Admission Procedures and Requirements

Admission Procedures

Thank you for your interest in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program. If you decide to apply for admission to one of the programs in our department, you will need to submit the following:

1. A Personal/Professional Resume,
2. Letter of Intent, explaining the basis of your pursuit of the degree, and
3. Three Letters of Recommendation

These application materials should be sent to:

The Florida State University Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies 1209 Stone Building Tallahassee, FL 32306-4452 Attn: Graduate Admissions Committee

Application for Admissions

The Application for Admissions can be obtained from:

Office of Admissions
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2400
Phone: (850) 644-6200
e-mail: admissions@admin.fsu.edu

The Application for Admissions must be sent to:

The Florida State University P.O. Box 5000 Tallahassee, FL 32314-5000

Major Codes for the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies:

• Adult Ed. & Human Resource Development - 22-0607
• Educational Leadership/Administration - 22-0604
• Higher Education - 22-0602
• History and Philosophy of Education - 22-0608
• International Education - 22-0609
• Educational Policy - 22-0605
• Social Science and Education - 22-0610
• Program Evaluation - 22-0601

Official GRE Scores and Official Transcripts must be sent to:

The Florida State University Graduate Admissions Office University Center, Room 2500 Tallahassee, FL 32306-2400 Phone: (850) 644-3420

• Foreign nationals whose native language is not English must also present a minimum score of 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computer-based) on the TOEFL examination.
• Special Student Status. If you decide to take graduate courses prior to the semester of your official admission to FSU as a regular graduate student, you must register as a Special Student for the courses to be credited toward your degree when you are admitted. The courses must be relevant to the degree and program in order for them to be considered for transfer. No more than twelve hours of credit taken as a Special Student may be included in a program of study. Courses taken as a Special Student do not count toward the residency requirement for the Doctoral degrees.
  

  To receive information regarding registering as a Special Student contact the departments listed below:

  • Registrar's Office
    University Center - Building A, 3rd Floor
    Tallahassee, FL 32306-1011
    Phone: (850) 644-1050
    

  • Center for Professional Development
    555 West Pensacola Street
    Tallahassee, FL 32306-1640
    Phone: (850) 644-3802

Admission Requirements

For admission requirements for the individual programs please visit each program website.

• Educational Leadership/Administration
• Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation
• Sociocultural and International Development Education Studies
• History and Philosophy of Education
• Higher Education