The Joint Ed.D. in Educational Leadership is offered through a partnership of California State University San Marcos and University of California San Diego. The program is designed as a professional degree in which a cohort of rising school and postsecondary administrators develop advanced research and leadership skills related to their own institutional settings. Members of the cohort number 15-20. The program is designed for the working professional educator who attends classes part-time, on weeknights and weekends. The program is designed to be completed in 36-months. Because this program views the students’ workplace as a powerful laboratory, advanced Joint Ed.D. students conduct research on professional practice within their own institutions, addressing specific local needs that have national implication for teaching and learning, school reform, and professional development.

The first cohort began its work in January 2005.

Specific Admission Requirements

In addition to meeting the general admissions requirements and being accepted by the Graduate Divisions of CSUSM and UCSD, students must be recommended for admission by the Joint Ed.D. program’s Graduate Admissions Committee.

Applications for Winter 2009 program admission will be accepted March 1, 2008 to August 1, 2008.

All candidates must submit the following application materials:

1. A professional résumé
2. Statement of purpose that describes each of the following:

   1. Demonstrated leadership experience. Examples include completion of work for the Administrative Services Credential for P-12 candidates; Program director at a school, district, or regional institution; community college project director; postsecondary administration; in-region professional education experience)

   2. Knowledge of educational research and application to practice

   3. Plan for how participation in program will shape candidate’s future in leadership practice

   4. Areas of interest for dissertation research

3. A total of three letters of support, two of which speak to leadership skills, and one of which speaks to the candidate’s ability to do doctoral-level work
4. Applicants are to submit a 5-7 page paper, which demonstrates their analytical skills in thinking and writing on a topic of the applicant's choice.  Appropriate citations and references should be included.  Alternatively, student may submit an individually authored masters thesis or academic paper that has been completed in the last three years.
5. Transcripts of previous academic coursework taken during completion of baccalaureate and master’s degree work, in addition to other post-baccalaureate work.
6. Results from all three sections of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) aptitude test. Results must be within the last five years.
7. Completion of an online application for the Ed.D. program.

Items "a" through "e" should mailed to:
Education Studies
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA  92093-0070
Phone number:  858-534-1680

With regard to the criteria described above, the Committee will look for the following evidence in selecting top candidates:

• a distinguished academic record, including completion of Masters

• outstanding letters of recommendation

• appropriate standardized test results, given area of expertise, and

• a track-record of successful leadership experience

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Tuition Fee discounts for UC and CSU employees are not available for this program.

For additional information contact:
  Dr. Jennifer Jeffries
email:  jjeffrie@csusm.edu