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A quantitative analysis of the admissions and graduation requirements of the special education doctoral programs at top 20 universities in the United States was conducted. Admission requirements typically include an application fee, previous coursework GPA, previous field experience, GRE scores, TOEFL scores, professional writing sample(s), and enrollment. Graduation requirements include continuous enrollment, completion of courses, yearly progress reviews, doctoral products, a qualifying examination, dissertation completion, and final defense. Results indicate that the admission requirements and the quality of the instruction of the top 20 graduate education programs in the U.S. is comparable to that of the top 20 universities around the world and of the top 20 universities in the U.S.
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