Doctorate in Educational Administration

Admission to the Program

Application

Please address all application materials to:

Dr. Leslie S. Ennis
Samford University
Doctoral Education Department
800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35229

The recruitment, selection, and admissions process will identify, screen, orient, and enroll candidates who provide evidence of previous academic success, exhibit leadership skills, have excellent teaching and/or administrative skills, and show creative energy for solving educational problems.

Admissions decisions will be based on a combined evaluation of the candidate's grade point average (GPA) or previous graduate work, qualifying scores on the Miller Analogies Test or the Graduate Record Examination, results of a writing sample, written recommendations, and a personal interview. The following requirements are required for admittance:

The candidate shall have earned a Master's Degree and Ed.S. from an accredited college or university. Please submit 2 official transcripts.

The candidate shall have earned a 3.7 GPA on a 4-point scale on all previous graduate work.

The candidate shall have scored a minimum of 400 on the Miller Analogies Test or 1000 on the Graduate Record Examination.

Each candidate shall submit writing samples for the purpose of assessing the candidate's ability to meet graduate school standards.

Each candidate shall submit a resume.

Each candidate must be recommended by his/her immediate supervisor (superintendent, principal) or by a professor knowledgeable of the student's previous academic and/or work experience.

Each candidate must submit a minimum of two additional references, one of which shall be a peer or professional colleague and the other person knowledgeable of the candidate's character.

Each candidate will participate in an interview with the cohort mentor team for the purpose of assessing the candidate's motivation for graduate work.

Admission to the program will be competitive. Decisions will be based on advice from the cohort mentor team and the candidate's ability to meet admission criteria.

For further information contact:

Dr. Les Ennis, Director, Doctoral Program
205.726.2451 or e-mail - lsennis@samford.edu

Elizabeth Gambrell, Proram Assistant
205.726.2783 or e-mail - eagambre@samford.edu