Educational Administration and Policy

College of Education

College-Wide Minimum Graduate Admissions Requirements
Adopted January 15, 2008

Admission to graduate programs in the College of Education is based on a comprehensive review of all application materials. Programs give strong consideration to the statement of purpose, letters of recommendation, relevant work and/or life experiences, performance in prior undergraduate and graduate coursework (GPA), and scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Admissions decisions are based on selecting outstanding applicants who demonstrate great promise for not only completing their degree, but for becoming a competent professional as well.

Minimum requirements for the Doctor of Education (EdD) and non-doctoral degrees:

An earned bachelors degree from a regionally accredited U.S. institution or a comparable degree from an international institution. Applicants must have a minimum grade average of B for all upper-division undergraduate work and scores that are acceptable for the program to which the student is applying on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). These scores are used in the context of a holistic credential review process. Exceptions to the above requirements are made only when these and other criteria, including letters of recommendation, are reviewed by the academic unit, recommended by the college, and approved by the Dean of the Graduate School.

Minimum requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree:

Applicants must have a minimum grade average of B for all upper-division undergraduate work and scores of at least 440 Verbal or at least 530 Quantitative on the GRE. These scores are used in the context of a holistic credential review process. Exceptions to the above requirements are made only when these and other criteria, including letters of recommendation, are reviewed by the academic unit, recommended by the college, and approved by the Dean of the Graduate School.

GRE averages and ranges by academic program:

GRE Institution Codes:

• University Code: 5812
• Educational Leadership Code: 3001
• Higher Education Code: 3502