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SFA Home / Education / Departments / Secondary Education / Letter to Applicants

Letter to Applicants

To: Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) Applicants

From: Doctoral Faculty in Educational Leadership

Re: Doctoral Program Application Process

Thank you for your interest in the doctoral program. As you may or may not know, our doctoral program was designed with an emphasis on the educational leader as scholar-practitioner. We are excited about the opportunity to work with individuals who are interested and committed to pursuing a doctorate in education with emphasis in educational leadership. The cohort design of the doctoral program will enable students and faculty alike to engage in doctoral studies as they learn together, with the idea that we are all part of a learning community.

As you move forward in your decision to be a part of the next doctoral cohort, please complete the required application materials and return to the appropriate office. If there is any assistance we can provide during the application process, please feel free to call our office. Enclosed you will find all the necessary materials and forms for completion and return. Before your application for admission to the program can be considered, we require:

1. Application to the Graduate School.
2. Official transcripts of all college/university credits.
3. Completion of Master Degree in Education or related field.
4. Verbal and quantitative scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). The GRE must be completed prior to application and the presented scores must be recent­within the last 5 years.
5. Completion of 18 graduate hours in educational administration.
6. Application to the doctoral program.
7. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of four references:
1. an immediate or past employer or supervisor,
2. a professional colleague,
3. a professor in graduate work, and
4. a community member of personal reference.
8. A current resume.
9. A leadership profile (please see enclosed direction sheet).

Review carefully all application materials and forms, completing each with all required information. The Leadership Profile as well as other professional information should be submitted in typewritten form.

Please return the graduate school application, official transcripts, and GRE scores to:

The Graduate School
Stephen F. Austin State University
P.O. Box 13024-SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3108

Please return the doctoral program application, list of references, current resume, and leadership profile to:

Doctoral Program Coordinator
Department of Secondary Education and Educational Leadership
Stephen F. Austin State University
P.O. Box 13018-SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3018

Note, all materials inclusive of transcripts and GRE scores (within the last 5 years) must be received by early Spring semester. Direct any questions related to the application process to the Department Chair, Betty Alford, Department of Secondary Education and Educational Leadership. Again, thank you for your interest, and we look forward to working with you in the future.

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