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PhD Education Policy at University of Arkansas

University of Arkansas, United States

Programme overview

72-hour doctoral programme in education policy with 15 core hours, 12 research-methods hours, 15 education-reform field hours, 12 elective hours and an 18-hour dissertation.

Department: Education Reform  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Fayetteville, AR, United States

What you will study

Core of five EDRE courses, four research-methods courses, five of six education-reform field courses and four electives. Qualifying exam after spring of year one; field exams typically in fall or spring of year three.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical successful applicants have an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or master's GPA of 3.5, combined GRE over 300 with analytic writing of 4.0 or higher; quantitative GRE above the 40th percentile and/or prior calculus and statistics help meet methods prerequisites. Professional experience in education policy is weighed; general Graduate School requirements apply.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer sessions.

Graduate School application deadlines: August 1 for fall, December 1 for spring, April 15 for summer sessions; some departments set earlier deadlines. The application fee is $60 for new applicants; $30 for returning UA graduate students.

Law (JD): priority application deadline April 15, with rolling review after that date; admission is for the full-time program in the fall.

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