Admissions

Admission is for the Fall Semester only. Because there are limited spaces available, admission is competitive and is based on the following: (1) GRE scores (verbal and quantitative) (2) Undergraduate and graduate academic achievement (3) References (4) Professional contributions to the field (5) Quality and extent of professional work experience (6) Personal goal compatibility with program goals (7) Potential for success as a professional scholar/practitioner (8) Commitment to the field

Applicants must have completed master’s degrees from accredited universities and have successful full-time professional work experience. Full time students should have a least two years of post-masters work experience in student affairs; part-time students who work full time in student affairs while enrolled in doctoral study need at least one year of post-masters work experience in student affairs prior to initial enrollment.

International students applying to our program will need to show English proficiency with score of 55 or higher on the TSE.

Students are admitted to the program for both full-time and part-time study. Students who enroll on a full-time basis generally hold graduate assistantships in the Division of Student Affairs or in the Department of Counseling and Human Development Services.

The admission and assistantship decision processes take place concurrently, except in University Housing. Students wishing to be considered for assistantships in University Housing should apply directly to that Department by January 1 (Russell Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 or http://www.uga.edu/housing/.)  Other assistantships are handled at the time of an on-campus interview for admission to the program.

Consideration of applications continues only until the class is filled. To assure consideration, applications should be completed no later than the application deadline.

Deferment Policy: Due to the high demand of our programs, we will not defer admission from one year to some time in the future. All prospective students are reviewed in light of a cohort model. This requires each years’ applicants to be reviewed as a group and decisions made about admission from that perspective. Anyone who is admitted to any program in our department and decides not to attend will be asked to reapply to that program if they seek admission at a later date.

For additional information about the admissions process and assistantships, please visit the following links:

• Application Procedures
• The University Bulletin
• Assistantships

Or contact Dr. Richard Mullendore, Program Coordinator, with specific questions at 706-542-6478 or via email at richardm@uga.edu.