Texas Tech University :: College of Outreach & Distance Education
Joint Doctor of Education in Agricultural Education
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Application Process
Applications will be accepted between January 1 and April 1, 2009. A new cohort will be admitted every two years (e.g. 2011, 2013).
Step 1: Follow the admissions procedures of Texas Tech University
Graduate School and Texas A&M University Graduate School.
  • Each Institution requires the payment of an application fee.
  • You must submit your GRE scores to both Graduate Schools.
  • International students: you must also submit a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score to both Graduate Schools
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Step 2: In addition to the online application, you must submit an electronic portfolio to each institution.
  • The portfolio will include cover a page, statement of intent/purpose, letters of support from employer and family, five letters of recommendation, portfolio of writing samples (statement of purpose counts as one writing sample), and complete curriculum vita.
  • The Portfolio will also include a three to five minute digital video of yourself where you share (a) general information about yourself, (b) strategies that you have used to achieve career success to-date, (c) how the Doc@Distance program fits into your short, intermediate, and long-term career goals, and (d) details on how you plan to manage your time and priorites in order to successfully complete requirements of the degree program.
Step 3: Apply for Texas Tech financial aid. Apply for Texas A&M University financial aid.
Required Face-to-Face Meetings*
Induction Program: August 2009, Lubbock, TX
National AAAE Conference: May 2010, Chicago, IL
Campus-based Meeting: December 2010, College Station, TX
National AAAE Conference: May 2011, Western Region
Pre-session qualifying exams required.
Induction Program: August 2011, Lubbock, TX
National AAAE Conference: May 2012 in Southern Region
Campus-based Meeting: December 2012, College Station, TX

*Attendance to face-to-face meeting is required; cost incurred for travel is the responsibility of the student. Additional travel by some individuals may be required at the request of the chair or committee.