Admissions Information

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Application Deadlines
Required Application Materials
Admission Criteria
For Additional Information

Apply Online

Applications can be submitted online by using the following links:

Program  
On-Campus Master's Programs
On-Campus Doctoral Programs
Online Master's (Community College Teaching and Learning)
Online Master's (Health Profession Education)
Online Master's (Human Resource Development)

Online Certificate (Community College Teaching and Learning)

Online Master's (E-Learning)
Online Certificate (Foundations of E-Learning)
Online Certificate (Management of E-Learning)

Degree applicants: Supplemental materials (e.g., resume, personal statement, recommendation form) should be attached to the online application or mailed directly to the HRE Department (not required for certificate applicants).

Application Deadlines

 

Program Application Deadline Courses Begin
On-Campus Master's Programs*
On-Campus Doctoral Programs*
 March 1st
March 1st 		July
August
Online Master's (Community College Teaching and Learning)
March 1st July
Online Master's (Health Profession Education) March 1st July

Online Master's (Human Resource Development)

 March 1st
March 1st 		July
July
Online Certificate (Community College Teaching and Learning) Flexible January, March, July, September

Online Master's (E-Learning)
Online Certificate (Foundations of E-Learning)
Online Certificate (Management of E-Learning)

 Flexible January, May, September

* Please note that some fellowships and scholarships require that you apply for admission prior to the HRE Department's official deadline.

Required Application Materials

Material required from all degree applicants include:

  • A graduate application. (Note: During the online application process, domestic students should choose one of the domestic degree programs listed in the Proposed Program drop-down menu; international students should choose one of the international degree programs.)
  • A current resume.
  • A personal statement. Describe your previous academic work in your proposed field of study and include a personal statement regarding your goals for graduate study and a professional career. In your response, list memberships in honor societies and professional organizations; scholarships, prizes, honors, or other recognition; and give titles of publications, major papers, or theses of which you are author or co-author (if published, give citation). Please limit your response to 1000 words.
  • 3 letters of reference.
  • Transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate work. "Issued to Student" copies are not considered official by the Graduate College. Transcripts should be sent directly from your institutions to the address below.
  • A non-refundable application fee of $60.00 (USD) for domestic students and $75.00 (USD) for international students.

Required from doctoral applicants:

  • Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test scores (taken within four years of date of requested admission).

Admission Criteria

The Department of Human Resource Education considers the following as criteria for admission to degree programs:

  • Quality of undergraduate work (a minimum grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for the last two years of undergraduate course work from the institution where the degree was conferred).
  • Quality of graduate work.
  • Quality of recommendations contained in three letters of reference.
  • Relevance of work experience and career goals.
  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOFEL), for applicants from non-English speaking countries. The minimum acceptable score is 590 for the paper version and 243 for the computer version.
  • Availability of a suitable course of study and faculty advisor (doctoral applicants only).
  • Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test scores, taken within four years of date of requested admission (doctoral applicants only).

For Additional Information

Please contact us if you have any questions!

Department of Human Resource Education
351 Education Building
1310 South Sixth Street
Champaign, IL 61820 USA
E-mail: hre@uiuc.edu
Phone: (217) 333-0807