Discuss the degree to which your background experiences and values/beliefs have prepared you for the program.

The statement should be 2-4 double spaced typewritten pages. Describe your interest in the program, your past work in your proposed or allied fields of study, including non-course education experiences, teaching or other relevant employment, publications, theses, research in progress, other scholarly activities, and your plans for graduate study and a professional career. Lastly, discuss the degree to which your background experiences and values/beliefs have prepared you for the program.