Knoxville,
TN,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
PhD in Education - Teacher Education in Knoxville United States | University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Knoxville United States
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Qualification
Doctor of Philosophy
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
32,108
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
The department's faculty are involved in teaching the PhD program focused on education. Students can choose from various concentrations and specializations, including literacy studies (with options in children's and young adult literature, ESL, or literacy education), special education, deaf education, interpreter education, and teacher education (with focuses on cultural studies of educational foundations, elementary education, English education, mathematics education, science education, or social science education).
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Students must submit to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, an online graduate application to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
Students must also submit the Theory and Practice in Teacher Education Departmental Application for Graduate Study.
Applicants must submit verbal, quantitative, and analytic writing GRE scores that are equal to or higher than the 50th percentile, based on the norms in effect at the time the test was taken.
An applicant with either a verbal or quantitative subtest score that is less than the 50th percentile will be expected to submit a proportionally higher, off-setting second subtest score.
Three letters of reference from those who know of the candidate's record and promise are required.
An overall GPA of 3.30 in previous graduate study is required for admission to doctoral study and an interview with the faculty may be required.
Admissions decisions are made on a holistic basis to discern the candidate's promise for doctoral study and to ascertain the match of the candidate's educational goals with the resources and goals of the department.
Minimum score requirements for admission to the Graduate School are:
a total score of 80 on the internet-based TOEFL (iBT),
a total score of 550 or equivalent on the paper-based TOEFL (PBT), or
a 6.5 overall band score on the IELTS.
Students must also submit the Theory and Practice in Teacher Education Departmental Application for Graduate Study.
Applicants must submit verbal, quantitative, and analytic writing GRE scores that are equal to or higher than the 50th percentile, based on the norms in effect at the time the test was taken.
An applicant with either a verbal or quantitative subtest score that is less than the 50th percentile will be expected to submit a proportionally higher, off-setting second subtest score.
Three letters of reference from those who know of the candidate's record and promise are required.
An overall GPA of 3.30 in previous graduate study is required for admission to doctoral study and an interview with the faculty may be required.
Admissions decisions are made on a holistic basis to discern the candidate's promise for doctoral study and to ascertain the match of the candidate's educational goals with the resources and goals of the department.
Minimum score requirements for admission to the Graduate School are:
a total score of 80 on the internet-based TOEFL (iBT),
a total score of 550 or equivalent on the paper-based TOEFL (PBT), or
a 6.5 overall band score on the IELTS.
Tuition
USD
32,108