To submit a successful application for admission, you need to provide the following:

• Academic Statement of Purpose
  • A clear statement of your academic and career interests, specifying reasons for wanting to enter this particular program, usually one to three pages in length. 
• Personal Statement 
  • Describe how your background and life experiences, including cultural, geographical, financial, educational, or other opportunities or challenges, motivated you to pursue a graduate degree at the University of Michigan. 
• Sample of Academic Writing
  • Ten to 20 pages of your academic writing
• Three (3) letters of recommendation
  • The three required letters can be submitted online or on paper. 
  • To have them submitted electronically, register three recommenders when you fill out the online application. 
  • If the letters will be sent by mail, they should be delivered to the Joint Program in English and Education office in the Marsal Family School of Education, 610 East University, SEB 4204, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 -1259, not to Rackham. If the letters of recommendation will be submitted by mail, use the letter of recommendation form.
• Resume or CV 
• Test Scores (See test details in Step 5 below) 
  • English proficiency scores (for non-native speakers of English only)
  • GRE Test Scores are not required for admission

Create an account with Rackham Graduate School.

This program, like all of the Marsal Family School of Education's graduate programs, is administered through the University of Michigan's Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies. Rackham offers a host of resources and administrative support to help see you through from submitting your application to completion of your degree.

• After completing page 5 of the application, you will receive an e-mail with your U-M ID. A U-M ID number will be issued to you via email within 5 business days of completing pages 1-5 and advancing to page 6 of the ApplyWeb application. Having your U-M ID number to include on all your application materials ensures accurate and timely processing, so we encourage you to complete pages 1-5 early in the process.
• If you need to submit your application before you receive your U-M ID number, you may still complete the application. Include your date of birth and the program’s name on your application materials.
• Current and former U-M Ann Arbor students, alumni and employees: You do not need to obtain a new U-M ID number. Use your previously obtained U-M ID number.
• If your personal information has changed (for example, legal name, gender), make sure the personal information you submit with your application matches your previous Ann Arbor campus record. If your previous Ann Arbor campus record does not display your current personal information, contact the Registrar’s Office or the Shared Services Center to change your personal information before you apply.

Include at the top of each document:

• The type of document 
• Your name
• The name of the graduate program
• Your 8 digit U-M ID (if known)

Make sure margins are at least one-inch so nothing is cropped when you upload the documents to the application.

• Applicants whose native language is not English must demonstrate English proficiency. Applicants are required to provide an official score report from the TOEFL. The minimum TOEFL scores accepted are 620 (paper), 260 (computer), or 106 (internet). The test date must be within two years of the application deadline. Scores from exams other than the TOEFL are not accepted. Photocopies and/or faxed scores will not be accepted.
• GRE Test Scores
  • GRE test scores are not required for admission, but scores (valid 5 years from test date) can be included with your application.
  • Provide ETS with the U-M Institutional Code of 1839 and your scores will be sent directly to the university.
• Test scores must be sent directly from the testing center to the Rackham Graduate School. We recommend starting this process early as it can take up to two weeks for the scores to be received. 

1. Submit transcripts. Upload a Scanned Copy of the Official Transcript to ApplyWeb.
   • All applicants must upload a scanned copy, front and back, of their official transcript/academic record issued by the Registrar or Records Office, to ApplyWeb for each bachelor’s, master’s, professional, or doctoral degree earned or in progress. The scanned copy of the official transcript is used for initial review by the graduate program faculty.
   • A downloaded transcript from your school portal or system is an unofficial transcript and not acceptable for review.
   • If you are attending or have graduated from a Non-U.S. institution, review the Required Academic Credentials from Non-U.S. Institutions for requirements by country.
   • If you have community or junior college, non-degree, or study abroad coursework, indicate this information on page nine of the application under the “Additional Education Information” section. Do not submit any from a community or junior college, non-degree, or study abroad coursework to Rackham unless you attended a Non-U.S. institution.
2. An official transcript must be submitted to Rackham only after an offer of admission is made.
   • Submit an official transcript/academic record, front and back, issued by the Registrar or Records Office for each bachelor’s, master’s, professional, or doctoral degree earned.
   • Submit only official /academic records. These bear the issuing institution’s seal and the official signature of the Registrar or Recorder of Records.
     
     U-M Ann Arbor Applicants (Current or Previous Students): Do not submit your U-M Ann Arbor transcript. Rackham will obtain your U-M Ann Arbor transcript internally. Submit only degree from other institutions you attended including U-M Dearborn or U-M Flint.

• The three required letters can be submitted online or on paper. 
• To have them submitted electronically, register three recommenders when you fill out the online application. 
• If the letters will be sent by mail, they should be delivered to the Joint Program in English and Education office in the Marsal Family School of Education, 610 East University, SEB 4204, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 -1259, not to Rackham. If the letters of recommendation will be submitted by mail, use the letter of recommendation form.

Check on your application status. If you’ve been accepted, you will receive an email with information on how to send your official transcripts.

• If you have been accepted, congratulations! You may accept or decline the offer of admission in your U-M Friend Account.
• For international students that accept offer of admission, Rackham prepares immigration documents for visas.

Phone: 734.763.6643
Fax: 734.936.1606
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