Recommendation Requirements by Program

A summary of letter of recommendation requirements for programs housed within the Graduate School is directly below. Applicants seeking admission to a specific program should carefully review this page for important information about each program's letter of recommendation requirements and the evaluator types accepted before applying via the online application link associated with that program (see summary below). Only completed applications, with supporting materials, will be forwarded by Howard's Office of Admissions (a separate Office from the Graduate School) to your prospective degree program, whose faculty will render a decision on your application. No applicant will be admitted without the recommendation of an academic unit. The Graduate School does not determine if you have sent the appropriate recommendation/reference type for a particular Graduate School program.

Letter of Recommendation/Reference Key:

Accepted = This letter of recommendation evaluator type is accepted by the program
Not accepted = This letter of recommendation evaluator type is not accepted by the program
Required = Applicant must send at least one letter of recommendation from this SPECIFIC type of evaluator (refer to program guidance for the number of recommendations required for the SPECIFIC evaluator type)

Recommendation Requirements by Program (Evaluator Types)

Program Entry Requirements Webpage	Degree	Program Details	Rec Letters Required	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor	Supervisor/ Manager	Coworker	Friend	Family Member	Clergy	Other
Program Entry Requirements Webpage African Studies	Degree MA	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Accepted	Other Accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage African Studies	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Accepted	Other Accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Online Applied Data Science & Analytics	Degree MS	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 2 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Atmospheric Sciences	Degree MS	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Atmospheric Sciences	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Biology	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Biomedical & Chemical Engineering	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Chemical Engineering	Degree MS	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Chemistry	Degree MS	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Chemistry	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Civil & Environmental Engineering	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Clinical Psychology	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Communication Sciences and Disorders	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Communication, Culture, & Media Studies	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required (3 letters)	Supervisor/ Manager Not accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Computer Science	Degree MCS	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Computer Science	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Counseling Psychology	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Developmental Psychology	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Economics	Degree MA	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Economics	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Educational Psychology	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Electrical Engineering	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage English	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Not accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity	Degree Cert	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 2 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Graduate Certificate in Faculty Preparation	Degree Cert	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 2 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Graduate Certificate in International Studies	Degree Cert	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 2 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies	Degree Cert	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 2 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required (2 letters)	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Accepted	Other Accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage History	Degree MA	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage History	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Mathematics	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Mechanical Engineering	Degree MEng	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Mechanical Engineering	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Medical Physics	Degree MS	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Neuropsychology	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Nutritional Sciences	Degree MS	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Nutritional Sciences	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Pharmaceutical Sciences	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Physics	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Political Science	Degree MA	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Political Science	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Public Health	Degree MPH	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage School Psychology	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Social Psychology	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Social Work	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Sociology	Degree MA	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required (3 letters)	Supervisor/ Manager Not accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Sociology	Degree PhD	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required (3 letters)	Supervisor/ Manager Not accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted
Program Entry Requirements Webpage Speech-Language Pathology	Degree MS	Program Details More Info	Rec Letters Required 3 letters	Faculty/ Professor/ Academic Advisor Required	Supervisor/ Manager Accepted	Coworker Not accepted	Friend Not accepted	Family Member Not accepted	Clergy Not accepted	Other Not accepted