Graduate

Prospective Students

How to Apply for the PhD in English and Education

Applications for Fall 2010 will be accepted beginning September 1, 2009.

Please note: Applications are accepted for fall enrollment only.

An applicant must submit the following:

MAIL TO THE RACKHAM GRADUATE SCHOOL:

One set of official transcripts.

Rackham Graduate School, 0120 Rackham Bldg., 915 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor, MI 48109

MAIL TO THE PROGRAM:

One set of official transcripts.
Writing sample of approximately 10-20 pages. Applicants should submit a sample of critical or scholarly writing via mail (no fax, email or attachment will be considered).

Scores from the Graduate Record Examination, General Exam only. The English and Education Program does not require the GRE subject test. Scores older than five years are not accepted. Please be sure to take the general GRE no later than October. Scores must be reported to the English and Education Program by the January 15th deadline. GRE program code: 3900 Institution code: 1839

Applicants whose native language is not English must demonstrate English proficiency. Applicants are required to provide an official score report from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).The minimum TOEFL score accepted is 620 on paper, 260 on the computer or 106 internet. The test date must be within 2 years of the application deadline. We do not accept MELAB or TSE scores. Photocopies and/or faxed scores will not be accepted.

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH THE ONLINE APPLICATION:

Clearly labeled academic & intellectual Statement of Purpose: concise, up to three pages, double spaced, statement about your academic and research background, your career goals, and how Michigan's graduate program will help you meet your career and educational objectives.

Clearly labeled Personal Statement: concise, up to two pages, double spaced, well-written statement about how your personal background and life experiences, including social, cultural, familial, educational, or other opportunities or challenges, motivated your decision to pursue a graduate degree at the University of Michigan.

Curriculum Vitae/Resume
Admissions Conduct Code: The Admission Conduct Code questions are part of the online application process. You will be prompted to provide the necessary information and your response will be submitted electronically. There is no need to follow-up with paper copies.
Three letters of recommendation: register your recommenders when you fill out the online application if your letters of recommendation will be submitted electronically.

Ways to submit letters of recommendation:

Electronically (via the online application)
By Mail (via paper) -- The letters of recommendation must be sent directly to the program of study. Do NOT send them to Rackham Graduate School Admissions. You will need to provide the recommender with an envelope addressed to your program of study. If the letters of recommendation will be submitted by mail click here to access the Letter of Recommendation form.

Please make it clear to all recommendors that your application processing will be held up if we do not received your letters by the January 15 deadline.

To:
JPEE
2022 SEB, 610 E. University
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1259
(734) 763-6643

For additional information, please:

call 734.763.6643 or browse through our website (information only)
write the Joint Program in English and Education (address above)
email us with questions (laubenth@umich.edu)

The University of Michigan requires certain entering international students to be screened for tuberculosis (TB). This requirement is in response to recommendations from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Michigan Advisory Committee for Elimination of Tuberculosis to screen individuals from countries where TB is common. Screening will be offered free on campus and a TB infection would not jeopardize a student's visa status. Health care is completely confidential. For further information, see http://www.uhs.umich.edu/tbscreen.

For the academic year 2010-2011, students from the following countries (identified by the World Health Organization as together accounting for 80% of the world's TB cases) with an F-1 or J-1 visa type and a Form I-20 or DS-2019 issued by UM will be screened for TB: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, China (includes Hong Kong SAR), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.

All materials must be received in our office by January 15. We adhere to a strict deadline. It is the applicant's responsibility to make sure that all materials have been received. Applications that remain incomplete after this date will not be considered.

Graduate