Minimum Admission Requirements

• Students interested in participating in the Collaborative Specialization in Educational Policy at the doctoral level must apply to and be accepted by both their home program and the collaborative specialization.

• In addition to corresponding to all home program requirements, the application shall include a sample of writing, no longer than three pages, that includes:

  • Relevant personal and/or professional experiences, a career plan, and motivation in seeking admission to the Collaborative Specialization in Educational Policy.

  • An indication of specific courses of interest.

  • A brief outline of proposed research project.

  • Indication of preference of supervisor.

• Applicants who are interested in applying to the collaborative specialization at the time of their initial application to their home graduate program should indicate this on their application and advise referees that letters of support will be used in application for both the home program and the collaborative specialization.

• Students who develop an interest in admission to the collaborative specialization after they have been admitted to their home program may also apply during their course of study. Please direct inquiries to the address listed above.

Completion Requirements

• All doctoral students in the collaborative specialization:

  • Take the core half course EDP3045H Educational Policy Analysis, if not already taken.

  • Take the core half course EDP3145H Methodological Approaches for Researching Education Policy (RM).

  • Attend the Collaborative Specialization in Educational Policy Seminar Series over two consecutive sessions. Collaborative Educational Policy Seminars occur once a month; attendance is required.

  • Are encouraged, but not required, to consider one or more elective half courses in the area of educational policy selected from the list of electives below. The remaining half courses will be those required for the fulfillment of the degree requirements of the home program.

  • Are required to complete a thesis which incorporates issues of educational policy. A member of the collaborative specialization core faculty will serve as supervisor or committee member.

• The total number of courses required for graduation for both the EdD and PhD will equal eight, depending on the requirements of the student's home program.