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.
- The following essay questions will become available to you after submission of your online application. Should you wish to prepare your responses in advance, the questions will be the following:
- What are your vocational objectives and how will your proposed plan of graduate study relate to them?
- Within your major field, are there areas of special interest to you? Please explain.
- Are there any special circumstances related to your academic record that you feel we should know about?
- Three (3) letters of recommendation. Recommendations may be submitted on a paper form or using a web-based form. You may review options for submitting recommendations by following this link to www.udel.edu/gradoffice/applicants.
- An official copy of your undergraduate transcript, sent directly to the Office of Graduate Studies. Transcripts from the University of Delaware will automatically be linked to your application.
- An official copy of any graduate transcripts, sent directly to the Office of Graduate Studies.
- All international students must submit official copies of the TOEFL test. The minimum acceptable score for the paper-based test is 600; the minimum acceptable score for the Internet-based test is 100.
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.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction
- M.A. in School Psychology
The following programs do not require the GRE test:
- Ed.D in Educational Leadership
- M.Ed. in Exceptional Youth and Children
- M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration
- 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
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.
