School of Education

1Prepare Your Application

Your application for admission will need to include the items listed below. It typically takes applicants several months to complete their applications. Here are some tasks you can begin working on right now to reduce the time it takes to complete your application:

• Order official transcripts now
• Register to take the TOEFL

We will begin to build your application file as soon as your first application item arrives in our office. You do not need to wait until all materials are ready before you start the application process, nor do you need to wait to submit the online application until after you have taken the TOEFL. Leave the test score section of the application blank if you have not yet taken the test.

Current Résumé

Upload your current résumé into the online application as a PDF file or as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx). No other file formats will be accepted into the online application.

Official Transcripts

Submit official academic records from each college or university you attended, whether or not you obtained a degree. Transcripts may be sent to the Office of International Services by either the institution or you; however, transcripts must arrive in a sealed, official envelope. Loose or opened transcripts will not be accepted. For important information about how to submit your academic records, please see the Office of International Services.

You do not need to submit transcripts from Indiana University. We will be able to access your IU transcript directly.

Personal Goal Statement

Your personal goal statement is an important part of the review process for our faculty members as they consider your application. They want to know about your background, work experience, plans for graduate study and professional career, qualifications that make you a strong candidate for the program, and any other relevant information. This document should be prepared using a word processing program (not handwritten) and should be 300 to 500 words. You can upload your personal goal statement as a PDF file or as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) into the online application itself. No other file formats will be accepted into the online application.

Praxis Test Scores (or approved alternative)

Use school code 1324 when you request to have your Praxis scores sent to us.

For applicants with an undergraduate GPA lower than 3.25 we require: Praxis I scores (or Praxis I alternative: combined verbal/math SAT scores of 1100 or better; ACT scores of 24 or better; GRE scores of 1100 or better (old format) or 301 or better (new format); or an earned master’s degree).

TOEFL Scores

All international students whose first language is not English must submit recent scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). You must have taken the TOEFL within the last two years prior to your application, and we do not accept substitutions for the TOEFL. Use the school code 1324 when submitting your scores to Indiana University.

• Written version: Score of 550 is ordinarily required
• Computer-based version: Score of 213 is ordinarily required
• Internet-based version: Score of 79 is ordinarily required

The minimum TOEFL is not an absolute requirement. You are permitted to apply if your TOEFL scores are lower than those ordinarily required.

You can learn more about the TOEFL and find testing locations throughout the world through the Educational Testing Service.

2Complete Your Application Online

Complete and submit your application online.

Faculty members in the program to which you are applying will make initial decisions about admissions. After faculty members review applications, they make their admissions recommendations to the Associate Dean for Graduate Studies, who makes the final decision.

Note that faculty members will not review your application until it is complete. After you submit your application online, you will receive an email listing all of the supporting documents that have yet to be received (if any). We recommend that you submit your application well in advance of the deadlines to allow time for all materials, including official transcripts and official test scores, to arrive before the deadline.

3Look for an Email Confirmation

When your application is complete, you will receive an email notification confirming that it has been sent to the program for review. If you wish to check the status of your application, please call (812) 856-8504 or email educate@indiana.edu.