How to Apply: PhD

Application materials are due by February 1 to the Graduate Division and the Educational Foundations office. The Educational Foundations office handles all additional paperwork for prospective doctoral students, regardless of which program they apply to (exclude Educational Psychology). The foreign student application deadline is January 15. Students are accepted into the PhD in Education and the PhD in Educational Psychology programs only once a year for the fall semester.
 
Application items submitted to
Graduate Admissions Office
2540 Maile Way Spalding 354
Honolulu, HI 96822
 
include:

• Graduate Division application form;
• General Information, Application Fee Credit Card Payment Form
• Residency Declaration Form
• Official transcripts from each institution attended
• TOEFL score for applicants from foreign countries where English is not the dominant language; and
• Financial status verification for foreign students.

Application items sent to the
Doctor of Philosophy in Education Office
1776 University Avenue, Wist Hall (Room 113)
Honolulu, HI 96822
 
include:

• Three letters of recommendation;
• Evidence of competency in formal writing (i.e. masters thesis, research paper, etc...);
• Scores on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE): Verbal, Quantitative, Analytical, and writing;
• Vita
• Statement for pursuing a doctoral degree