Urban Educational Leadership

• Application for Admission
• Advanced degree, with at least a 3.2 cumulative GPA, from an accredited college or university
• Current Professional Resume or Curriculum Vitae
• Three letters of recommendations
• Writing sample
• Personal Goal/Interest Statement

International Student English Proficiency Requirment:

• Most students fulfill the English requirement by taking the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the International English Testing System (IELTS), the Duolingo English Test, or the PEARSON Test of English (PTE).
• All tests are good for 2 years from the date the exam was first completed:
  • IELTS - an overall band score of 6.5 is sufficient.
  • Duolingo English Test (160-point scale) - a score of 105 is sufficient.
  • Pearson - a score of 47 is sufficient.
  • TOEFL - The minimum university requirement is: 
    • 80 (internet-based test, iBT) or 520 (paper form)
    • a score of 20 or higher on each of the three components of the new “paper-delivered test” (this test does not have a single composite score). 
• Unofficial Undergraduate and Graduate Transcripts
  • Once an applicant has been extended an offer of admission to the University of Cincinnati and has accepted the offer, s/he must submit an official transcript showing conferral of a baccalaureate degree or higher as soon as possible to the address below.
  • The absolute final deadline for submission of official transcripts is one week before the start of the student’s first semester.
  • Official Transcripts should be sent to one of the following addresses:

    • Regular U.S. postal mail:

      Graduate School
      University of Cincinnati
      110 Van Wormer Hall
      P.O. Box 210627
      Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0627

      Delivery via parcel delivery service (FedEx, DHL, UPS, etc.):

      Graduate School
      University of Cincinnati
      2614 University Circle
      110 Van Wormer Hall
      Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0627