HOW TO APPLY: ADULT & HIGHER EDUCATION Ed.D. PROGRAM
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APPLICATIONS FOR A FALL 2025 START DATE ARE NOW OPEN.Apply before the priority deadline, February 1, 2025. Click here to begin your application or email ahe-lead@oregonstate.edu for more information. |
Ed.D. Start Date: Fall term (applications are currently closed)
Ed.D. Priority Deadline: February 1
Note: International students are not eligible to apply to the EdD. Due to the hybrid nature of this program (in-person and online), international students are unable to obtain an appropriate educational visa. Contact International Admissions
Doctoral Program Class Profile:
Admitted students to the Adult & Higher Education Ed.D. program hold a variety of administrative positions including directors, deans, and vice presidents. Students accepted to our recent cohort hold between 4-25 years of higher education experience.
Prerequisite Experience:
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Applicants must have completed a master's program in a related field by start date.
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Applicants need a minimum of three years of full-time professional experience in a two-year or four-year higher education organization (i.e. college or university).
(Note: there is a required application fee)
You will need to provide:
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Official Transcripts (unofficial transcripts may be uploaded prior to admission).
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Résumé/CV
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Personal Professional Statement/Writing Sample (everyone must provide an essay that addresses the prompts below, you may provide an additional writing sample too).
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3 letters of reference (Your references will be contacted by the Graduate School and asked to independently upload their letters).
Questions for Personal Professional Statement:
As a part of our admissions process, the faculty have provided three prompts to learn about your motivations for a doctoral education, your leadership experience, and an area of research interest: (tips for a strong statement).
Formatting guidelines: Each prompt should be no longer than one-page, single spaced (500 words). In total, your statement should be no longer than three pages single spaced.
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Prompt 1: What is your immediate and long-term career trajectory? Why do you want to pursue a doctoral degree in Adult & Higher Education at OSU to advance in that trajectory?
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Prompt 2: How have you impacted change as a leader on your campus? How will the experiences in this program contribute to your growth as an equity-minded leader?
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Prompt 3: Please tell us about a localized issue that produces inequity within your specific field of work (a problem of practice) that may be of interest as a scholar practitioner.