Admissions Requirements
How to Apply
To apply, submit an application along with a fee of $60 to the .
After submitting the application, upload your supporting materials (listed below) through MyTU. If you prefer, you may also mail these materials to
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø College of Education and Human Development
Office of Enrollment Management
Ritter Annex 150
1301 Cecil B. Moore Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19122-6091
You will receive your °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø identification number (TUid) via email once you submit your application for admission. Be sure to include your name and TUid on all documents that you mail to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø. .
Supporting Materials
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- Goals Statement: Include an autobiographical personal statement that explains your reasons for pursuing a doctoral degree in education. The statement should address these questions.
- How have your personal, academic, and professional experiences shaped your research interests, and how might a doctoral program in Education help you explore those interests?
- What academic/professional goals would the program help you to achieve following graduation?
- How does the doctoral program at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø fit your individual interests, needs, and future goals (including the faculty member whose research best matches your own interests)?
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Academic Writing Sample: This should be a paper written for a course within the past five years. If applicants do not have a recent paper written for a course, they should compose an op-ed piece on the educational issue of their choosing. The op-ed should be between 400 and 1,200 words and should be the kind of piece that might appear in The New York Times or The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Recommendations: Submit two letters of reference that provide insight into your academic competence. References from college or university faculty members are recommended. You may request recommendations through your or send them using the paper to the above mailing address.
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Additional Requirements for International Students
International applicants should also submit the following materials.Ìý
- An official document that validates completion and conferral of a degree, diploma and/or certificate.
- While not required, applicants are encouraged to submit transcripts to the  for evaluation.
- Official TOEFL or IELTS exam scores if you are a non-native speaker of English. A minimum score of 79 TOEFL iBT or 6.5 on IELTS is required for admission. .Ìý
Application Deadline
Summer II: March 1Â