Application Documents and Instructions

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Application - Doctoral Program

Request for Reference Form

Application - College of Graduate Studies
(to be completed once accepted to the Doctoral program) 

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Applying to the Doctoral Program

Applicants should meet the following admission considerations:

                                                        1)    Provide unofficial transcripts for completed master's degree and undergraduate degree from an accredited university in an
                                                                area related to the proposed studies. Minimum grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale for courses applied toward a
                                                                master's degree required.
                                                        2)     Submit a 500 Word Essay - Describe the applicant's background, professional career goals, and reason for pursuing a
                                                       doctoral degree.
                                                        3)     Have educational leadership experience encompassing a number of settings, including P-16 schools, heath and human service
                                                       agencies, and community-based organizations.
                                                      
                                              4)     Have a minimum formual score estabilshed by the Lamar University Graduate Council and the College of Education and Human
                                                                 Development calculated on [GPA (last 60 hours) x 200] + Verbal GRE score + Quantitative GRE score ≥  1350.
                                     Example:   [3.95 (sample GPA) x 200] = 790 + 500 (sample Verbal GRE score) + 550 (sample Quantitative GRE score) = 1840 (≥ 1350).

                                                        5)     Provide 3 completed Request for Reference forms attesting to the applicant's professional and academic background. Provide
                                                                each reference listed on page 4 of the application with the following:                                       
                                                      Center for Doctoral Studies in Educational Leadership
                                               College of Education & Human Development
Lamar University
P.O. Box 10034
       Beaumont, TX 77710

                                                        6)    A rubric that scores the above components is used to select finalists who will be invited to participate in an interview with doctoral
                                                                program faculty. Cohort members will be selected from this finalist pool.                         
                                                 
Anticipated Applicant Timeline
                                                                                                  November 1 - January 31                Submit Application (early submissions)
                                                                              February 1 - March 31                     Submit Application (final submissions)

                                                                              February                                         Doctoral Executive Council - Applications Review

                                                                              February - March                            Selected Applicant Interviews

                                                                              May                                                New Cohort Accepted

                                                                              May - July                                       New Cohort - Apply to Lamar University's
                                                                                                                                     College of Graduate Studies

                                                                              July                                                 New Cohort Orientation       

                                                                              August                                             Fall Classes Begin      

 


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