Curriculum & Instruction
Undergraduate Admissions
Please refer to the University Admissions Web pages at:
http://admissions.ncsu.edu/
For information about the Middle Grades Academy, please visit:
http://ced.ncsu.edu/2/mga/
Masters Admission Procedures
Departmental deadlines for completed master's degree applications are October 1 (Spring) and March 1 (Summer or Fall). Late or incomplete applications will have to wait until the next department deadline to be reviewed. Departmental action on applications is taken once during the fall semester and once during the spring semester. All supporting documents must be received by the departmental deadline in order for an application to be considered. (Note: The departmental deadlines are earlier than those of the Graduate School.)
Admission Requirements
1. Application fee of $55
2. Two official copies of all transcripts
3. Scores from either the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).
4. Three letters of recommendation
5. A 500-800 word goals statement
6. Interview by department, if deemed appropriate
A Graduate School application can be downloaded from the Graduate School's website at: http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/grad/admision.htm#app
or by contacting:
Graduate Admissions
Box 7102
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7102
(919) 515-2872
Ph.D. Admission Procedures
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction encourages persons from all racial/ethnic backgrounds to apply for admission to its various programs. Applications are reviewed for the doctoral program in the fall. Applications must be complete before the department makes a decision on admission. The application deadlines are:
| Application Deadline | Admission Date |
| October 1 | February 1 |
| February 1 | Summer or Fall admission |
Admission
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction encourages persons from all racial/ethnic backgrounds to apply for admission to its various programs. Ph.D. applications are reviewed in spring semester for admission to a summer term or the fall semester. Incomplete applications are not considered for admission. The Department of Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D. application deadline is February 1 (or the first business day following this date).
To be considered for admission to the Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D. program, the applicant must:
- hold a master's degree from an accredited institution of higher education,
- have achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or greater at the master's level,
- complete an application to the NCSU Graduate School which can be found at: http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/grad
/prospect.htm - complete an Application for Curriculum and Instruction PhD Admission, and
- provide scores for the GRE taken within the last 5 years (GRE Quantitative, Verbal and Writing scores). Preferred scores are at or above the mean for doctoral students in the Department within the curriculum and instruction program areas. (Mean scores for doctoral students in C&I program areas are 537 in Verbal Reasoning and 557 in Quantitative Reasoning). However, GRE scores provide only one piece of information used by the admissions committee in making its recommendation.
It is the applicant's responsibility to make sure that both the NC State Graduate School application and the Curriculum and Instruction application are is complete and on time.
The Director of Graduate Programs, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, must receive the complete Application for Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D. Admission by the departmental deadline of February 1. The address is as follows:
Dr. Ruie Pritchard
Director of Graduate Programs
Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Poe 402, NCSU
Raleigh, NC 27695-7801
Complete the NC State Graduate School Application
All applicants must complete the Graduate School application online. Graduate School application information can be found at: http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/grad/prospect.htm
The Department of Curriculum and Instruction deadline is earlier than that of the Graduate School. Experience suggests that an applicant should begin making the application about October 15 for the February 1 deadline. The student may be contacted by a faculty member for an interview in the course of the application process.
Complete Curriculum and Instruction Ph.D. Application
To check on the status of your application, send an email to Irene_Armstrong@ncsu.edu with “C&I Ph.D. Application” in the subject line. In the body of the text indicate what specific part of your application you are checking on.
Review these departmental guidelines. To be considered by the Department, the applicant must provide the following materials to the Director of Graduate Programs, Department of Curriculum and Instruction:
- A résumé briefly and clearly describing the applicant's education and employment history.
- The selected Ph.D. study concentration, from among those Curriculum and Instruction offers. In the goals statement (see below) the applicant should state clearly why this concentration addresses her or his goals, issues of graduate study, and career directions.
- A concise, clear statement of goals. The applicant should identify personal, career, research, and other goals. The applicant should describe critical issues he or she expects to pursue during graduate studies, and the kind of positions and areas of scholarly research in which the applicant expects to be engaged after graduate studies. The applicant should also identify faculty areas of research that dovetail with her or his interests.
- A sample of professional writing. This may be a copy of the master's thesis, an exemplary paper from previous graduate work, a published journal article for which the applicant had major responsibility, or other sample of the applicant's professional writing. For an exemplary paper from previous graduate work, specify the course, professor, and semester during which the paper was written.
Appeal Process for Provisional Admission
If you are denied admission, you may have the option of appealing the
admission committee's decision, and applying for Provisional Admission
to the Ph.D. After the program application review cycle, the department's
Director of Graduate Programs (DGP) will notify in writing those applicants
who are eligible for Provisional Admissions. If you are not contacted
you will not be eligible for this appeal process. After receipt of
the letter, the following must be completed and received by the department's
Director of Graduate Programs no later than the application deadline
for next admission cycle.
| Initial Application | Provisional Admission Materials |
| March 1, 2000 (changing to February 1 in 2001) |
October 1 |
| October 1 | February 1 |
1. A letter appealing the admission decision clearly stating the rationale as to why you should be admitted Provisionally into the program. This letter should be accompanied by exemplary collateral evidence demonstrating your potential for success in the doctoral program. Examples of collateral evidence are:
2. Additional samples of professional writing (e.g. grant proposals, innovative curriculum projects, reports)
3. Additional letters of recommendation
4. Any other professional artifact which would help us see more dimensions of your academic capability
5. Receipt of a letter from each of two faculty sponsors from within the dept. of C&I. Each letter should state the faculty member's willingness to support your application for provisional admission, and to serve as the chair of your doctoral committee.
6. Receipt of a Plan of Provisional course work indicating at least two graduate level courses (6 hours) at NC State University that you plan to take. Successful completion of these courses with a grade of B or better should demonstrate your ability to analyze, synthesize, and engage in high level analytical thinking and be successful in the Ph.D. program. Your courses should strengthen your academic profile, and should be selected in consultation with your faculty sponsors (e.g. ST 500 and one content area course in your selected specialty area within C&I). These courses should be completed as soon as possible, since your application is valid for one year from the date that you signed it.
These materials will be reviewed by the Provisional Admissions Committee during the next admissions cycle, and a decision concerning Provisional Admission will be made. Upon admission to Provisional Status and after completion of the courses on the Plan of Provisional course work, at the next admissions cycle the Provisional Admission Committee will review these course grades to verify that you have achieved a grade of B or better in each course. If so, the committee will recommend to the DGP that you be granted full graduate standing and this recommendation will be forwarded to the Graduate School. If you have not maintained a minimum GPA of 3.0 in these courses, the committee will recommend to the DGP that your Ph.D. program in Curriculum and Instruction be terminated, and this recommendation will be forwarded to the Graduate School.
last updated 8/26/08
