Admissions Information

Getting Started

Please visit the Office of Graduate Studies website www.fgcu.edu/graduate or contact Graduate Studies at 239-590-7988 or graduate@fgcu.edu for an application for admission and additional information about the application process.

Program Admission Requirements

1. Provide an official transcript showing receipt of a master's degree in an education or related field from a regionally accredited institution (or the equivalent from a foreign country that is accredited through the appropriate accrediting system of that country) with GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale.
2. Provide a minimum of three letters of recommendation, submitted on organizational letterhead stationery, from either university faculty or from previous supervisors who can write concerning the applicant's capability to succeed in a doctoral program in the following areas: ability to communicate in writing and speaking, professional abilities, ethics and values, interpersonal skills, and work ethic.
3. Provide a résumé (curriculum vitae) listing all previous educational degrees, professional positions, awards, publications, and other pertinent information.
4. Participate in an oral interview with members of the Doctoral Admissions Committee.
5. Submit Graduate Record Exam (GRE) General Test scores including verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and critical thinking and analytical writing.
6. Present one of the following combinations of minimum test scores:
   1. Combined GRE score of 1000 on the verbal and quantitative sections, with neither score below 400.
   2. MAT score of 400.
7. Provide documentation of competence in (a) learning theory, (b) understanding measurement and assessment, (c) curriculum & instructional theories, and (d) educational research methodologies.  This requirement may be met by through course work or through professional activities. Successful completion of the following courses meets the requirement:
   1. EDF 6215  Learning Principles Applied to Instruction (3)
   2. EDF 6432 Foundations of Measurement (3)
   3. EDF 6481 Foundations of Educational Research (3)
   4. EDG 6627 Foundations of Curriculum and Instruction (3)
8. Foreign nationals whose native language is not English must present a minimum score of 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computer-based) on the TOEFL examination (Test of English as a Foreign Language).

Waivers of the above requirements may be granted by the Admissions Committee based on a rationale provided by the student or holistic evaluation of the applicant's information. 

Applicants denied admission may appeal the decision by submitting a request for reconsideration to the program director within 30 days of the date of denial. The request must present additional evidence of potential for academic success and contain reasons why reconsideration is warranted.