Applicants seeking admission to the ELPS Ph.D. program must take certain pre-application steps prior to formal consideration for admission. The following sections describe the steps in the pre-application process. The applicant shall present and undertake the following:

Master's degree (minimum) from an accredited graduate school. Degree should be in a field related to the goals of the ELPS Program.
Undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or higher or graduate grade point average of 3.75 or higher on a 4 point scale.
Applicants with demonstrated experience in formal research and/or publication will be given preference.
Maximum of 30 graduate semester hours earned prior to admission as a doctoral applicant may be accepted for transfer, but not necessarily in lieu of specific course requirements. Only grades of B or better (3.00 on a 4.00 scale) are acceptable for transfer
To establish English proficiency, you are required to submit an official qualifying score meeting minimum Graduate School requirements. The Graduate School's English Language Proficiency requirements are the absolute minimum, programs can set higher minimum standards. You are expected to meet the requirements set by your program of interest.
IELTS 6.5 (overall band), 79 internet-based (iBT and iBT Home Edition) 550 paper-based (PBT)