Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Studies

This Ph.D. program is designed to develop scholar-researchers, scholar-teachers, and scholar-activists who generate, understand, and apply usable new knowledge related to the education of novice and experienced teachers. Such scholarship connects research with practice, is informed by our mutual belief in socio-cultural and constructivist theories of how people learn, promotes the advocacy of excellence and equity in education for all learners, and facilitates the development of teachers as leaders.

The Graduate School requires a course-by-course evaluation report showing completion of a bachelors and a graduate degree if required by the program that is equivalent to a US degree from an international college or university recognized and approved by the Ministry of Education or Commission responsible for higher education in the country where the degree is earned.In addition to the application materials required by The Graduate School applicants must submit aPersonal StatementResumeGRE optional for the Higher Education concentration of the PhD in Educational StudiesAcademic Transcripts - For US transcripts please follow the normal protocol from your institution when ordering official transcripts For Undergraduate Admissions the International Recruitment and Admissions Office accepts stamped copies of high school transcripts from US community colleges.IBT TOEFL 79 TOEFL iBT Special Home Edition score report also accepted same score and paper based - 550.IELTS 6.5 IELTS Indicator also accepted same band score.Duolingo English Test DET - 110.ELS - 112 score report.Kaplan International Higher Intermediate Level.ELPs must not be more than 2 years old from the date of application submission.