Doctoral study in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction is research-oriented. Because the Ph.D. degree is the highest degree conferred by the University of Connecticut, it is granted to a graduate student only when evidence indicates a pattern of pursuing powerful ideas, developing distinctive expertise, cultivating professional commitments, and engaging an able imagination. The degree is never awarded solely for a required period of study or the completion of a prescribed program of course work.
Upload the following materials electronically into the online application:
Transcripts of all collegiate work completed to date, graduate and undergraduate
3 Reference Letters
Personal Goal Statement
Residence Affidavit.pdf
GRE Scores (Verbal & Quantitative)

TOEFL (for international applicants whose native language is not English)
Vita
Academic Writing Sample
Evidence of K-12 or Other Relevant Teaching Experience*

A cumulative GPA for their most recent degree of 3.0 or higher for the entire degree
Minimum overall scores of 79 (Internet-based test iBT/ iBT Home Edition), 550 (Old Paper-based test PBT) or 22/30 on each of the Listening, Reading, and Writing sections (New Paper-based test- PBT) or higher on the TOEFL test. (TOEFL Essentials is not accepted.)
Personal Statement
A minimum overall score of 6.5 or higher on the IELTS Academic Test