Admissions

• The Degree Programs page is the direct path to our programs.
• Our Program Brochures page lets you browse for information about your program and related ones.
• Go to Visiting or Non-Degree Students page for information about taking classes but not enrolling for a degree.
• Below is a list of admissions requirements.  Read these and gather the necessary items before you start an application.
• The Application Instructions page tells you how to navigate our online application.

Always Check with the Program You Want to Apply to!

The requirements specified below are minimum requirements, and programs may have additional requirements.   For example, many require a writing sample, and a few ask for mailed transcripts.

Some programs have application deadlines as early as December 1.

Admissions Requirements 

1.  Transcripts

As part of the online application, upload a scanned transcript from each post-secondary institution you have attended, present school included.   (This requirement applies to applicants with Emory degrees.)

• The transcripts must be issued by the registrar’s office, but unofficial copies issued to the student are fine.  
• We will not accept printed web pages from the University’s student information system.  If you submit this, the processing of your application may be delayed.

Please do not mail paper transcripts with your application unless your program specifically asks for that.  Later on, if you are admitted and accept, then you will need to submit official, paper copies (sealed or mailed to us directly from a university registrar).

Transcripts must be in English, or be accompanied by notarized translations.  (See our page for International Applicants.)

2.  Standardized Test Scores

GRE scores (general test) are required. Applicants to the PhD program in Business may submit GMAT scores in lieu of GRE scores.  We will not accept GRE or GMAT scores more than five years old.

If English is not your first language, you may need to submit TOEFL scores.  Check your program's requirements.  (See our page for International Applicants.)

You'll need to arrange for us to receive official score reports for the GRE, GMAT and TOEFL tests.  Our institution code is 5187 (no department code is needed).

3.  Statement of Purpose

The statement should incorporate the following:

• A brief intellectual autobiography describing the formation of your academic interests and present concerns.
• The special area of interest or particular problems, theories, movements, periods, etc., upon which your study would focus.
• A description of tentative plans for research, either specific problems or general areas in which you hope to work.
• A description of your research experience, including your role and the extent to which you were independently involved in the research.
• An explanation of how your past experience, academic training or research experience has prepared you to pursue graduate work in your area of interest.

The statement is uploaded as part of the online application process.

4.  Resume/CV

Your resume or CV should highlight relevant experience. You may wish to include:

• academic awards and honors, including honors projects;
• independent research experiences; publications and presentations;
• volunteer and extra-curricular experience;
• internships and work experience; and
• membership in professional and academic organizations.

The resume or CV is uploaded as part of the online application process.

5.  Letters of Recommendation

We require three letters of recommendation from people familiar with your academic performance.  Teachers applying to the Division of Educational Studies may be recommended by a school principal.  

Contact your recommenders well ahead of time, to make sure they are aware of and can meet your application deadline.  Your application is not complete until the letters have been submitted.

You request the letters as part of the online application process, and recommenders can submit them online.  You can send requests for letters of recommendations before you submit the final application.  If a recommender is unable to use this system, please contact the program you are applying to for instructions.

6.  Application Fee

Our application fee is $75.  It can be paid by credit card as part of the online application.

If you submit your application on or before October 31, 2011, your application fee will be waived. This will be automatic, and you will not need to contact us to receive this waiver.