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Admission for Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)

Students may apply to the doctoral program in Educational Leadership and Administration for the Fall, Spring or Summer semesters. Application deadlines are: June 1 for Fall, November 1 for Spring, and March 1 for Summer. Applicants are required to submit all materials in a single large envelope. A complete application for admission will include the following:

1. A completed application form with $50.00 application fee (please make check payable to Immaculata).
2. Official transcript(s) of your academic record from each undergraduate and graduate school attended. An official transcript verifying completion of prerequisite degrees are required. Official transcripts should be forwarded to you from the school registrar(s). Request that the school enclose the transcript(s) in a sealed envelope, with the registrar's name signed across the seal. Official transcripts must remain confidential. Do not open the envelope containing your official transcript when it is returned to you. If the seal has been broken on the envelope, your entire application will be returned to you.
3. Three completed reference forms appraising your capacity for doctoral study. Note Complete and sign the top portion of the reference form and forward it with an envelope to the individual who will be providing your reference. Write your name and address on the envelope, and when it has been returned to you, return the sealed envelope with the other application materials. All references are to be confidential. Do not open the envelope a reference returned to you for submission to Immaculata University.
4. Goals Statement: a two page, double spaced, typed and signed statement of your educational pursuits in education.
5. International Students must submit an official TOEFL score sent directly to the College of Graduate Studies. See #8 under Admission Master's Program for more information.

Please mail the completed application form, together with supporting documents to:

Doctor of Education Admission Committee
Immaculata University
College of Graduate Studies
1145 King Road, Campus Box 500
Immaculata, PA 19345 0500