THE APPLICATION PROCESS
-- Admission for Fall
2008 is complete --
**Please note that there is an online application procedure
for Cohort 2009 (admission in Fall of 2009) 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 31, 2009 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 $50 application fee on-line by credit card as well or by sending a
check via regular mail.
When your application is
complete and ready to submit, just click on the "Submit Your
Application" button.
*NOTE: GRE Scores must be
taken in the last five years and received by the URI Graduate
School by the January 31st 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: URI
Co-Director
University of Rhode
Island
School of Education,
Chafee Building
Kingston, RI
02881
Other Required Evidence:
Personal Statement-- Please state your reasons for deciding to
pursue a graduate degree in the field you have chosen. Include references
to your past study and research in your chosen field, your plans for study
in the URI/RIC PhD in Education program, including problems and issues you
want to address, and your personal goals.
Three
recommendation letters: Two should come from
college/university faculty who has direct, detailed knowledge of your
academic ability and performance. The other letter should come from a professional
in the field – in some sort of formal, supervisory relationship to you –
who has direct, detailed knowledge of your ability and performance in
teaching (or other form of “clinical” work related to your professional
role, such as guidance counselor, speech-language pathologist, etc.).
*NOTE:
Any letter of recommendation that a referee
prefers to submit in paper form (must be accompanied by the URI Letter
Request form and sealed in an envelope).
Resume: 2
copies of your resume are
required indicating education, certifications, history of employment, and
any awards or publications
Official GRE scores: These should be sent directly from the Testing Agency.
GRE scores earned more than five years prior to the term of application
will not be accepted. If test results exceed the five-year limit,
applicants must retake the examination. Information on the test may be
found at www.gre.org or by calling 1-800-GRE-CALL. GRE's are loaded
into our system electronically, but you must designate the proper
institutional code in order for them to be uploaded properly. The URI Institutional Code is 3919. Please use
this code when sending scores.
**Note: It takes approximately 3
weeks (sometimes longer) for scores to be sent to URI and processed by our
graduate school. Please take this into account when applying to meet the
January 31st deadline.
Transcripts: Two official
transcripts from all colleges and universities attended, whether or not
you completed a degree program. Transcripts should be in sealed envelopes,
signed by the registrar at the issuing institution.
Certificate of Residence: If you think you
qualify for Rhode Island
in-state tuition and fees or for the Metropolitan Tuition Policy as a
regional resident, you must submit the completed affidavit and be approved
for resident or regional student status before the beginning of the
semester in which you matriculate.
Time Frame for the
Application Process and Acceptance into the Program
4
Online application and
supporting materials are received by January 31st
4
Applicants who are
invited for an interview will be notified mid-March. Interviews are usually
held the last weekend of March.
4
Applicants who have been
officially accepted into the program will receive letters from the graduate
school by mid-April.
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An Orientation meeting
will be held for members of the new cohort in the beginning of May.
The 10 members of the Ph.D.
Program Committee review applications. Selected applicants are
invited for an interview in March with recommendations to the Graduate
School immediately following.
Final decision on admission rests with the graduate dean at URI (in consultation
with the graduate dean at RIC), who, after considering the recommendation
of the URI/RIC PhD Program Committee, will notify the applicant of the
decision. Admissions decisions are
made by mid-April. An Orientation Program for new students takes place on
the first Saturday morning in May.
The completed application form
and all supporting documents must
be received by Tuesday, January
31, 2008 at 4:00 pm. This
application date allows applicants to be considered for URI
and RIC financial aid (including graduate assistantships,
scholarships, and fellowships) for the following year. The PhD in Education admits students only for Fall semester and has
a different deadline than other graduate programs. Admission is valid
only for the term offered and must be reconsidered if a postponement is
subsequently requested.
Note: Facsimile
(FAX) copies of applications or supporting documents are not accepted.
Applications and supporting documents cannot be returned or copies of
documents supplied.
International Applicants. Applicants from foreign countries must complete the
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 550.
Self-administered international application forms can be obtained from the
Graduate Admissions Office. The completed application package must be
returned directly to the URI/RIC PhD program in the URI School of
Education. Inquiries from international students concerning nonimmigrant
visas, transfers, funding, etc., should be sent to the URI Office of International
Students and Scholars. On- and off-campus housing inquiries should be sent
to the URI Office of Housing and Residential Life.
Transfer Credit.
Transfer credit can be requested for graduate work taken at other
accredited institutions of higher learning. Such credits may not exceed 20
percent of the total credits required for the plan. Doctoral candidates
holding a master's degree in the same or a closely related area can request
up to 30 of the 86 required credits. The transfer work must have been taken
at the graduate level (equivalent to the 500 level or higher in the University
of Rhode Island course-numbering
system) and a passing grade earned at that institution. It must have been
completed not more than ten years for the doctoral plan and
must have a clear and unquestioned relevance to the student's plan of
study. The request for transfer credit should be accompanied by a proposed
plan of study and must have the approval of the student's major professor
and the associate graduate deans at URI and RIC. If transfer credit is
desired for work taken elsewhere after a graduate student is enrolled at
the University, prior approval must be obtained from the associate
graduate dean at URI.
Degree Candidates.
Applicants must forward directly to the URI PhD Co-Director in the School
of Education the completed
supporting documents. The Program
Co-directors will automatically be notified when the electronic application
is submitted. GRE scores should
be sent directly to the URI Graduate School (Use institutional code 3919
when submitting scores).
To be accepted as graduate
degree candidates, applicants must have maintained an undergraduate grade point average of approximately B (3.00 on a
4.00 scale. Students must also have satisfactory scores on the Graduate
Record Exam. Applicants with undergraduate averages below the B level may
possibly be admitted with submission of other evidence of academic
potential; i.e., satisfactory performance in post baccalaureate work,
professional experience as evidenced by publications or letters of
recommendation, and/or high scores in the standardized tests referred to
above.
All students are expected to
maintain a cumulative average of B (3.00) or better. Students who do not
maintain a cumulative B average will have their status reviewed and may be
placed on provisional status or be dismissed. A student placed on
provisional status must achieve a cumulative B average within one semester
(or nine credits, if part time) or be subject to dismissal.
Advanced Standing.
A maximum of 12 credit hours of work taken at the University of Rhode
Island or Rhode Island College in non-matriculating status may be applied
toward degree requirements if the student is later admitted to a degree
plan, but only with the recommendation of the student's plan
committee and the approval of the associate graduate deans at URI and RIC.
Advanced standing for work taken at another institution must also be
included within this limit. The request should be accompanied by a proposed
plan of study and satisfy the time constraints listed for transfer credit.
In certain cases, applicants
who have been denied admission may be advised to take several courses in
non-matriculating status to provide a basis for later reconsideration of
their applications. In such cases, these courses are usually regarded as
though they were entrance deficiencies and are not accepted for
advanced standing within minimum-credit plans of study.
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