UC San Diego - EDS - Education Studies

Admission to the Doctor of Education in Teaching and Learning

All interested applicants to the Ed.D. Teaching and Learning Program and the M.A. in Teaching and Learning: Curriculum Design are strongly encouraged to attend the informational meeting on December 6th lasting about an hour. There will be a brief presentation, as well as group and one-on-one advising.   If you missed our recent information sessions, you may view our presentation here .

Applicants interested in Financial Aid should complete the Free Application for Financial Student Aid (FAFSA) as early as January 1st, 2012 and no later than March 2, 2012.  Contact Student Financial Services at 858-534-4480 if you have any questions.

The application deadline is February 1, 2012.

Application Checklist

A completed application will include the following components:

Application Form

The application form is completed online.

In the application select the following choices:

a. Choose Program/Department: Education Studies

b. Choose Major: Ed.D. in Teaching and Learning

c. Choose Degree: Ed.D. is the only selection

d. Choose Term: Special Summer 2012 is the only selection

Academic History

A 3.0 cumulative GPA is required from the school awarding the bachelor's degree.

Transcripts

For Application Review purposes: The Education Studies Department accepts uploaded transcripts only. Please scan both the front and back sides from each university/college level institution attended, even if the back side is blank. Convert the scanned transcripts to PDF format (see link within the online application), and upload both front and back sides of your documents.

Upon provisional admission to graduate study at UC San Diego:
* Send One set of official hard copy of transcripts from all institutions attended and from the institution where you obtained your undergraduate degree to the Office of Graduate Admissions (OGS) at UC San Diego. OGS willr equire these transcripts from you if you are officially admission into the University.

Recommendations

Three letters of recommendation submitted via the online recommendation form available within the application or mailed to us using the downloadable form (also accessible through the online application). You may find it useful to consider in advance whom you will ask to serve as recommenders, so that you can contact these individuals and confirm their willingness. We recommend selecting recommenders that are familiar with the applicant's ability to perform doctoral-level work.

Statement of Purpose

The online application includes a statement of purpose. The statement should focus on the following three areas:

a. Your research interests
b. Your relevant work experiences
c. Your area of expertise within education

Resume/CV and Writing Sample

A copy of the applicant's professional resume, and a sample of professional writing or publication.

GRE (general test only) Scores

The GRE exam (general test only) must be taken prior to the admission deadline. Our program code is R4836. If you have already taken the test and did not have your scores sent to UC San Diego, contact ETS to have your scores sent to us electronically. The test scores are valid for 5 years.

The application process is competitive due to the limited number of spaces available in the program.

* For former UC San Diego graduate students, contact Melissa Wolf to complete the necessary re-admission forms.  A new application is not required. 

Please be sure to retain copies of all application materials submitted to EDS.  EDS will not be able to make copies of any application materials that are part of your file.  Any admissions document submitted with your application becomes the property of the University.

Send Application Materials to:

University of California San Diego
Education Studies
Attention: Admissions/ Melissa Wolf
9500 Gilman Drive
Mail Code 0070
La Jolla, CA 92093-0070

Courses in the Doctor of Education in Teaching and Learning, 2011-2012

The first year of the Ed.D. in Teaching and Learning is the same as the MA in Teaching & Learning: Curriculum Design.

See current and past elective courses taken by Teaching and Learning students.
See all EDS graduate courses.

The M.A. in Teaching and Learning (Research in Curriculum Design) and first year Ed.D. students typically have part-time student status and thus pay part-time fees. In addition, most Teaching and Learning graduate students are able to waive student health fees since they receive health benefits from their employers. For current graduate fees, visit here.

Faculty and Staff in the Doctor of Education in Teaching and Learning

Graduate faculty Alan J. Daly Amanda Datnow Cheryl Forbes Chris Halter Carolyn Hofstetter Tom Humphries Jim Levin Paula Levin Mica Pollock Claire Ramsey Alison Wishard Guerra Staff Melissa Wolf
Emeritus faculty Gerald J. Balzano Janet Chrispeels Hugh "Bud" Mehan Randall J. Souviney Ana Celia Zentella	Other UCSD faculty who have worked with Teaching & Learning doctoral students Amy J. Binder Linda Brodkey Michael Cole Brian Goldfarb Guershon Harel James Hollan Edwin Hutchins Stephanie Jed Jin-kyung Lee Jim Lin Rachel Mayberry Carol Padden Jeff Rabin Jeff Remmel Barbara Sawrey Beth Simon Stefan Tanaka Olga Vásquez Gabriele Wienhausen Wayne Yang

Students & alumni of the Doctor of Education in Teaching and Learning

About the Doctor of Education in Teaching and Learning

Who should apply?
We seek educators who wish to expand their knowledge of discipline-specific pedagogy, research methodology, and education reform in order to lead curricular and pedogogical improvement efforts with pre-service, beginning, and experienced teachers in local schools. The Ed.D. program in Teaching and Learning has several features that provide professional educators with the knowledge and skills to become educational innovators in local K-12 schools and post-secondary institutions. Students gain knowledge that allows them to both build on and contribute to educational research. As well, the program is designed to enhance innovation in educational practice.

Please look at this video of our alumni talking about the value of the Ed.D. program in Teaching and Learning.

What courses would I take?
Students take courses which address the topics of school reform and educational equity; learning and educational technology; curriculum research and theory; qualitative and quantitative research methods; cognition and learning theory; the social organization of schooling; language and culture; and research on teaching and learning. The courses within the program assist students in planning a dissertation study which addresses a critical issue that can be researched in an educational setting. The study will be designed as part of the coursework of the ongoing cohort seminars and will be conducted during the final year.

When would I start?
The first year of the program begins in June of each year and continues through the following summer; the subsequent years of the program begin at the start of UCSD's Fall quarter.

What are the tuition and fees?
Here is a link with current graduate student tuition and fees.

Who do I contact for further information?

View our latest informational session presentation.

For questions about the admissions process, please contact Melissa Wolf at (858) 822-2177 or at mawolf@ucsd.edu .

For more information, interested applicants should plan to attend one of the informational meetings.

Alumni of the Doctor of Education in Teaching and Learning

• Dr. Shivani Burrows-Goodwill's presentation on "Are Your Kids '21st Century Ready'?"


• Chris Halter's interviews with Teaching and Learning alumni about the T&L program


• Dr. Diane Sweeney's presentation at CSU Long Beach "Making Meaning in Human-Dolphin Interactions in Zoological Facilities"

• Teaching & Learning Ed.D. dissertations
• Teaching & Learning M.A. in Curriculum Design theses
• Google map of Teaching and Learning Ed.D. alumni and current students
• Ed.D. T&L guidelines
• Ed.D. T&L timeline
• Suggested detailed 4th year timeline
• T&L calendar of events
• Teaching & Learning Handbook (1.6 MB PDF file)
• Resources for Students Who are Parents


• Ed.D. T&L elective courses


• Resources in the eddtl protected folder (contact a faculty or staff member for access information)


• Ed.D. dissertation committee membership
• EDS video and/or audio release form (MS Word file)
• General video and/or audio release form (MS Word file)


• UCSD's Human Research Protections Program (IRB)
• UCSD's Graduate Student Handbook
• Guide to formatting page numbers for a UCSD doctoral dissertation or masters thesis in MS Word
• UCSD's Instructions for Preparation and Submission of Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses (Blue Book)
• UCSD's Dissertation Submission Site
• APA Citation Quick Guide (U of California 2 page PDF file)
• Zotero
  •  Zotero tutorials
  •  EDS Zotero shared libraries


• Automatically forwarding your UCSD e-mail to another email account that you check regularly
• Keeping your UCSD e-mail account after you leave