Teaching & Learning

University Admission Requirements

A student applying to this program must:

• Have earned a four-year bachelor's degree or its equivalent from a college or university that is accredited by the appropriate regional accrediting association, or do so by the time of program matriculation.
• Submit unofficial transcripts from each college or university other than Illinois State at which graduate, undergraduate, or non-degree credit was earned. The unofficial transcript should be easily readable and clearly indicate degree(s) awarded, courses and course grades for each term.
• If admitted, official domestic transcripts can be emailed from the university to GraduateAdmissions@IllinoisState.edu or mailed in a sealed envelope to: Illinois State University, Graduate School, 208 Hovey Hall, Campus Box 4040, Normal, IL 61790-4040.
• If admitted, official international transcripts can be emailed directly from the international institution to InternationalAdmissions@IllinoisState.edu or mailed in a sealed envelope to: Illinois State University, International Admissions, Campus Box 6180, Normal, IL 61790-6180.

International students can learn more about specific application requirements by visiting the Graduate School Admission Requirements.

Additional Program Admission Requirements

GPA

You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA (on a scale in which an A is a 4.0) for the last 60 hours of undergraduate work (approximately the junior and senior years).

You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA (on a scale in which an A is a 4.0) for all graduate-level coursework.

The Grade Point Average (GPA) of all undergraduate credentials earned in the United States that are used for graduate degree admission evaluation is calculated by the last 60 hours of undergraduate work. International credentials are evaluated by using cumulative GPA (CGPA) in lieu of the GPA from the last 60 hours of undergraduate work.

Application Materials

A student applying to this program must:

• Have a minimum of 3 years as an educator. Please submit a document that describes your experience as an educator.
• Submit a professional resume.
• Submit three letters of recommendation within the online application. At least one letter should be from a reference that can discuss your academic background and potential.
• Submit a professional goals statement of at least two pages that articulates your interest in earning an Ed.D. in Teaching and Learning at Illinois State University, your area(s) potential research interests, faculty that you would be interested in working with, and any future career implications of earning the Ed.D.
• Provide an academic writing sample consisting of one of the following:
• A published article or conference paper
• A piece of writing (capstone project, action research paper, course paper, etc…) that demonstrates your ability to critically analyze research literature and/or synthesize data and draw on conclusions on the literature or data. 
• A chapter or relevant section of a thesis that demonstrates your ability to critically analyze research literature and/or synthesize data and draw on conclusions on the literature or data.
• if necessary, submit a statement describing the reasons why the application should be accepted despite not meeting all of the admission criteria
• The GRE isn’t required for admission to the program, however, if you’ve taken exam, you are welcome to submit your scores for review.

Application Deadlines

• Fall Term — March 1; applications submitted after March 1 will be accepted as space permits
• Spring Term — No spring admission
• Summer Term — No summer admission

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