Doctor of Education in Sports Management (Ed.D.)
Admissions Requirements
If you plan to use Financial Aid at some point while you are attending the Academy, please go to http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/ and fill out the 2012-13 FAFSA. This will help speed up your admissions process. Note: please include the Academy’s federal code (021706) on your application.
A student applying for admission to the doctoral program is required to submit the following for review:
| Requirements / Description | |
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| Application Form | A completed Application for Doctoral Degree Study accompanied by a $100 application fee. This fee is non-refundable and constitutes part of the admission credentials. |
| Transcripts | An official, sealed copy of all college transcripts, showing grades and graduation date(s). |
| Recommendation | Three Recommendation Forms and the FERPA Release. This portion of the application process is not complete until both forms are received. |
| Qualifying Essay |
A Qualifying Essay in narrative form. This essay must be well organized and neatly typed. It will be used to judge the student’s ability to write at a level appropriate to doctoral work and must include the following:
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International Students
An international student applying for admission to the graduate program is required to submit the following to the Office of Student Services.
| Requirements / Description | |
|---|---|
| Application Form | A completed doctoral degree application accompanied by a $155 application fee. The fee is non-refundable, and it constitutes part of the admission credentials. |
| Transcripts | An official, certified copy (English translation) of all college transcripts. |
| Recommendation | Three letters of recommendation and the FERPA Release. This portion of the application process is not complete until both forms are received. |
| TOEFL | A satisfactory score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) in a computer-based format (minimum 213), Internet-based format (minimum 79) or paper-based format (minimum 550), or a satisfactory score on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in the academic module (minimum overall band score of 6.) One of these examinations is required of non-native-English-speaking applicants regardless of previous training in the English language (Note: Applicants whose native language is English or students who have a degree from an institution whose primary language of instruction is English are not required to take the TOEFL or IELTS.). |
| International Transcripts | Students who have obtained previous graduate education in a country other than the U.S. or Canada must have certified English translations of foreign school transcripts reviewed by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services in a course-by-course evaluation. Transcripts must demonstrate that a student has attained a minimum of the equivalent of a graduate degree from an accredited institution in order to be admitted to the doctoral program. Once an international student has been officially admitted, the Academy expressly reserves the right to mandate English as a second language (ESL) instruction until reasonable mastery of the English language has been attained. |
| Certificate of Eligibility | A Certificate of Eligibility (Form I-20) must be obtained if the international student plans to study in the United States (resident students only). |
| Passport | A copy of a valid passport and visa (resident students only). |
| Statement of Available Funds | Statement of Available Funds (see Issuance of a Certificate of Eligibility) (resident students only). |
| Qualifying Essay |
A Qualifying Essay in narrative form. This essay must be well organized and neatly typed. It will be used to judge the student’s ability to write at a level appropriate to doctoral work and must include the following:
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Certificates of Eligibility are issued for a 36-month period of time for doctoral students. International students who have been enrolled on a full-time basis with a satisfactory grade point average for a period of one year will be eligible to have their I-20s renewed for a subsequent 12-month period. International students studying in their own countries do not need to apply for an I-20. An international applicant must submit the following to Student Services for issuance of a Certificate of Eligibility, which is issued to accepted degree-seeking students only:
Financial Resource Evidence. Documentary evidence in the form of a certified letter from a bank, a sponsoring government agency, a sponsoring company or another acceptable third party source stating the amount of financial resources available and/or amount guaranteed to provide for transportation and normal living expenses for the period of time to be spent in the United States.
SEVIS Fee. Effective 1 September 2004, students are responsible for paying the $200.00 SEVIS fee for non-immigrant students and visitor exchange. See http://www.fmjfee.com for information.
