Admission Information
Admission Information
Admission Requirements
To pursue a CI ED dual-title degree, a student must be accepted by:
• The Graduate School and
• one of the participating graduate major programs
Upon acceptance into a graduate major program, and after beginning studies at Penn State, a student may apply to
• the CI ED committee.
Applicants to the CI ED program will be required to submit an official MAT or GRE score report (and a satisfactory TOEFL score when appropriate), a writing sample, and a written personal statement indicating the career goals they hope to serve by earning a CI ED degree. (The Graduate School requires for admission to Penn State a TOEFL score of 550 on the paper test, 213 on the computer-based test, or 80 [19 on speaking portion] on the internet-based test. Please refer to the Bulletin if you have further questions.) Doctoral students must apply to the CI ED dual-title degree program before passing candidacy.
Degree Requirements
To qualify for a dual-title degree, students must satisfy the requirements of the graduate major programs in which they are enrolled. In addition, they must satisfy the minimum requirements, as established by the CI ED committee. Within this framework, final course selection is determined by the students, their CI ED advisors, and their major program advisors.
Training and Degrees
Training is provided through a multidisciplinary dual-title graduate degree program in CI ED that allows students to earn dual-title master's or doctoral degrees in both CI ED and education, health and human development, or agricultural sciences, among other majors. The program enables students to develop expertise and skills in comparative and international education analysis and methodologies.
Some of the graduate major programs that participate with the CI ED dual-title degree program are:
- Higher Education
- Educational Leadership
- Educational Theory and Policy
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Educational & School Psychology, Special Education
- Adult Education, Instructional Systems, Workforce Education
- Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology, and Rehabilitation Services
- Human Development and Family Studies
- Agricultural and Extension Education
- College Student Affairs
- Entomology
Student Aid
Student aid to graduate students comes in the form of fellowships, traineeships, graduate assistantships, and other forms of financial aid described in the student aid section of the Bulletin and in Appendix A of the CI ED handbook. The extent to which this assistance is offered is determined by funding constraints of both the CI ED program and The Graduate School. Students are encouraged to seek funding from other sources, e.g., university scholarships, home-departmental assistantships, assistantships offered by other colleges within the university, et al.
