Please note: No new students are being accepted into this program. A new independent Ed.D. in Educational Leadership is being proposed. For more information, please contact the Dean’s Office at (323) 343-4300.

The doctoral program in Educational Administration and Leadership, offered jointly by the University of California, Irvine (UCI) and California State University, Los Angeles, combines the unique resources of the two institutions. The program is a rigorous, research-based advanced professional degree which prepares leaders for the K-12, community college, and other higher education institutions. The program develops educational leaders who can apply the critical skills of analysis, inquiry, research and evaluation to advance educational practice and to contribute to the study of educational reforms.

Admission to the Program

1. completion of a Master’s Degree in education or a related field from an accredited institution of higher education;
2. a minimum grade point average of 3.0 or above in coursework taken for the baccalaureate degree; for candidates who do not meet this requirement, the GPA in coursework completed during Master’s Degree study will also be considered;
3. three outstanding letters of recommendation from ndividuals familiar with the applicant’s ability to perform graduate-level work;
4. submission of scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
5. a personal statement and writing sample; and
6. an interview with at least one member of the Program’s Joint Graduate Admissions Committee.

Additional admission requirements:

Candidates will be required to (a) meet the general admissions requirements of the UCI Graduate Division and (b) be recommended for admission by the Program’s Joint Graduate Admissions Committee that will be composed of program faculty appointed by the program’s Joint Executive Committee. Selection of candidates for admission will be made by the Joint Admissions Committee on the basis of such standards of excellence and criteria as the following:

Note: There will be no foreign language requirement as a criterion for admission. Students whose research plans require second language skills, for example, based on interviews with English language learners and their family members, will be advised to develop those skills before beginning dissertation research.