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Welcome to the Department of Child and Family Studies at The University of Tennessee. We are delighted that you have chosen to pursue graduate opportunities within our department. Please read through the application procedures and then follow the appropriate links to download the application materials for our department.

Application Procedures for Child and Family Studies: 
PreK-3 Teacher Education


  1. Students can apply to the program during the semester they will achieve senior standing (90 credit hours) or during a later semester. Students who will achieve senior standing during the summer should interview during the Spring semester as there are no summer interviews. 

  2. Application Deadlines: 

    3. Spring/Summer

    May 1

    Fall

    December 1
  3. Scholarship opportunity for 2005-2006 PreK-3 Teacher Education interns.
  4. To have a packet of application materials mailed to you, e-mail Barbara Bright, our graduate secretary, or call her at (865) 974-3173.
  5. Please note that you must apply both to the Department of Child and Family Studies and the Office of Graduate Admissions at The University of Tennessee.
  6. UT Application: Complete and submit an application to The Office of Graduate Admissions at The University of Tennessee. In the section of the application form labeled "Type of Admission", you will be asked to identify a major and the degree you seek. Enter "Child and Family Studies" as the major and "MS" as the degree. In addition to the completed form, they will ask that you send all of your college transcripts and your GRE scores (we do not accept any other test scores as substitutes for the GRE). You can apply online or send these materials to:

    Graduate Admissions and Records
    218 Student Services Building
    Knoxville, TN 37996-0220

    In order to have a complete file by the application deadline, we recommend you submit your UT application 2 months before the deadline.
  7. CFS Application: Complete and submit the CFS departmental application. This includes the departmental application form, a letter describing your research interests and professional goals, your resume, and three completed rating forms. Click here to download the CFS Application Materials. Please send these materials to the following address:

    Graduate Program Secretary
    The University of Tennessee
    Department of Child and Family Studies
    Rm. 115 Jessie Harris Building
    Knoxville, TN 37996-1912

  8. Letters of Recommendation: At least 2 of the 3 letters of recommendation must come from persons who can speak to the applicant's potential for graduate work based on first-hand knowledge of the applicant's past academic performance, as in taking exams, writing papers, giving class presentations, participating in class discussions, etc. 
  9. After the Office of Graduate Admissions reviews your application and approves your admission to the graduate school, they will send your graduate school application, your college transcripts, and your GRE scores to the Department of Child and Family Studies.
  10. Admission decisions will be made after grades have been posted by the registrar's office. In general, this means that decisions will be made 2-3 weeks after the end of the semester in which you applied.
    Students who achieve senior standing during the summer should interview with the Early Childhood Education Board of Admission during the spring semester. However, admission decisions will not be made until the end of the summer session.
  11. GRE scores are a required component of the application package. Preference in admission will be given to applicants whose combined verbal and quantitative scores are greater than or equal to 1000. In exceptional circumstances admission will be considered for students whose GRE scores are below this score, provided their other credentials are particularly strong.
  12. Once you have begun the process of applying for graduate study in the Department of Child and Family Studies, you will receive a checklist every few weeks noting which elements of your application have not been received in our office.
  13. If you have any questions about this process, please contact Barbara Bright, the CFS Graduate Secretary, at (865) 974-3173.

Contact CEHHS

335 Claxton Complex 1122 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996

Phone: 865-974-2201
Fax: 865-974-8718