Department of Reading

PhD Questionnaire

download editable version here (MS Word format)--revised 5/16/07  

The Reading Department requires that you substitute written answers to the following questionnaire in lieu of GRE scores and the Candidates Statement of Goals on the application form for our doctoral program:

1. What are your goals for advanced study, and what led to their development?
2. How will attending the University at Albany, rather than some other University help you to attain your goals?
3. Tell us about your teaching experiences.
4. Who or what have been major influences on your thinking about literacy and its development.  In what ways have they influenced your thinking and teaching?
5. Tell us about yourself as a reader and as a writer.
6. Is there anything in your academic, work, or life experiences that you would like the department to take into consideration as they review your application?

Note: be sure that you type your full name and birthdate on a cover page, and your full name on each page of your responses (this is to ensure that your responses to these questions are correctly matched to your application if submitted separately from other documents. The cover page will be removed prior to the Department’s review.)