Academic Programs - Social Studies Education
All individuals wishing to pursue graduate study at the University of Georgia must submit a Graduate School application for admission. The Graduate School application for admission form contains information and forms that are required for admission to Graduate School. The application form will ask for the e–mail addresses of three individuals who will provide recommendations.
The following information represents the current standards for admission into doctoral study in the Social Studies Education Program of the Department of Elementary and Social Studies Education. Students applying for admission the PhD program must submit, in addition to the required Graduate School documents, a completed Social Studies Education Program Supplemental Application (see below) and a writing sample. Applicants should have at least a 3.0 undergraduate GPA, at least a 3.50 graduate GPA, and a pre-August 2011 Graduate Record Examination (GRE) total score of at least 1100 on the combined verbal and quantitative sections of the exam or post-August 2011 GRE scores of at least 150 verbal and 141 quantitative; the GRE must have been taken within five years of applying.
Where other evidence warrants, the department may recommend acceptance of students who have lower GRE scores and/or lower GPAs. However, such recommendations may be denied by the Graduate School.
Applicants are urged to apply as early as possible. The Social Studies Program suggests the following application target dates to assure full consideration for the desired semester of matriculation and funding opportunities: Fall and Summer Semesters, March 1; Spring Semester, October 1. International applicants are encouraged to apply ten months prior to the desired semester of matriculation.
The Social Studies Education Program does not admit non-degree graduate students.
