Admissions
Inquiriesback to top
Anyone inquiring about College of Education graduate programs or the application process is sent an e-mail listing the web address for the electronic application, COE Office of Graduate Studies web page, financial aid information, etc.
Electronic Application back to top
Anyone who would like to be considered for admittance to Purdue University in order to take classes must fill out an electronic application for admission. The electronic application is located at: http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/admissions/.
The Graduate School will receive the student's application once it is formally submitted. The Graduate School will electronically export the application for use by the COE Office of Graduate Studies once the application fee has been satisfied. After the application has gone through the review and recommendation process, the COE Office of Graduate Studies returns the application to the Graduate School with any required application materials for final approval. It can take the Graduate School up to three weeks to process an application for admission.
Applications cannot be more than one year old at the time the application credentials are reviewed by the Graduate School.
Application Fee back to top
Both degree seeking and non-degree seeking applicants must pay a nonrefundable application fee of $55.00 (drawn on U.S. funds through a U.S. bank). This fee is payable online with a credit card issued by a U.S. bank. Money orders and/or checks are not accepted.
The $55.00 application fee enables applicants to apply for programs during one annual academic year cycle.
The $55.00 application fee is NOT a one-time fee.
Re-entry applicants must pay the $55.00 application fee.
Some students may be eligible for an application fee waiver by the Graduate School.
(Graduate School Policy)
Application and Review Process back to top
Postbaccalaureate (Non-Degree) Applicants
Application Materials Required for Postbaccalaureate (Non-Degree) Applicants:
- Graduate School Application (less than 1 year old)
- $55.00 Application Fee (for ALL New applications and Re-Entry applications that are not Professional Educator applications or otherwise qualify for a fee waiver)
- A photocopy of the student's Bachelor's transcripts of grades showing he or she received a Bachelor's degree, a photocopy of the student's Bachelor's diploma, or a photocopy of the student's Indiana State Teaching License.
- College of Education Application Questionnaire
*All records submitted by or on behalf of an applicant become the property of Purdue University and cannot be returned.
A file is set up for the applicant when the COE Office of Graduate Studies receives the application. The applicant is then sent an e-mail informing him or her of what is still needed to complete the application file.
No applicants from outside of the U.S. may be admitted in a postbaccalaureate status.
Postbaccalaureate (Non-Degree) applicants are assigned an advisor by the COE Office of Graduate Studies.
If the student submits transcripts showing an ending GPA on their Bachelor's degree of 3.0 or above, they will be admitted unconditionally. If they have below a 3.0 ending GPA on their Bachelor's degree or if they only submit a copy of their Bachelor's diploma or teachers license, they will be admitted with a condition of "maintain 3.0/4.0 average GPA".
The COE Office of Graduate Studies will send the student's application, transcripts, and any other required documents to the Graduate School upon recommendation for admission by the faculty review committee.
Only the Graduate School can officially admit a student to Purdue University. The student will receive an e-mail from the Graduate School stating that they have been officially admitted. The student will receive only an admission e-mail from the Graduate School.
After receiving e-mail notification from the Graduate School that an applicant has been admitted, a "Welcome" letter will be sent to the student from the COE Office of Graduate Studies.
A student who has been denied admission to a degree program and then decides to apply to the same program as a postbaccaluareate student must have their application reviewed by that program area. An Evaluation Sheet will be attached to the student's application and forwarded to the program area chair. It will be up to the review committee or chair of the program area to make an admission decision with regard to the postbaccalaureate application. A signed Evaluation Sheet indicating the admission decision must be filled out for the student and returned to the COE Office of Graduate Studies along with the student's application.
A student who is denied admission will be sent a denial letter from the COE Office of Graduate Studies signed by the Graduate Chair of the department to which the student applied.
Up to 12 credit hours may be taken while in postbaccalaureate status (including any undergraduate excess credits), with a grade of "B" or better, to be used on a degree plan of study. This is subject to approval by the students major professor, committee, department and university.
Degree and Teacher License Applicants back to top
Most program areas only review complete application files; however, a program area is always welcome to review application files upon request.
The Department of Educational Studies does not require applicants to have a Master's degree to apply to the PhD program (Department Policy, Approved 11/06/03). The Department of Curriculum and Instruction requires all applicants to the PhD program to have a Master's degree from an accredited institution.
The PhD and Educational Specialist programs are both terminal degree programs.
Application Materials Required for Degree Seeking Applicants:
- Graduate School Application (less than 1 year old)
- $55.00 Application Fee (for ALL New applications and Re-Entry applications that do not qualify for a fee waiver)
- Official Transcript(s) of grades from all universities attended*
*All International Applicants must provide one transcript in original language and one English translation from all universities attended outside of the U.S.
- Statement of Purpose (300-500 words goals statement). Information on writing a Statement of Purpose can be found at: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/p_perstate.html
- Three Letters of Recommendation*
*All Educational Foundations and Administration Doctoral applicants submit three letters of recommendation, with one addressing Academic Potential and one addressing Leadership/Administrative Potential
- Official GRE Graduate Record Examination - general aptitude test score less than 5 years old (In general, a combined GRE verbal and quantitative score of 1000 (or more) is expected)*
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*Required for: |
- All Doctoral Applicants
- All Counseling and Development Applicants
- All Educational Psychology & Gifted Education Applicants
- All Educational Foundations and Administration Applicants
- All graduates of non-U.S. institutions of higher education
- All Department of Curriculum and Instruction master's applicants with less than 3.0/4.0 undergraduate CUM GPA
- All Special Education master's applicants with less than 3.0/4.0 undergraduate CUM GPA
- All Department of Curriculum and Instruction Educational Specialist Applicants
- All Department of Educational Studies Educational Specialist Applicants with less than a 3.2/4.0
- All International Applicants
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- Official TOEFL score less than 2 years old (minimum score of 550 paper based, 213 computerized, or 77 internet test, with minimum scores for reading, 19; listening 14; speaking 18; and writing 18) --OR-- Official IELTS score less than 2 years old (minimum score of 6.5)
- College of Education Application Questionnaire
- A Vitae*
*Required for all Educational Foundations and Administration Doctoral Applicants
*Required for all Higher Education Administration Applicants
- Program Supplementary Information Sheet*
*All applicants applying to Educational Foundations and Administration, Counseling and Development (MS or PhD) or Special Education
**Not Required for Higher Education Administration
- General level of statistical competence as demonstrated by a grade of "C" or better in an undergraduate or graduate statistics course, or through prior work experience. (Provisional admission may be granted to students who do not demonstrate statistical competency, but completion of an introductory statistics course with a grade of "C" or better will be required early in the student's plan of study and will not count for credit toward the degree program).*
*Required for all Higher Education Administration Applicants
- Proficiency in the use of technology, e.g., Internet and e-mail usage, distance education, word-processing.*
*Required for all Higher Education Administration Applicants
Application Materials Required for a New Teacher License or an Addition to an Existing License:
- Graduate School Application (less than 1 year old)
- $55.00 Application Fee (for ALL New applications and Re-Entry applications that do not qualify for a fee waiver)
- Photocopy of Official Transcript Evaluation from the Office of Professional Preparation and Licensure (Beering Hall of Liberal Arts & Education, Rm. 3229, phone: 765-494-5486)
- Official Transcript(s) of grades from all universities attended
- Science Education (Biology Educ., Chemistry Educ., Earth/Space Educ., General Science Educ., Geoenvironmental Science Educ., and Physics Educ.) program area faculty require that certification only (Teacher License or Endorsements) applicants submit a goals statement (500 words) before the application file will be reviewed for admission consideration
- Program Supplementary Information Sheet*
*All applicants applying to Educational Foundations and Administration or Special Education
- College of Education Application Questionnaire
*All records submitted by or on behalf of an applicant become the property of Purdue University and cannot be returned.
A file is set up for the applicant when the COE Office of Graduate Studies receives the application. The applicant is then sent an e-mail informing him or her of what is still needed to complete the application file.
Application files are sent to the program chair of each program area with an evaluation sheet attached to the student's file. After the program area has reviewed the file and rendered a decision to admit or deny, the student's file should be returned with the evaluation sheet, completed and signed by the program chair, to the COE Office of Graduate Studies.
The COE Office of Graduate Studies will send the student's application, transcripts, and any other required documents to the Graduate School upon recommendation for admission by the faculty review committee.
Only the Graduate School can officially admit a student to Purdue University. The student will receive an e-mail from the Graduate School stating that they have been officially admitted. If the student is admitted to a degree program, the Graduate School will send them an official letter of admittance which states the session, degree, advisor, department and any conditions the student has been given for admission. If the student is a postbaccalaureate non-degree student, they will only receive an admission e-mail.
After receiving e-mail notification from the Graduate School that an applicant has been admitted, a "Welcome" letter will be sent to the student from the COE Office of Graduate Studies.
The Graduate School and the Office of International Students and Scholars have established deadlines for the submission of applications in order to provide sufficient time for an admitted student to plan for a timely arrival on campus. These deadlines are as follows:
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Fall Session |
June 15 if outside the U.S. |
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Spring Session |
Oct. 15 if outside the U.S. |
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Summer Session |
March 15 if outside the U.S. |
Unconditional admission to a degree program may only be requested if the student has a B or better average in prior study. The program area should assign one or more conditions to the applicants' admission. The program area may set the conditions (e.g., "B or better in first 9 hours", "maintain a 3.0 in next 12 credit hours", "register for EDCI 123 and EDFA 123 within first semester and receive a B or better").
Failure to fulfill the conditions placed upon a student's admission will result in the student's inability to continue registering for coursework. Students, generally, have one semester to fulfill a condition. If a department wishes to seek an extension on the period of time allowed to satisfy a condition, a memorandum justifying that request should be submitted to the Graduate School.
A student who is denied admission will be sent a denial letter from the COE Office of Graduate Studies signed by the Graduate Chair of the department to which the student applied.
International Applicants back to top
Most program areas only review complete application files; however, a program area is always welcome to review application files upon request.
The Department of Educational Studies does not require applicants to have a Master's degree to apply to the PhD program (Department Policy, Approved 11/06/03). The Department of Curriculum and Instruction requires all applicants to the PhD program to have a Master's degree from an accredited institution.
The PhD and Educational Specialist programs are both terminal degree programs.
Immigration Deadlines for applicants
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Fall Session |
June 15 if outside the U.S. |
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Spring Session |
Oct. 15 if outside the U.S. |
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Summer Session |
March 15 if outside the U.S. |
Due to the new visa regulations students should allow for unexpected delays. In order to plan for these delays students should allow at least 4-6 months after the date they are accepted into Purdue for the visa process. This means applicants should have their application file complete at least 4-6 months before the above posted immigration deadlines. Meeting the above deadlines will not guarantee that the student's visa will be processed in time to attend the session they are applying for.
Application Materials Required for International Degree Seeking Applicants:
- Graduate School Application (less than 1 year old)
- $55.00 Application Fee (for ALL New applications and Re-Entry applications that do not qualify for a fee waiver)
- Official Transcript(s) of grades from all universities attended*
*All International Applicants must provide one transcript in original language and one English translation from all universities attended outside of the U.S.
- Statement of Purpose (300-500 words goals statement) Information on writing a Statement of Purpose can be found at: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/p_perstate.html
- Three Letters of Recommendation*
*All Educational Foundations and Administration Doctoral applicants submit three letters of recommendation, with one addressing Academic Potential and one addressing Leadership/Administrative Potential
- Official GRE Graduate Record Examination - general aptitude test score less than 5 years old (In general, a combined GRE verbal and quantitative score of 1000 (or more) is expected)*
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*Required for: |
- All Doctoral Applicants
- All Counseling and Development Applicants
- All Educational Psychology & Gifted Education Applicants
- All Educational Foundations and Administration Applicants
- All graduates of non-U.S. institutions of higher education
- All Department of Curriculum and Instruction master's applicants with less than 3.0/4.0 undergraduate CUM GPA
- All Special Education master's applicants with less than 3.0/4.0 undergraduate CUM GPA
- All Department of Curriculum and Instruction Educational Specialist Applicants
- All Department of Educational Studies Educational Specialist Applicants with less than a 3.2/4.0
- All International Applicants
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- Official TOEFL score less than 2 years old (minimum score of 550 paper based, 213 computerized, or 77 internet test, with minimum scores for reading, 19; listening 14; speaking 18; and writing 18) --OR-- Official IELTS score less than 2 years old (minimum score of 6.5)
- College of Education Application Questionnaire
- A Vitae*
*Required for all Educational Foundations and Administration Doctoral Applicants
*Required for all Higher Education Administration Applicants
- Program Supplementary Information Sheet*
*All applicants applying to Educational Foundations and Administration, Counseling and Development (MS or PhD) or Special Education
**Not Required for Higher Education Administration
- General level of statistical competence as demonstrated by a grade of "C" or better in an undergraduate or graduate statistics course, or through prior work experience. (Provisional admission may be granted to students who do not demonstrate statistical competency, but completion of an introductory statistics course with a grade of "C" or better will be required early in the student's plan of study and will not count for credit toward the degree program).*
*Required for all Higher Education Administration Applicants
- Proficiency in the use of technology, e.g., Internet and e-mail usage, distance education, word-processing.*
*Required for all Higher Education Administration Applicants
- Proof of funding is required if applying to the Department of Educational Studies
Application Materials Required for an International New Teacher License or an Addition to an Existing License:
- Graduate School Application (less than 1 year old)
- $55.00 Application Fee (for ALL New applications and Re-Entry applications that do not qualify for a fee waiver)
- Photocopy of Official Transcript Evaluation from the Office of Professional Preparation and Licensure (Beering Hall of Liberal Arts & Education, Rm. 3229, phone: 765-494-5486)
- Official Transcript(s) of grades from all universities attended
- Science Education (Biology Educ., Chemistry Educ., Earth/Space Educ., General Science Educ., Geoenvironmental Science Educ., and Physics Educ.) program area faculty require that certification only (Teacher License or Endorsements) applicants submit a goals statement (500 words) before the application file will be reviewed for admission consideration.
- Program Supplementary Information Sheet*
*All applicants applying to Educational Foundations and Administration or Special Education
- College of Education Application Questionnaire
*All records submitted by or on behalf of an applicant become the property of Purdue University and cannot be returned.
A file is set up for the applicant when the COE Office of Graduate Studies receives the application. The applicant is then sent an e-mail informing him or her of what is still needed to complete the application file.
Application files are sent to the program chair of each program area with an evaluation sheet attached to the student's file. After the program area has reviewed the file and rendered a decision to admit or deny, the student's file should be returned with the evaluation sheet, completed and signed by the program chair, to the COE Office of Graduate Studies.
The COE Office of Graduate Studies will send the student's application, transcripts, and any other required documents to the Graduate School upon recommendation for admission by the faculty review committee.
Only the Graduate School can officially admit a student to Purdue University. The student will receive an e-mail from the Graduate School stating that they have been officially admitted. If the student is admitted to a degree program, the Graduate School will send them an official letter of admittance which states the session, degree, advisor, department and any conditions the student has been given for admission. If the student is a postbaccalaureate non-degree student, they will only receive an admission e-mail.
After receiving e-mail notification from the Graduate School that an applicant has been admitted, a "Welcome" letter will be sent to the student from the COE Office of Graduate Studies.
Unconditional admission to a degree program may only be requested if the student has a B or better average in prior study. The program area should assign one or more conditions to the applicant's admission. The program area may set the conditions (e.g., "B or better in first 9 hours", "maintain a 3.0 in next 12 credit hours", "register for EDCI 123 and EDFA 123 within first semester and receive a B or better").
Failure to fulfill the conditions placed upon a student's admission will result in the student's inability to continue registering for coursework. Students, generally, have one semester to fulfill a condition. If a department wishes to seek an extension on the period of time allowed to satisfy a condition, a memorandum justifying that request should be submitted to the Graduate School.
A student who is denied admission will be sent a denial letter from the COE Office of Graduate Studies signed by the Graduate Chair of the department to which the student applied.
Checklists and Time Line back to top
Below are links to the Checklists/Time Line for each degree program. These checklists are sent to each student with their "Welcome" letter.
Review Deadlines back to top
Below is a list of all of the program areas in the College of Education and each program areas review dates/policy:
Department of Curriculum & Instruction - Department Code: EDCI
Department of Educational Studies - Department Code: EDST
| 946 |
Counseling Psychology (PhD only) - Dec. 15th; complete and incomplete applications |
| 950 |
Cultural Foundations - PhD, January 15th; Rolling Admission for MSEd, EdS & License; complete application files only |
| 951 |
Educational Leadership - PhD, April 15th ; Rolling Admission for MSEd, EdS & License; complete application files only |
| 921 |
Educational Psychology - Jan. 15 to be considered for funding, otherwise Rolling Admission; complete application files only |
| 920 |
Gifted Education - PhD Jan. 10 to be considered for fellowships, otherwise Rolling Admission; complete application files only |
| 940 |
School Counseling (MSEd only) - Jan. 15th; complete and incomplete applications |
| 922 |
Special Education - PhD Jan. 15th to be considered for funding, otherwise PhD deadline 3/31; MSED Rolling Admission; complete application files only |
Change of Date of Admission back to top
Domestic Applicants
A student is given three sessions of eligibility. A student who has lost eligibility to enroll (has not registered within three consecutive session), will be required to submit a new electronic application for admission and a $55.00 application fee if they do not qualify for a fee waiver. A request to change the date of admission is required only when more than three sessions will have elapsed between the original date and the new date of admission (e.g., fall 2003 to fall 2004). The student's advisor must submit this request, in writing, along with a copy of the student's request for a change of date to the COE Office of Graduate Studies. The request must be approved by the department head or graduate chair, and will then be forwarded to the Graduate School for final approval. Approval of a change of date request will allow an applicant a fourth session in which to register without submitting a new application.
International Applicants back to top
A Certificate of Eligibility (I-20 or IAP-66), is issued to international applicants by the Office of International Students and Scholars, and is valid only for the session specified on the document. A change of date request is required for any session change. The student's advisor must submit the request, in writing, along with a copy of the student's request for a change of date to the COE Office of Graduate Studies. The request must be approved by the department head or graduate chair, and will then be forwarded to the Graduate School for final approval. A copy of the change-of-date letter is then sent to the Office of International Students and Scholars. The international applicant is required to return the original Certificate of Eligibility (I-20 or IAP-66) issued to him or her before a new certificate can be issued. If the change-of-date request extends beyond one year or three sessions, the applicant also will be required to update documentation of financial support.
Re-Entry Application back to top
A student who has lost eligibility to enroll (has not registered within three consecutive session), will be required to submit a new electronic application for admission and a $55.00 application fee if they do not qualify for a fee waiver.
All students seeking readmission into a degree program will also be re-reviewed by the program area they are seeking readmission into. If a student is seeking admission into a different program area than s/he was originally admitted into, the student will be required to submit a new statement of purpose and any program supplements required by the program area.
Five-year Rule: Course credits earned by a student whose graduate study and/or professional activity has been inactive for five years or more cannot be used on a plan of study for an advanced degree. A plan of study approved prior to such a period of inactivity is invalid. A preliminary examination passed prior to such a period of inactivity is invalid. (Graduate School Policy)
Only the Graduate School may officially readmit a student. The Graduate School will send the student an official letter notifying the student of readmission. After receiving notice of the student's readmission from the Graduate School, the COE Office of Graduate Studies will send a "Welcome" letter to the student.
Transfer of Department or Degree Classification back to top
A student wishing to transfer from one department to another, or from one degree classification to another, must submit a Graduate School Form 17 "Request for Transfer of Department". The top portion of the form, including the reason for desiring this transfer, must be filled in. The student's current department must then sign the Graduate School Form 17 "Request for Transfer of Department". The student is then responsible for requesting that a copy of their application file be made and then submitting this file, the Graduate School Form 17 "Request for Transfer of Department", a new statement of purpose, and any program supplements or other application materials required by the department not already included in the copy of their file to the COE Office of Graduate Studies. These application files are reviewed as a new applications by the proposed department's program area chair. If the proposed department approves the transfer, the department head will need to sign the Graduate School Form 17 "Request for Transfer of Department". The Graduate School must then approve this form.
If the student is transferring degree classifications, then three new letters of recommendation will be required.
If the student has never enrolled in the department they want to transfer from, a new electronic application must be submitted. The application is located at: http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/admissions/.
Dual Degree Status back to top
A student wishing to pursue a Master's degree and Doctoral degree or two Master's degrees simultaneously must submit a Graduate School Form 18 "Notice of Dual Degree Status". The student's home department, proposed department, and the Graduate School must approve the Graduate School Form 18 "Notice of Dual Degree Status".
The student will be required to submit the Graduate School Form 18 "Notice of Dual Degree Status", along with the same application materials required of a new applicant. An electronic application must be completed for the proposed department. The application may be accessed at: http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/admissions/. Copies of transcripts may be sent to the COE Office of Graduate Studies from the student's current department at the student's request. The student's file will follow the same review process as a new applicant.
The student must meet the requirements for each degree program, and there can be no overlap in coursework from one plan of study to another. Coursework from only one master's degree may be used to partially satisfy Ph.D. degree requirements.
A student may not be admitted into a second Ph.D. program if they already have an awarded Ph.D. degree.
Admission to Study Toward a Second Ph.D. back to top
Admission to study toward a second Ph.D. degree generally is not permitted at Purdue, but the Graduate Council may consider exceptional circumstances.
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