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Submit your Statement of Purpose!
Thank you for applying to Hope International University! The next step of the application process is to complete the Statement of Purpose. Please review the essay questions and then you can upload your essay as a PDF or Word document below. 



Essay Questions
In approximately 250 words, please address the following:
  • While studying at HIU, explain how you will work through your two greatest challenges and utilize your two greatest strengths?
  • Where do you plan to be in five years and how will an education at HIU help you develop that plan?
Graduate Essay Questions
In approximately 250 words, please address the following:
  • While studying at HIU, explain how you will work through your two greatest challenges and utilize your two greatest strengths?
  • What are your professional goals and how will an education at HIU help you develop that plan?
Graduate Marriage and Family Therapy Essay Questions
In approximately 500 words, please address the following:
  • What significant life events have most influenced your present development and your desire to be a marriage and family therapist?
  • What are your professional career goals after completing your degree?
  • What are your strengths that will help you achieve your professional goals?
  • What do you consider to be areas for personal growth that may need the most attention during your training as a therapist at Hope International University?
Graduate Counseling Essay Questions
In approximately 500 words, please address the following:
  • What significant life events have most influenced your present development and your desire to be a professional clinical counselor?
  • What are your professional career goals after completing your degree?
  • What are your strengths that will help you achieve your professional goals?
  • What do you consider to be areas for personal growth that may need the most attention during your training as a counselor at Hope International University?
Doctorate in Marriage and Family Therapy Essay Questions
In approximately 500 words, please address the following:
  • How do you desire to contribute to the field of marriage and family therapy? 
  • What are your professional  goals after completing your degree?
  • What are some of your research interests and how do you see this impacting the MFT field? 
  • What do you consider to be areas for personal growth that may need attention during your educational endeavor at Hope International University?

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