Admission Requirements

• Doctor of Philosophy

Degree Requirements

• Doctor of Philosophy

Mailing Address:
College of Education (MC 147)
1040 West Harrison Street
Chicago, IL 60607-7133

Campus Location: 3145 EPASW
Telephone: (312) 996-4532
Program Code: 20FS0210PHD
E-mail: jeisen@uic.edu
Web Site: http://education.uic.edu/index2.cfm
Program Coordinator: Theresa Thorkildsen
Director of Graduate Studies: Theresa Thorkildsen

The College of Education offers work leading to the Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Psychology with areas of specialization in Cognition and Instruction; Measurement, Evaluation, Statistics, and Assessment; Social and Moral Development and Education; and Early Childhood Education. An interdepartmental concentration in Gender and Women’s Studies is available to students in this program.

Admission Requirements

Applicants are considered on an individual basis. Applicants must submit transcripts from the last 60 hours of undergraduate work and from all postbaccalaureate work. In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, applicants must meet the following program requirements:

Doctor of Philosophy

• Baccalaureate Field No restrictions.
• Grade Point Average At least 3.00/4.00 for the final 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) of undergraduate study and for all postbaccalaureate course work.
• Tests Required GRE General.
• Minimum TOEFL Score 550 (paper-based); 213 (computer-based); 80, with subscores of  Reading 19, Listening 17, Speaking 20, and Writing 21 (new Internet-based TOEFL). Note: Total score is higher than the sum of the subscores.
• Letters of Recommendation Three required from faculty members or others familiar with the applicant’s previous academic training, academic and research ability, and experience.
• Personal Statement Required; the statement must address the applicant’s professional and scholarly goals.
• Other Requirements The College of Education application form must also be submitted. This program requires two packets of admissions materials. One set of transcripts and the official university application should be sent to the Admissions Office. Submit the following materials in one package to the College of Education: a copy of the official UIC application, the College of Education application, a second set of transcripts, GRE scores, three letters of recommendation, and the personal statement.
• Deadlines The application deadline for this program is January 1. Admission is restricted to the summer and fall terms.

Degree Requirements

In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, students must meet the following program requirements:

Doctor of Philosophy

• Minimum Semester Hours Required 96 from the baccalaureate or 64 hours beyond the master’s degree.
• Course Work Research Design and Methods Core: ED 500, 501, and 502; EPSY/ED 503.
• Educational Psychology Core Courses: EPSY 500, 501 or 529, 502. An additional 8 semester hours of approved courses is required, selected in consultation with the faculty advisor. A minimum of 3 hours must be taken from the Department of Psychology. A minimum of 24 hours is taken in this area of specialization if the student has a master’s degree, 56 hours if not.
• Preliminary Examination Required; written and oral. The written portion is based on the student’s work. The oral portion is based on both the student’s written examination and the student’s dissertation proposal.
• Dissertation Required. Students must register for doctoral thesis research for at least 16 semester hours.
• Other Requirements Students must participate in a research project in collaboration with a faculty member or a team of faculty members and students. Eight semester hours of credit are awarded for the project, requiring at least two semesters to complete. Students must complete a training course sponsored by the Office for the Vice Chancellor for Research on the ethics of conducting research with human subjects. Students are required to submit an annual report of their academic and professional progress.

Interdepartmental Concentration in Gender and Women’s Studies

Students earning a graduate degree in this department may complement their courses by enrolling for a concentration in Gender and Women’s Studies after consulting with their graduate advisor. See Gender and Women’s Studies in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section of the catalog for more information.