Recruitment focuses on applicants who meet these desired or required characteristics:
Be an individual with a disability (desired)
Be an individual from diverse backgrounds/culturally and linguistically diverse (desired)
Be a U.S. citizen
Certification in special education, general education, or related service area
Commit to continued service in special education in the role of assistant professor (or similar) in higher education as a condition for accepting grant support (i.e., two years of service for every year of grant funding)
Certify commitment to complete the doctoral program within the specified time period (refer to Program of Studies) as a full-time student
Demonstrate competence in teaching students with high-incidence disabilities who are culturally and linguistically diverse; high-need students (e.g., socioeconomic) for a minimum of three years
When PhD application is submitted, Recommendation letter/s document this.
