General Information About Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction (C & I)

Planned Program

To complete an Ed.D. degree, a minimum of 46 total credits (6000 level or above) is required for students with a Master’s degree. A student must:

Complete (a) Curriculum and Instruction Core (10 semester credits), (b) Research Methods Core (9 semester credits), (c) Electives (15 credits), and (d) Capstone Project (12 credits), approved by the student’s Supervisory Committee.
Pass a doctoral capstone project proposal defense directed and evaluated by a Supervisory Committee of graduate faculty. The committee consists of 3 USU Graduate Faculty members, which may include 1 Outside Member (and 2 TEAL faculty).
Complete and satisfactorily defend a doctoral capstone project directed and evaluated by a Supervisory Committee of graduate faculty.
Complete all final requirements, as specified by the Curriculum and Instruction specialization, the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services, and the School of Graduate Studies.

School of Graduate Studies Requirements

Degree Verification: A master's degree from an accredited U. S. college or university or a similarly recognized international university is required for admission.
Overall Graduate GPA at least 3.0 and no grades of C- or lower;
Graduate students are required to maintain at least a 3.0 GPA. Grades of C- or lower will not be accepted for a graduate degree.
Course Number Acceptability: The program of study for a doctoral degree cannot include courses at the 5000 level. Credits of courses at the 6000 level or above are required.
Matriculation Start Semester: A doctoral degree must be completed within eight years of entering the degree program. Additional time may be requested by the student’s committee and submitted to the Vice Provost of Graduate Studies for review.
Required Forms: Ed.D. program forms are available on the School of Graduate Studies forms website and the TEAL Service Now forms website.
- Supervisory Committee Form
- Program of Study
- Title Page
- Graduation Application
- TEAL Thesis/Dissertation Credit Request Form
- TEAL Annual Review
- TEAL Dissertation Proposal/Defense Request Form

Students are expected to consult with their advisor for course enrollment.