The application process is completed online. All required information must be filled out before you will be able to submit your application. Applying to multiple programs within the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development is no longer possible for the 2021-2022 cycle.
 
When creating your profile, we strongly recommend that you do not sign up with an institutional or work-related email account, as emails to institutional addresses may be blocked or sent to Junk mail.
 
For questions about the Wheelock graduate application, please contact Graduate Admissions at whegrad@bu.edu.
 
Begin or continue your application.

All graduate programs except PhD in Educational Studies:

All applicants are required to submit a statement describing your qualifications for the program to which you are applying and the objectives of your professional career. The statement should be approximately 2 pages, double spaced.

PhD in Educational Studies:

Submit a statement describing your background in research and your field of study, and what motivates you to pursue a PhD. Describe specific research topics or questions you would potentially like to explore during your doctoral study. The statement should also include information on BU Wheelock faculty and projects that are of particular interest to you, and how they relate to your research interests. We are aware that doctoral students’ interests may change as they go through the program; however, we are interested in connecting your interests with the research of BU faculty. The statement should not be longer than approximately 3 pages, double spaced.

BU Wheelock is committed to equity, access, inclusion, and social justice. Please upload a statement commenting on how your identities, outlook, and experiences will contribute to furthering this work in our community. The statement should not exceed two pages, double spaced.

Applicants are required to submit a resume or curriculum vitae (CV). Your resume or CV should contain a summary of relevant job experience and education. You may also include relevant activities, awards, and interests. Boston University does not recommend any particular format.

Applicants should upload unofficial copies of transcripts from all colleges or universities attended to the online application. An unofficial transcript that we would accept might include:

• An official copy that has been opened and scanned
• A degree progress report
• An electronic transcript screenshot

Unofficial transcripts should be uploaded directly to the applicant portal in the space provided to be added to your application.

If your transcript includes transfer credits, or study abroad credits, we will require transcripts from those institutions as well if grades do not appear for those credits. All institutions attended should be reported on the application.

International Transcripts:
International students with degrees from non-U.S. institutions are required to have their transcripts evaluated by an approved credential evaluation agency and to have an official report sent to BU Wheelock Admissions. We require a course-by-course academic evaluation which includes the language of instruction. Evaluations provide the Admissions Committee with US grading equivalency which is required to make a decision on your application. Additionally, the language of instruction allows our Admissions office to determine if you require proof of English language proficiency.

Please select from one of the following vendors:

World Education Service: Please select the WES International Credential Advantage Package (ICAP) evaluation which includes the language of instruction.

Foreign Academic Credential Service: Please ask for a course-by-course evaluation and for the language of instruction to be included in the evaluation.

Education Credential Evaluators: Please ask for a course-by-course evaluation and for the language of instruction to be included in the evaluation.

International Education Evaluations: Please ask for a course-by-course evaluation and for the language of instruction to be included in the evaluation.

We are not accepting transcript evaluations via snail mail. Please submit your transcript evaluation via the application system or you can email it to:

whegrad@bu.edu.

Two letters of recommendation are required. Submitting more than two letters of recommendation is allowed, but not required.

Letters of recommendation should come from individuals with whom you have studied and/or under whose immediate supervision you have worked in a professional capacity, or others who you believe are in a position to offer pertinent appraisal of your skills and ability.

Letters of recommendation must be submitted by the recommender, and not the applicant, in order to be considered.There is a space on the online application for applicants to submit their recommenders’ email address. Recommenders will then submit their evaluations through a link that is emailed to them. If your recommender has trouble submitting their evaluation through the recommender portal, please have them email whegrad@bu.edu for assistance. Recommendations must be sent from an institutional email address (business or academic institution) in order to verify legitimacy. Our office may reach out to recommenders/the applicant for further verification if recommendations are not submitted from an institutional email address.

Applicants may be required to submit official test scores proving sufficient English proficiency.

We require official English proficiency test score reports for applicants:

• Whose first language is not English and,
• Who have not previously received a degree from an institution in which the primary language of instruction was English.

Duolingo English Test

For spring/fall 2022 applicants, Boston University will evaluate scores from the Duolingo English Test, an online English proficiency test that can be taken on demand. Select Boston University Graduate & Professional Programs as a score recipient, and email whegrad@bu.edu with the date you have taken the Duolingo test once you have submitted your graduate application.

Minimum required score for all programs: 120

Test of English as a Foreign Language

Our institution code for the TOEFL is 3087; we do not use a departmental code. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that ETS is able to release an official score report to Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Please note: ETS will report scores up to 2 years after the test date. It is highly unlikely that applicants with scores below the minimum will gain admission to the School. Please be aware that BU Wheelock accepts TOEFL MyBest scores. Please submit these scores directly into the application system.

• Recommended minimum overall TOEFL score or MyBest score for all programs: 100 on the iBT.

Contact Information:
Phone: 1-609-771-7100 or 1-877-863-3546
Website: www.ets.org/toefl/

International English Language Testing System

It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that the testing agency is able to release an official score report to Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development.

• Recommended minimum IELTS score for all programs: 7.0 overall.

Wheelock requests for 2022 that all IELTS be submitted to us electronically.

To submit electronic IELTS scores, please email whegrad@bu.edu with your TRF number and we will add your scores to your application.

Contact Information:
Website: www.ielts.org