Have each institution where you earned an undergraduate or graduate degree send us your official transcript.

If your transcript is not in English, provide a notarized translation of it.

If you’re enrolled in a degree program when you apply, submit your transcript of the courses you’ve taken to date. Submit your final official transcript once you’ve completed the degree program.

If your degree is from outside of the United States, you will be required to submit a Foreign Academic Credentials Evaluation.

Evaluation Agencies

Contact one of these agencies to get your credentials evaluated:

• World Education Services 
• Center for Educational Documentation 
• Educational Credential Evaluators Inc. 
• Global Credential Evaluators 

You’ll need a document-by-document evaluation. Exception: Expressive Therapies master's degree programs require a course-by-course evaluation instead.

If you’re submitting a foreign academic credential evaluation, unofficial transcripts are acceptable for your transcript requirement if official transcripts were provided to the evaluation agency.

Doctoral program recommendations should address your readiness for doctoral-level study, your commitment to the field, and an assessment of success in your current role.

Submit 3 recent recommendations from those you’ve worked with closely in an academic or professional setting. You can submit your letters with your online application.

• At least one of your recommendations should come from a present or former supervisor.

• If you’re in school or are a recent graduate, one recommendation should come from a professor.

• Your third recommendation needs to be from a person who holds a doctoral degree who can attest to your ability to complete doctoral-level study successfully.

• We don’t accept recommendations written by friends or family, or that were written more than 2 years before your application date.

Within your online application form, include the names and emails of the people writing your letters of recommendation. They'll receive an email from you with an electronic recommendation form and they can upload a letter.

Submission of Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Miller Analogies Test (MAT) test scores is optional.

If you choose to send your GRE or MAT scores to us, we'll accept scores from tests you've taken within the past 5 years.

For the GRE

Lesley University's CEEB (College Entrance Exam Board) number is 3483.

For the MAT

Lesley University's MAT number is 1214.

The written personal statement is a vital component of your doctoral application. In your personal statement, clearly and fully articulate your purpose for pursuing a degree program at Lesley University. Incorporate how your education, readings, and personal and professional experiences have informed your thinking.

The doctoral admissions committee reviews these statements for excellence regarding clarity, overall coherence, writing style, and focus and depth of content. The suggested length of the written personal statement is approximately 10 pages.

Write a 10-page personal statement.

Address these 3 areas in your narrative.

1. Describe an issue related to educational leadership in which you have a deep interest. State how this issue is relevant to educational leadership.

2. Explain the professional, personal, or academic experiences that have drawn you to this interest and the questions this interest raises for you.

3. Tell us about your familiarity with existing scholarship. Refer to theoretical or research-based literature that is relevant to your areas of interests.

Show evidence of 3 years of professional experience on your résumé or CV.