissertation. It should not be more than 50-75 pages in total. Prospective students may submit anything they feel best exemplifies their work.

History
Description: Please include a copy of what, in your judgment, is your best research paper. No specific page limit.

History of Art
Description: A paper of significant length that demonstrates the student's ability to describe and analyze preferably on the subject of art or art history.

History of Science, Medicine and Technology
Description: A writing sample.

Humanities Center
Description:

Near Eastern Studies
Description:  The sample of written work should be related to the field or their area of concentration.  It should be about 12–15 pages in length. 

Philosophy
Description: The sample of written work should reflect the applicant’s area of interest, and generally does not have to be more than 20 pages in length.

Political Science
Description: The sample of work could be based on a term paper on a course, a report on fieldwork or a senior thesis.

Psychological and Brain Sciences
Description: A sample of an applicant's most
professional writing. A published work is acceptable, but not required.

Sociology
Description: A writing sample.

Writing Seminars
Description:
Fiction —  2–3 short stories or a self-contained section of a novel (40 page maximum, double spaced).

Poetry — 10 poems (25 page maximum).

Science Writing — A feature article, or a collection of shorter pieces about science written for the general reader (15 pages maximum, double spaced).