We seek smart, motivated, quantitatively oriented applicants for our PhD program. Prospective students must submit a completed application to the Graduate School. Admission to the Graduate School at the University of Connecticut requires completion of the Graduate School’s application form, undergraduate and graduate transcripts (uploaded via the application system), three letters of recommendation (uploaded via the application system), a personal statement (uploaded via the application system), and payment on a processing fee. The online application form is available here. After receipt by the Graduate School, the application is forwarded to RMME’s Application Review Committee for admission consideration.

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GRE scores ARE REQUIRED for prospective students applying for admission to the Ph.D. program.

Our program considers doctoral program applications each winter for fall admission. For fullest funding consideration, please submit applications by December 1 for the following fall semester. We will accept applications in December and January, but funding options are generally more limited for those who apply later because several school and university fellowships have very early application deadlines.

Applications are reviewed starting in December, and all admissions decisions are made by early February. Admissions decisions are based on:

1. the quality of the student’s prior academic and professional career,
2. the fit of the student’s research interests with those of the faculty in RMME Program, and
3. the RMME Application Review Committee’s assessment of the student’s ability to successfully complete doctoral level work at the University of Connecticut and make substantial contributions to a field of expertise in a methodological and/or substantive area after graduation.

Funding (generally in the form of graduate assistantships) may be available to students of exceptional promise. Generally, admissions decisions are made in January-February and funding decisions are made in February-March. All funding notifications are complete by April 1 (at the latest–we try to notify students about funding in February and March). Students offered admission must respond by April 15.

Selection of Students:

General prerequisites for Ph.D. study include undergraduate or graduate preparation in education, psychology, statistics, or related disciplines. Admissions decisions depend on students’ scholarly potential, academic achievement and promise, and fit of the student’s research interests with those of RMME faculty. Admissions decisions reflect all available sources of information, including:

1. Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores,
2. undergraduate and (if applicable) previous graduate course performance,
3. personal statement explicitly detailing: the student’s reason for pursuing a PhD in Research Methods, Measurement, and Evaluation; any prior experiences or coursework that are relevant to Research Methods, Measurement, and Evaluation; post-PhD career goals; and areas of research interest within Research Methods, Measurement, and Evaluation,
4. letters of recommendation,
5. previous relevant work experience, and
6. an informal personal interview (when possible)

The Research Methods, Measurement, and Evaluation Faculty, the Department of Educational Psychology, and the Neag School of Education are committed to practices of affirmative action and equal educational opportunity in admissions decisions.

English Proficiency:

If you are not a native speaker of English, you are required to submit evidence of your proficiency in the English language. If you have received a degree from an English-speaking University, in an English-speaking country, you may qualify for a waiver. Otherwise, you may satisfy this requirement by submitting standardized test results (no more than two years old) that demonstrate:

1. a minimum score of 79 (electronic test) or 550 (paper based) on the TOEFL test,
2. minimum score of 6.5 on the IELTS test, or
3. A minimum score of 53 on the PTE test

Please see the Graduate School for more information about this requirement.

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