Admission Process
Applicants for graduate study must show the potential for completion of a graduate degree. Admission to the SAAHE program is based upon the following requirements:
- A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Three letters of recommendation
- Resume
- An autobiographical essay
- A writing sample (conducted at the Interviewing Conference)
- Personal interview with SAAHE faculty members (conducted at the Interviewing Conference)
- An acceptable combination of grade point average (GPA) and scores on the Graduate Record of Examination (GRE)
Interviews and writing samples are conducted during the SAAHE Interviewing Conference held in the spring on the Texas A&M University campus. The remaining requirements are part of a formal application for admission. To request an application packet, or for further information, please contact the academic advisor, Joyce Nelson at jnelson@tamu.edu.
Important Dates
Application Deadline - December 1, 2009
Interviewing Conference - February 24 - 26, 2010
Please note: Only applicants who meet preliminary screening requirements will be invited to attend the Interviewing Conference.
Admission Specifics
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What to Send? |
Where to Send It? |
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Office of Admissions & Records, Online Submission, www.applytexas.org |
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Office of Admissions & Records Texas A&M University P.O. Box 40001 College Station, TX 77842 |
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Office of Admissions & Records Texas A&M University P.O. Box 40001 College Station, TX 77842 |
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Joyce Nelson, Academic Advisor Department of Educational Administration & Human Resource Development Texas A&M University 4226 TAMU, 511 Harrington Tower College Station, TX 77843-4226 jnelson@tamu.edu |
Financial Assistance
If you are employed as a graduate assistant, you are eligible for 9 hours of tuition remission. In order to receive this remission, you must submit a Payment Tuition Form to your employer prior to the first day of classes of a given semester.
Additionally, if you are a graduate assistant and considered a non-resident, you are eligible for a tuition waiver to grant you in-state tution fees. In order to receive this waiver, you must submit a Payment Tuition Form and Out-of-State Tuition Waiver Form to your employer prior to the first day of classes of a given semester.
If additional funding is needed by way of loans, please make sure to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Application Contacts
Once you have submitted your application, you can feel free to follow up with Joyce Nelson at jnelson@tamu.edu to confirm that we have received your packet and that it is complete.
If you have questions about the program in general, please contact the program director, Dr. Kelli Peck Parrott at kpparrott@tamu.edu
Direct questions about assistantships and assistantship matching to Peggy Holzweiss at peggy-h@tamu.edu.
