{"id":194,"date":"2024-08-01T17:03:23","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T17:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/higher-education\/faq-3\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T14:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:16:17","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/higher-education\/prospective-students\/on-campus-phd\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions – Ph.D."},"content":{"rendered":"

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On-Campus Ph.D.<\/h2>\n

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Program Home<\/a>Tuition and Fees<\/a>FAQ<\/a>Email Coordinator<\/a>Application Instructions<\/a><\/p>\n

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We no longer require GRE scores to apply for our on-campus Ph.D. in higher education administration and policy.<\/p>\n

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We consider all applications after the application deadline. Typically, this is within one to two months of the deadline.<\/p>\n

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The University of Florida requires that admitted students have a minimum 3.0 GPA in their last 60 credit hours of upper-division undergraduate coursework.<\/p>\n

[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”If I miss this application deadline, when will I be able to apply again?” open_toggle_text_color=”#1C2F3D” closed_toggle_text_color=”#1C2F3D” icon_color=”#1C2F3D” toggle_icon=”3||divi||400″ open_icon_color=”#1C2F3D” open_toggle_icon=”2||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”b05bda2a-78bf-4d82-8e61-5d4a57f408b9″ title_text_color=”#1C2F3D” title_level=”h3″ title_font=”Lato|700|||||||” title_font_size=”17px” body_link_text_color=”#194588″ background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_margin=”||7px||false|false” custom_padding=”10px||10px||false|false” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” border_color_all=”#EDBA75″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]A new cohort of Higher Education On-Campus Ph.D. students begins each fall. The admissions deadline for the On-Campus Ph.D. program is generally in January of every year, to select the new cohort beginning in the following fall.[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”When can I apply for the next cohort if I miss this application deadline?” open_toggle_text_color=”#1C2F3D” closed_toggle_text_color=”#1C2F3D” icon_color=”#1C2F3D” toggle_icon=”3||divi||400″ open_icon_color=”#1C2F3D” open_toggle_icon=”2||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”b05bda2a-78bf-4d82-8e61-5d4a57f408b9″ title_text_color=”#1C2F3D” title_level=”h3″ title_font=”Lato|700|||||||” title_font_size=”17px” body_link_text_color=”#194588″ background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” custom_margin=”||7px||false|false” custom_padding=”10px||10px||false|false” link_option_url_new_window=”on” border_radii=”on|20px|20px|20px|20px” border_color_all=”#EDBA75″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n

A new cohort of on-campus Ph.D. in higher education students begins each Fall. The application deadline is typically in January for admission to the cohort beginning the following Fall.<\/p>\n

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Contact us<\/a> if you have more questions about the application timeline and process.<\/p>\n

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All of our courses are dynamic. Given the relatively small size of Ph.D. cohorts and classes, our students get to know one another and their faculty well. Additionally, we hold doctoral student meetings and socials every semester to help foster a community of scholars among the students and faculty. Students regularly research, publish and present with faculty and one another.<\/p>\n

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