Education and Psychology

To submit a successful application for admission, you need to provide the following:

• Academic Statement of Purpose
• Personal Statement 
• Three (3) letters of recommendation
• Resume or CV
• GRE Test Scores (valid 5 years from test date)
  • Provide ETS with the U-M Institutional Code of 1839 and your scores will be sent directly to the university.
• TOEFL, MELAB, ECPE, or IELTS scores (for non-native speakers of English only; valid 2 years from test date)
  • Information regarding the TOEFL and exemption guidelines can be found on the Rackham Graduate School website.

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This program, like all of the Marsal Family School of Education's graduate programs, is administered through the University of Michigan's Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies. Rackham offers a host of resources and administrative support to help see you through from submitting your application to completion of your degree.

• After completing page 5 of the application, you will receive an e-mail with your U-M ID. A U-M ID number will be issued to you via email within 5 business days of completing pages 1-5 and advancing to page 6 of the ApplyWeb application. Having your U-M ID number to include on all your application materials ensures accurate and timely processing, so we encourage you to complete pages 1-5 early in the process.
• If you need to submit your application before you receive your U-M ID number, you may still complete the application. Include your date of birth and the program’s name on your application materials.
• Current and former U-M Ann Arbor students, alumni and employees: You do not need to obtain a new U-M ID number. Use your previously obtained U-M ID number.
• If your personal information has changed (for example, legal name, gender), make sure the personal information you submit with your application matches your previous Ann Arbor campus record. If your previous Ann Arbor campus record does not display your current personal information, contact the Registrar’s Office or the Shared Services Center to change your personal information before you apply.

Include at the top of each document:

• The type of document (Academic Statement of Purpose, Personal Statement, or Curriculum Vitae or Resume)
• Your name
• The name of the graduate program
• Your 8 digit U-M ID (if known)

Make sure margins are at least one-inch so nothing is cropped when you upload the documents to the application.

Note: The GRE requirement has been waived for anyone unable to take the exam due to COVID-19.

GRE Test Scores (valid 5 years from test date)

• Provide ETS with the U-M Institutional Code of 1839 and your scores will be sent directly to the university.
• The GRE Program/Major Field Code is 3403 (Education-Evaluation and Research)
• Please send photostatic copies of your GRE and scores along with the CPEP application, or as soon as they become available. Official copies from ETS are still required.

TOEFL scores or other acceptable forms of English proficiency tests (for non-native speakers of English only; valid 2 years from test date)

• TOEFL Department Code is 09 (Soc. Sciences, Psychology-Educational)
• Please send photostatic copies of your TOEFL scores along with the CPEP application, or as soon as they become available. Official copies from ETS are still required.
• Information regarding the TOEFL and exemption guidelines can be found on the Rackham Graduate School website.

• A scanned/electronic copy of the official transcript will be used for initial review by our admissions committee. You will be required to have your official transcript sent to the Rackham Graduate School only if you are recommended for admission.
• Information for submitting transcripts can be found on the Rackham Graduate School website.

• We strongly encourage two of your letters come from individuals who are familiar with your academic performance. The third may be from a professional reference.
• Register your recommenders' names and contact information on the online application so that they will be sent instructions for submitting their letters via the application system. Let your recommenders know that they need to upload a letter and that it is required by the program.
• As soon as you click "save" on the page of the application where your recommenders' contact information is entered, they will receive an email with instructions for completing the process. Proceed to this point in the application process as soon as possible to trigger that email.

Check on your application status. If you’ve been accepted, you will receive an email with information on how to send your official transcripts.

• If you have been accepted, congratulations! You may accept or decline the offer of admission in your U-M Friend Account.
• For international students that accept offer of admission, Rackham prepares immigration documents for visas.

For questions regarding the doctoral program application in Education and Psychology: 
Phone: 734.647.0626
ed.cpep@umich.edu

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