We base admissions decisions on a variety of factors including past performance in coursework, especially science course work, GPAs in past degree programs, entrance exam scores, letters of recommendation, and other evidence of scholarly potential. The Graduate School requires a minimum 3.0 GPA in your undergraduate degree and a minimum 3.5 GPA in your graduate degree. Applicants must submit their official GRE scores during application. K-16 science teaching experience is strongly preferred prior to admission. While completing the Graduate School application, you will need to provide: Three letters of recommendation Transcripts Applicants should submit unofficial transcripts from all institutions attended as part of the online application. Official transcripts are not required during the review process and will only be required for applicants who are offered admission. Do not mail official transcripts until offered admission. Test Scores Have your GRE scores sent directly to UGA using the institution code 5813. Sample of scholarly writing Submit a piece of scholarly writing that demonstrates both your technical writing skills and your ability to make claims and support them with references and chains of logic. Your writing sample should be science or science education related. A paper that you have written for a previous course or for publication may suffice, or you may wish to construct a new paper. The writing sample will be used to give the faculty a sense of your writing abilities. Current curriculum vita/resume (we recommend fitting this on two pages) Statement of purpose (we recommend fitting this on two pages) Submit a statement explaining why you are interested in pursuing a doctoral degree in science education at the University of Georgia. Identify the educational problem or concern that drives you to pursue a PhD. Because the PhD is a research degree, identify a potential topic (or topics) of investigation and provisionally identify members of the faculty with whom you might work. Minimum TOEFL score requirement: overall score of 80 with at least 20 on speaking and writing Minimum IELTS score requirement: overall band-width of 6.5, with no single band (score) below 6.0