Curriculum and Instruction, Ph.D., Concentration in Science Education

Relevant EMAT courses

As part of the online application, provide a letter of intent. In this letter, describe why you wish to pursue a PhD in Science Education, including your career goals; your prior experiences in science or science education (e.g., relevant teaching or other educational experiences); previous university degrees, programs, certificates, or emphases related to science; potential areas of focus in a science doctoral program; potential research interests; and any other information you consider to be relevant to your admission.

GRE scores are required. The admissions committee will consider the Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning scores in its determination. Effective July 1, 2016 applicants must have GRE scores of 153 Verbal and 144 Quantitative Reasoning or higher to be considered for admission. Minimum scores do not guarantee admission. Other criteria, as well as faculty capacity, will be considered in the admission process.

Applicants need to contact a member of the Science Education PhD Program faculty, either in person or via telephone, to discuss career and research goals. This assists us in assigning a graduate advisor upon admission.

Following the application review, the program faculty will make a recommendation regarding admission for Graduate Study at UW. Applicants will be notified of the decision by email. Applications will be considered at any time, but students who apply by January 15 will receive full consideration for graduate assistantships for the following academic year.

Applicants are evaluated on alignment of research interests with those of existing faculty, clarity of application letter and goals, prior teaching or work experience, letters of recommendation, transcripts (including GPA) and previous research experience with an accompanying sample of professional writing if available, according to the Science Education PhD Admissions Rubric.

International students must have TOEFL scores of 540 (paper based test), 76 (internet based test), 197 (computer based test) or IELTS scores of 6.5 higher. Minimum scores do not guarantee admission. Until further notice, due to COVID-19 related postponements/cancellations of TOEFL/IELTS exams, we will be accepting Duolingo scores or 110 or higher as proof of English proficiency.

Doctoral Studies (3 courses)

Science Education Core (3 courses)

Research in Science Education (2 courses)

Research methods/Graduate Science Content (6 courses)

Science Education Research Colloquium

Dissertation (minimum of 6 credits)

Completed, supervised teaching internship during graduate program (e.g., GTA)

A total of 18 graduate hours in science

Submission of a scholarly manuscript, judged publishable by the committee

Presentation at a professional conference on scholarly work