General Doctoral Admissions

Complete and submit an application for admission.
Applicants must have obtained a Master’s degree from an accredited institution.
Submit official transcripts from:
- The master’s degree-awarding institution, and
- Any post-bachelor degree institution(s).
- Additional transcript requirements:
  - Programs with graduate prerequisites require official transcripts from the originating institution(s).
- Foreign transcripts must be evaluated and, if applicable, translated by an acceptable evaluation agency.
  - A member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE).
    Complete an Enrollment Agreement.
Complete an Enrollment Agreement.
Submit a government-issued photo ID. Verifying identity protects the university and the applicant from potential fraud, so all applicants must submit their current, non-expired, government-issued photo ID. Failure to provide a government-issued ID in a timely manner will result in the application being rejected or delayed for admission. International applicants studying in their home country may provide a government-issued identification. Below is a list of acceptable government-issued IDs:
- State-issued driver’s license, identification license, or instruction permit (Front and Back).
- Passport or passport card
- U.S. permanent resident card
- Tribal ID
Meet all program-specific entrance requirements. See program-specific admissions requirements.
Meet academic requirements for admission:
- Doctoral Programs (including Education Specialist): Have a cumulative graduate grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
Provisional Admission: Applicants who meet all general admission requirements except the minimum GPA requirement may be granted provisional admission into their program of interest. Provisional admission is granted for an initial period of two consecutive 8-week terms, which is equivalent to one 16-week semester. If admitted under provisional admission, students must:
- Successfully complete the first two courses in their designated program of study by the end of the 16-week semester.
- Maintain continuous enrollment; withdrawal from either of the two initial courses during the provisional period is not permitted.
- Successfully earn at least the minimum passing grade required by the program for each course. Please refer to the Grading System for details.

Failure to meet these conditions will result in ineligibility for continued enrollment, and the student will be responsible for any financial obligations.