EDD Admission Requirements
Students will be admitted to the Ed.D. Program in Educational Leadership and
Administration by a recommendation of the Ed.D. Admissions Committee based
on eligibility requirements 
and available resources. Admissions decisions are
based on several factors. Under most circumstances, students admitted to the
program will have met the following requirements:
- A Master’s degree in school administration, supervision, curriculum, instruction, or related educational field from an accredited university (official transcripts from undergraduate and graduate school are required)
- An overall graduate grade point average of at least 3.0 out of 4.0 in undergraduate and graduate coursework
- Satisfactory scores on all three parts of the Graduate Record Examination General Test (GRE scores more than five years old at the time of application will not be considered)
- Successful completion of an educational technology course or equivalent
- A score of at least 550 on the paper version, 213 on the computer version, or 80 on the internet-based (TOEFL iBT) version of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for applicants whose native language is not English
- A minimum of three years of documented leadership experience
- North Carolina Principal licensure for applicants pursuing the superintendent licensure track (students not currently holding this license must complete requirements prior to program completion)
DOCUMENTS AND ACTIVITIES REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION
- An application for graduate admission (available at www.uncw.edu/grad_info)
- Official transcripts of all college work (undergraduate and graduate)
- Current vita/resume
- Official scores on the Graduate Record Examination (verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing)
- Three written recommendations addressing potential to succeed in a doctoral program by individuals in professionally relevant fields; greater weight will be given to recommendations from individuals who have supervised the applicant
- Official score on the TOEFL (if applicable)
- Letter of interest describing intent to attend full or part time, professional goals related to the program description, teaching and leadership experiences, philosophy of teaching and learning, and vision for educational leadership (maximum of three pages)
- Interview with Watson School of Education faculty—to be set-up in the spring for selected candidates
ADMISSIONS DEADLINES
Completed applications for admission should be filed in the Graduate School by March 1 to be considered for admission for the class that will start in August.
The deadline for admission with be April 1, 2010 for the class to begin in fall 2010.
The deadline for
admission will be April 1, 2011 for the class to begin in fall 2011.