Applications are accepted only once per year, and the deadline is February 1st. Applicants will be notified of the decision by April 15th.
Up to nine credits of relevant coursework may be transferred into the Ed.D. program with the permission of the Studies Committee, and the Ed.D. Director. Courses must be recent and related to the overall goals of the Doctoral Program. This includes courses taken prior to admission in the Ed.D. program either at another institution, or at UVM.
Most of our students attend on a part-time basis completing their core courses, and electives within two and a half to three years. The dissertation process from proposal writing through the dissertation defense differs for each student depending on the research design and time commitments. Most students complete the entire program, including the dissertation within five years.
For students who attend the program on a full time basis, they are usually able to complete the course requirements and the dissertation in three to three and a half years.
The maximum number of years to complete the Ed.D. is 7-years.
There are eighteen hours of required core courses taken over three semesters. Core courses are taught no more than one evening per week (4-10:00 pm). In addition to the eighteen core courses at least one and occasionally two research courses are required.
Currently, the core courses are offered one evening per week from 4:00 – 10:00 p.m.
On-line courses are not offered for the Ed.D. program.
Tuition costs per semester, 2007-2008, for Graduate credit is $435/credit hour for in-state students, and $1,096/credit hour for out-of-state students.
They are teachers, principals, superintendents, administrators in higher education, and leaders in human resources and health care professions.They are adults with enormous experiences, and a desire to be a part of an intellectual and caring learning community to promote change.
Students are required to complete 18 hours of core courses over three semesters. After these courses are completed, students complete a comprehensive examination associated with the core courses within five months of completion of the core courses.
A Qualifying paper is also required prior to advancing to the research dissertation process.The format for the paper is a literature review on a research topic related to the student’s area of interest.
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