Education (EdD) — Admission Requirements
Please see the general statement of admission requirements for all graduate programs in the “Admissions” section of this publication and the “Special Instructions for Applicants to Individual Programs” section at the back of this publication.
Please see also the description of admission requirements listed under “Professional Preparation Programs for Education” in the “Regulations, Procedures and Degree Requirements” section of this publication.
Higher Education Administration Track
Requirements include the submission of an admission portfolio consisting of:
- a completed application for admission;
- An essay (about 1500 words long) describing the applicant’s background and career aspirations, with an emphasis on the kinds of changes in higher education he or she is interested in bringing about. The essay must include a description of a critical incident (involving change) in which the applicant took part, explaining his or her role in it;
- a résumé or curriculum vitae;
- three letters, including one from a supervisor or employer and at least one from a colleague, describing and giving evidence of the applicant’s potential as an initiator and implementer of education reform and assessing the applicant’s level of motivation for and commitment to a leadership role in higher education;
- a completed Employer Agreement Form, showing year-by-year how the applicant and his/her employer will arrange the applicant’s work life to permit him/her to meet the program’s requirements (including the three specified summer periods and a full weekday on campus each week during the semesters leading up to the dissertation seminar);
- official transcripts of all previous academic work, graduate and undergraduate, demonstrating particularly that the applicant has earned a master’s degree or equivalent from a college or university of recognized standing;
Optionally, applicants may submit test scores from the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
The admissions committee will interview all finalists before making its recommendations for acceptance to the program.
Completed applications must reach the University’s Office of Graduate Admissions by February 1.
Leadership in Urban Schools Track
Requirements include the submission of an admission portfolio consisting of:
- a completed application for admission;
- an essay (about 1500 words long) describing the applicant’s background and career aspirations, with an emphasis on the kinds of changes in elementary or secondary education he or she is interested in bringing about. The essay must include a description of a critical incident (involving change) in which the applicant took part, explaining his or her role in it;
- a résumé or curriculum vitae;
- three letters, including one from an employer and at least one from a colleague, describing and giving evidence of the applicant’s potential as an initiator and implementer of education reform and assessing the applicant’s level of motivation for and commitment to a leadership role in elementary or secondary education;
- official transcripts of all previous academic work, graduate and undergraduate, demonstrating particularly that the applicant has earned a master’s degree or equivalent from a college or university of recognized standing;
Optionally, applicants may submit test scores from the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
The admissions committee will interview all finalists before making its recommendations for acceptance to the program. Completed applications must reach the University’s Office of Graduate Admissions by March 15.