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Admission Requirements

  • Application (online or download) and $40 fee
  • Character Questionnaire Form
  • Ethical Educator Form
  • Personal essay (see guidelines as described in application)
  • A current professional résumé
  • Copy of your current teaching or administrative license (if applicable)
  • Three professional letters of recommendation. The recommendation should be specifically about your admission to the program. One reference should be from your current supervisor.
  • One official transcript for every institution from which you were awarded a degree and any institutions from which you received graduate-level credit. An official transcript must be received in a sealed envelope from the originating institution.

Additional Requirements by Program:

Doctor of Education (EdD)

  • Test scores for either the Graduate Records Exam (GRE) or Miller's Analogies Test with application to the program
  • Submit an 8-10 page sample of past written scholarly work such as a master's thesis or research paper
  • Evidence of an approved, regionally accredited master's degree in education or related field, with a GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale
  • Attend scheduled interview

Master of Education (MEd)

  • Evidence of an approved, regionally accredited bachelor's degree with a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Initial Administrator Licence (IAL) Program

Initial Teaching Licence (ITL)

  • Must submit PPST/CBEST, ORELA and applicable PRAXIS II scores with application

All materials should be submitted to:

George Fox University
Office of Graduate Admissions/EDFL
414 N. Meridian St. #6149
Newberg, OR 97132-2697

Questions? Call Rhonda Bonham, EDFL admissions counselor at 503-554-2266 or 800-631-0921.