Applicants who meet all of the following requirements are eligible to apply:

Professional preparation: Earned, or will have earned, a master's degree from an accredited institution, minimum of one year professional experience in special education or a closely related area.
GRE or Miller Analogies Test scores: Minimum GRE results of 148 verbal and 148 quantitative, alternatively, applicants may choose to take the Miller Analogies Test. We require a minimum score of 408 for the Miller Analogies Test.
GPA: Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 for all undergraduate and graduate courses taken.
TOEFL: International applicants will also need to score a minimum of 20 points each on the Speaking and Writing sections of the TOEFL with an overall minimum score of 80. Test scores must be within five years from the date of application.

Initial Admission Requirements
Students should complete the Graduate School application and attach the following required materials when prompted:

Official GRE scores
Unofficial transcripts
Three letters of recommendation
Statement of purpose: Students should outline their teaching philosophy, experience and career goals, not to exceed two single-spaced typed pages.
Resume/CV

Minimum TOEFL score requirement: overall score of 80 with at least 20 on speaking and writing
Minimum IELTS score requirement: overall band-width of 6.5, with no single band (score) below 6.0

Final Admission Requirements
Interviews
After completing the initial admission requirements (see above), the applicant will be contacted by the department with names of potential faculty members with whom they may interview. An interview is required, and it is the applicant's responsibility to schedule interviews.

Admissions decisions will be based on the faculty's evaluation of undergraduate and graduate GPA, GRE (and TOEFL where relevant) scores, quality of essay, letters of recommendations, resume, and interview(s).

The program faculty will review applications on an ongoing basis. Final acceptance into the program requires agreement by a faculty member to be the applicant's major professor.