Applying to the Graduate Program
Applications for all graduate programs in the School of Education should be submitted through the online application found at http://www.udel.edu/gradoffice/applicants/.
All School of Education graduate programs have the following minimum application requirements:
- A completed on-line Application Form.
- A Personal Statement.
- Three (3) letters of recommendation. Recommendations must be submitted electronically. You may find more information about submitting recommendations by following this link to www.udel.edu/gradoffice/applicants.
- Transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate (if applicable) studies should be uploaded as part of your application. Applicants who previously attended the University of Delaware should list our institution on their application, but need not provide a transcript.
- Students whose native language is not English must submit official copies of the TOEFL or IELTS test. The minimum acceptable score for the paper-based TOEFL is 600; the minimum acceptable score for the Internet-based TOEFL is 100. The minimum acceptable score for the IELTS is 7.0.
In addition to these general admission requirements, some programs have additional admissions requirements.
The following programs require applicants to submit official GRE scores:
- Ph.D.
- M.A. in Teaching English as a Second Language
- M.A. in School Psychology
The following programs do not require the GRE test:
- Ed.D in Educational Leadership
- M.A. in Teaching (M.A.T.)
- M.Ed. in Exceptional Youth and Children
- M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration
- M.Ed. in Reading
- M.Ed. in School Leadership
- M.I. in Instruction
The following programs require an additional writing assignment as part of either the application or selection process:
- Ed.D in Educational Leadership
- M.Ed. in Exceptional Youth and Children
- M.Ed. in Reading
For more complete information on any of our programs, please follow the links to the program of your choice via the sidebar at our Web site (http://www.udel.edu/education). Also, the website for UD's Office of Graduate Studies (http://www.udel.edu/gradoffice) is a wonderful source of information for all prospective graduate students, including international students.
Application Deadlines
Master's program deadlines can be found at www.udel.edu/education/masters/applying.html. Doctoral program deadlines are at www.udel.edu/education/doctoral/applying.html.
