Quantitative Research, Assessment, and Evaluation in Education

Applications are considered complete and ready for admission consideration if the application is submitted (including all required materials) by 11:59PM EST on the day of the application deadline.

We encourage prospective students to submit an application a minimum of 7 business days in advance of the deadline, even if not all required materials are uploaded. Our office will begin processing applications only after the application is submitted. Incomplete applications or those submitted after the deadline may be considered, upon completion, for admission to a future term.

This residential certificate is available as a concurrent program option to students already enrolled in a residential graduate degree program at Purdue – West Lafayette.

Admission Requirements

Visit the Office of Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars (OGSPS) website for more information about the admission requirements and required materials listed below.

• A completed bachelor’s degree is required for admission to this program.
  • International Applicants must meet English Proficiency Requirements set by the Purdue Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars

Please submit the following required materials with your graduate application:

• Current, unofficial Purdue University transcript
• Academic Statement of Purpose – Statement from a previously submitted application may be uploaded.
• Personal History Statement – Statement from a previously submitted application may be uploaded.
• If applying from a department other than Educational Studies, a Form 18 (Concurrent Graduate Program Request) must be submitted. Applicants may fill out the top portion of the form, sign, and upload with their graduate application (or email to edgrad@purdue.edu).  

When submitting your application for this program, please select the following options:

• Campus and Program Tab:
  • Select a Campus: Purdue West Lafayette (PWL)
  • Select your proposed graduate major: Educational Studies
• First Choice Program Details Tab:
  • Please select an Area of Interest: Graduate Certificate
  • Please select a Degree Objective: Quantitative Research Graduate Certificate
  • Primary Course Delivery: Residential