1. Apply through the Office of Graduate Admissions in Holden Hall or through the Internet at http://www.depts.ttu.edu/gradschool for admission to the Graduate School. Read the Graduate Catalog of the University for admission requirements. A Master's Degree from Texas Tech University or any other university does not guarantee admission to the doctoral program.
2. Complete the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Only GRE scores obtained within the previous 5 years will be accepted by the Graduate School. An application may be obtained from the Testing and Evaluation Center in West Hall on the campus or other authorized testing centers. Students may enroll as a "Graduate Temporary" student for one semester.
3. Discuss admission requirements for the doctoral program with a graduate advisor in special education. The Department or program chairperson will assign a temporary advisor from the special education faculty. Complete an individual portfolio as directed by your temporary advisor. Information on the admissions portfolio is present at the end of the handbook.
4. Complete the Special Education Program Doctoral Application, which is located at the end of the handbook.
5. The program faculty will then evaluate admission materials and make a recommendation to the Graduate School on admission status.
When these four steps have been met successfully, the Graduate Dean will send a letter granting admission to doctoral study in education (permission to enroll in classes). Permission to enroll in classes does not in itself assure full admission to the doctoral program in education or admission to the special education program.
Appeal process: Applicants who are not accepted into the Doctor of Education Program in Special Education may appeal the Special Education Program faculty's decision. The first level of appeal is to reapply to the program, addressing the program faculty's reasons for rejection, as delineated in the notification of the rejection letter. If an applicant is still rejected by the Special Education Program faculty, the next level of appeal is the College of Education Graduate Studies Committee. In making an appeal to the Graduate Studies committee, the applicant must address the Special Education Program faculty's reasons for rejection as defined in the two previous letters. If the applicant's appeal is denied by the College of Education Graduate Studies Committee, there is no further recourse for admission.
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