Admissions Requirements: Doctoral Degree Programs

• Degrees: Applicants must possess at least a master's degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education or the international equivalent and have demonstrated superior academic performance in the completion of their master's degree. 
• Resume: Each applicant must submit a resume or biographical statement demonstrating disposition to education and selected major area of study. 
• Leadership: Applicants must have demonstrated superior academic performance in the completion of their master's degrees and possess outstanding leadership qualities. 
• Recommendations: Each applicant must provide three written confidential recommendations from persons who can attest to the applicant's academic and professional abilities and proven accomplishments in education. 
•  Tests: Doctoral applicants may submit scores on the Miller Analogies Test (MAD or the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). (These tests are optional.) 
• Transcripts: Official transcripts must be submitted from all accredited institutions of higher education attended by the candidate. 
• Goal statement Essay: Applicants must submit an academic and professional goal statement essay. 
• Writing Test: Applicants may be required to submit a prescribed writing sample (ELM/Higher Ed Applicants). Writing and Critical Analysis Test: Applicants will be required to read and write a critical analysis of a journal article (TESOL Applicants). 
• International students are also required to have a 575 score (233 computer-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and a Test of Written English (TWE) score of 5. 
• Interview: Applicants will be interviewed by a GSOE faculty admissions committee from the program for which the candidate is applying.
  
  Upon receipt and review of all documentation, the candidate will be considered for final admissions. Final admissions decisions will be made by the program director and the GSOE Doctoral Admissions Committee.