Educational Leadership, Ed.D.
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership
Minimum requirements for admission include:
- An earned baccalaureate degree and master’s degree from accredited institutions of higher education with a GPA in upper division and graduate study of 3.0 or above
- Sufficient preparation and experience pertinent to educational leadership to benefit from the program
- Submission of Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores on the three GRE tests, taken within the last five years
- Demonstrated educational leadership potential and skills, including successful experience in school, postsecondary, community and/or policy leadership
- Demonstrated academic excellence, problem-solving ability and an interest in critically assessing and bringing about improvements within current educational policies and practices
- Three confidential recommendation forms attesting to the leadership ability and scholarship of the candidate
- A written statement of purpose reflecting understanding of the challenges facing the public schools or community colleges/institutions of higher education in California
- Professional resume
- Examples of professional writing
- Response to a writing prompt administered on-campus prior to the interview
- Interview with the Admissions Committee
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