Ph.D. in Education
The Application Process
**Please note that there is an online application procedure for Cohort 2012 (admission in Fall of 2012) applicants. The details of this procedure along with complete instructions appear below.
All supporting materials (i.e. GRE scores, transcripts, 3 letters of recommendation and professional resume) must be received by the URI School of Education by January 27, 2012 to be considered for admission. **
Application for the URI/RIC PhD in Education
(Important Information)
Interested parties apply via the URI online Graduate Application that is accessed from the URI Graduate School page of the URI website (http://www.uri.edu/gsadmis/)
The online application process offers a secure and convenient way to apply for admission to our program. You will have the ability to cut and paste your personal statement from any word processing program into the application. You may also have the three letters of recommendation submitted electronically by following the directions in the electronic application. You may pay the $65 application fee on-line by credit card or on-line check (mailed in checks cannot be processed).
When your application is complete and ready to submit, just click on the "Submit Your Application" button.
Applicants must possess a Master’s degree in education or an allied field (e.g., psychology) or at least 30 graduate credits from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. The graduate level work must include three credits in each of the following areas a) educational foundations, b) curriculum, and c) research. Each applicant must submit a minimum of three letters of recommendation, Graduate Record Exam scores no older than 5 years, and official transcripts of all previous study. Applications are due annually around the end of January for September admission.
- Students without such a master's degree must pass a Qualifying Examination after completing Year One in the Program
*NOTE: GRE Scores must be taken in the last five years and received by the URI Graduate School by the January 27th deadline. Please use the URI institutional code 3919 when submitting scores.
Once an online application has been submitted, all other supporting documents must be mailed directly to:
URI/RIC PhD in Education Program
Attention: John Boulmetis
University of Rhode Island
School of Education, Chafee Building
Kingston, RI 02881
For more detailed information, click here
Ph.D. IN EDUCATION NEWS
- Application Deadline: January 27th, 2012
- Ph.D. Student-Faculty Colloquium - Thursday April 26th, 2012 University of Rhode Island- Library: Gallanti Lounge, 3rd floor 4:00pm-6:00pm
