Admission Requirements for all Programs

General Requirements

You must apply to the Graduate School. Application to the Graduate School is available online through the office of Graduate and International Admissions Center (GIAC) or by writing to:

Graduate and International Admissions Center
The University of Texas at Austin
P.O. Box 7608
Austin, TX 78713-7608

The following must be completed or submitted to the Graduate and International Admissions Center along with the application:

Complete the online ApplyTexas application - This is the fastest, easiest way for you to submit your application and is GIAC's preferred method for receiving applications.
Pay your application fee.
Submit official transcripts to GIAC. Transcripts of all attempted undergraduate work should be sent directly from the registrar of each college and university attended to GIAC. Photocopies or transcripts submitted directly by the applicant are not acceptable. Transcripts must show evidence of completion of a degree with a grade point average of at least 3.00 (B).
Submit an official GRE test score to GIAC. These scores must be sent directly from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to GIAC. Photocopies are not acceptable. GRE scores older than 5 years are not valid. Please visit the Educational Testing Service (ETS) site for more information on taking the GRE.
Note: (If you are applying as a non-degree seeker, GRE test scores are not required).
Contact the Program to which you are applying.

Departmental Requirements

The following items must be completed or submitted to the Department of Educational Administration:

A minimum GPA of 3.00 for all upper-division and graduate coursework.
Three (3) Reference Forms with three (3) Letters of Recommendation.
An up-to-date Resume.
Additional application materials or "nomination" process. This is required only for persons applying to the Cooperative Superintendency or Principalship programs. See Program Requirements below for more information.

Program Requirements

The following Programs have requirements inaddition to the GIAC and Departmental Requirements.

Review of Application

When all application materials have been received, they are reviewed first by the faculty of the Higher Education Administration program and a recommendation is made to the Graduate Advisor to grant admission, to deny admission, to admit with conditions or to defer admission so that deficiencies may be remedied. Admission may be recommended for applicants who do not meet all of the stated minimum requirements, but only when there are other compensating factors. The second review is by the Graduate Advisor of the Department of Educational Administration, who may concur with the faculty recommendation or modify it. If the Advisor's judgment is that admission ought to be granted, this recommendation will be communicated to the Graduate School. NO ADMISSION IS FINAL UNTIL APPROVED BY THE GRADUATE SCHOOL AND FORMALLY COMMUNICATED TO THE APPLICANT.