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	International Admissions

Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)

This program is intended to provide practicing educators the opportunity to continue their study and earn the terminal professional degree in their field. The Ed.D. Degree requires a minimum of 60 semester hours of credit beyond the master's degree.

There are three components to the program: 15 semester hours in a Professional Common Core of work in educational foundations, fundamentals, and research; 38 semester hours of Advanced Professional Study in one of six areas of intensive study and related areas; and a Dissertation of 7 semester hours.

Areas of Concentration Currently Available

Community Leisure Services Programming
Youth/Human Service Administration
Human Services Administration
Youth Development
Rehabilitation Services

Admission Requirements

International Application for Admission
Application form
Hold a Master's Degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education
Have a minimum of three years of professional experience appropriate to the applicant's doctoral program and research goals.
Transcripts of all previous academic work. A minimum GPA of 3.50 or higher for all prior graduate work.
Submit GRE scores (+ Analytical Writing section)
TOEFL score (600/250/100 or above)/ IELTS (7.0) or above
Statement of intent
3 References from educators / professionals who are acquainted with your academic ability.

Application Deadlines

Applications are received all throughout the year

Contacts and More Information

Program Of Study:
http://www.uni.edu/catalog/healthpels.shtml#docofedcommhealth
Department Website:
http://www.uni.edu/coe/hpels/Academic/doctoral_of_education.shtml
Email: julee.jacobson@uni.edu or sam.lankford@uni.edu or international.admissions@uni.edu