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Application Steps

We welcome you to the Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership, and Technology (EFLT) graduate program application section. If there are any questions about the application or status of your application, please feel free to contact: Graduate Program Officer (GPO), Dr. Maria M. Witte, 334-844-3078 or the EFLT Main Office, 334-844-4460 or the Graduate School, 334-844-4700.

Programs are available in Adult Education, Higher Education, Educational Leadership, Educational Psychology, and Library Media.  Here is a handy reference information sheet -
EFLT Graduate Programs, EApplication Hints & PPI Information Sheet 

Application Steps

SEND TO AU GRADUATE SCHOOL:  

Complete and submit a Graduate School application available at www.grad.auburn.edu or by contacting the Graduate School, Hargis Hall, Auburn University, AL  36849 - 334-844-4700 phone.   The application will include the following:  

a.  Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores for Adult Education, Higher Education, and Educational Psychology programs.  GRE or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) scores for the Educational Leadership and Educational Media programs.  The AU Code is #1005 and here is nearby GRE testing site information.  GRE or MAT scores are not required for certification-only applications.  To be competitive, GRE scores (old / new test scores) are 400 / 146 Verbal, 400 / 140 Quantitative, and a Competent rating (3.5 or higher) on the writing section.  To be competitive, MAT scores are 387 Verbal and 369 Quantitative.

b.  Official transcript(s) of all previous college and/or university work.  

c.  Application fee  

SEND TO EFLT DEPARTMENT:  

Send Statement of Intent and Recommendations to:
Program Coordinator
Department of Educational Foundations, Leadership & Technology (EFLT)
4036 Haley Center 
Auburn University, Alabama 36849-5221 

a.  Submit a Statement of Intent (300-500 words) indicating your professional interests and goals. It can include: current goals for your professional career, reason for selecting your major field of study, type of position(s) you expect to seek when you complete the program of study covered by this application, your philosophy of education, professional issues of most concern or interest to you at this time, and/or areas of research interests. The Statement of Intent can also be uploaded to the AU Graduate School online application.  

b.  Submit three recommendation­s—either letters or EFLT Graduate Study recommendation forms are acceptable. The form is available through this link: Recommendation for Graduate Study.  

New!   In addition to the required recommendations, applicants to the Adult Education and Higher Education programs are strongly encouraged (but not required) to ask the same three individuals to complete the Personal Potential Index (PPI) and have a report of these PPI ratings sent to the Graduate School.  The PPI is a new evaluative tool administered by the ETS (Educational Testing Service) organization.  The Adult and Higher Education programs have been selected to participate in a research study intended to help the university better understand predictors of graduate student success. After you complete your application, you will be contacted about participating in this study. The PPI results are a part of this effort - View a Sample PPI Report

If you registered for the GRE on or after May 1, 2009, or have registered to take the GRE, you can send up to four evaluation reports free as part of your test fee. Please enter your name exactly as it appears in your registration. You can create an ETS PPI account and review the ETS PPI Information Bulletin, which explains the service, at create an ETS PPI applicant account.

PPI - Steps At A Glance

1. Log in to your ETS PPI account to begin the process. Enter your name exactly as it appears on your GRE registration.
2. Provide contact information for the evaluators you would like to complete an ETS PPI evaluation.
3. ETS sends an email to each evaluator inviting them to access the ETS PPI system and complete your evaluation.
4. Each evaluator logs in to the ETS PPI system to rate you on six personal attributes and provide an overall evaluation. Evaluators also may provide optional comments for each attribute as well as for the overall rating.
5. You are notified via e-mail when each time that one of your evaluators completes their PPI.
6. **THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP** Once all of your evaluators have completed their PPI reports, you must log back into your PPI account and send a final report to the Auburn University Graduate School.
7. Once you submit it, ETS creates an evaluation report and sends it to the Auburn University Graduate School. An electronic version is typically received within 48 hours and a paper copy arrives within 2 weeks.

Frequently Asked Questions

If I am admitted, when can I begin taking classes? Applications that are approved by the Graduate School may be begin study any semester after admission is granted. Once admitted you will receive a letter from the Dean of the Graduate School containing your AU Student ID (Banner ID) and username. Before you will be permitted to register, you will also need to submit a completed Medical Form to the Auburn University Medical Clinic.  

I have been admitted.  What do I do next?  Here are the Next Steps (click on link) after you have been admitted.

Last Updated: Sep 27, 2012