The current Ed. D. program checklist: DOC PDF
The following table is provided for convenience. Please be sure to download either the Word document or PDF document above to use in tracking and documenting your progress. Please be sure to keep copies of ALL signed paperwork for your records.
| Requirement | Approximate Timeframe | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Contact assigned advisor and gain approval for registration | First Term | |
| 2. Register for term admitted | First Term | UMD's Online Registration Page |
| 3. Develop program with adviser | Year 2 | Degree Program Form Committee Worksheet |
| 4. File degree program (GS Form 89 - see notes section for links). This includes names of four faculty members who have agreed to serve on doctoral committee (3 Ed.D. Teaching and Learning members, 1 outside member) |
Year 2 | Degree Program Form Program Transmittal Form |
| 5. Preliminary Written Examination 1 | September or January in Year 3 | |
| 6. Verify adviser has filed Preliminary Written Examination Report form (after completion of all Preliminary Written Exams and at least one week prior to the preliminary Oral Examination) (GS Form 17). |
Year 3 | Following preliminary written exam |
| 7. Identify date, time, and location for oral preliminary exam by consulting with all committee members | Year 3 | |
| 8. Submit review of field study related literature to each committee member at least two weeks before Oral Preliminary Examination | Year 3 - at least two weeks before Oral Exam | |
| 9. Submit Doctoral Preliminary Oral Examination Scheduling Form (GS Form 12) or call the Graduate School to schedule it over the telephone at least one week prior to the examination. | Year 3 - at least one week before preliminary Oral Exam | Doctoral Preliminary Oral Examination Scheduling Form |
| 10. Take Preliminary Oral Examination | Year 3 | |
| 11. Submit signed Preliminary Oral Examination Report Form within one day of completion of Preliminary Oral Examination (GS Form 18). You may register for project credits (EDUC 8888) the semester following successful completion of preliminary oral exam requirements. | Year 3 - no less than one day after preliminary Oral Exam | The form is sent by the Graduate School to the adviser who serves as Chair of examining committee AFTER student has scheduled exam. |
| 12. Prepare prospectus for field study research then schedule prospectus meeting in consultation with the 3 Ed.D. Teaching and Learning committee members. You may register for Project Credits (EDUC 8888) the following semester. | Year 3/4 | |
| 13. Submit prospectus to each commitee member at least two weeks prior to prospectus meeting. | Year 3/4 - at least two weeks before prospectus meeting | |
| 14. Hold prospectus meeting with at least the three Ed.D. Teaching and Learning commitee members. Submit signed prospectus approval form (Approval of Proposal Form) to department. | Year 3/4 | |
| 15. Submit proposal to request approval of Human Subjects Committee to conduct research. See Human Subjects Committee Form. | Year 3/4 | University of Minnesota IRB site |
| 16. Submit 3-part Project Proposal Form for approval one semester after Preliminary Oral Examination. (GS Form 63a, b, and c) | Year 3/4 - one semester after preliminary Oral Exam | GS 63a |
| Work on Project and take supporting field courses | Year 3/4 | |
| 17. After the Project Proposal is approved by the Graduate School, obtain Graduate Packet in the Graduate School Office (431 Darland). Request this packet at least one week prior to the scheduled oral exam date. The Graduate packet will include the Reviewers Report Form for the Ed.D. Project (Thesis Readers Report). | Year 4 - at least one week prior to the scheduled final Oral Exam | Request Graduate Packet online |
| 18. File the Application for Degree (OTR Form 180) in the Graduate School office (431 Darland) by the first working date of the month of intended graduation. If you wish to participate in the Spring Commencement ceremony, please refer to step #21. | Year 4 - the first working day of the month you intend to graduate | |
| 19. Submit Project to readers (2 inside the Ed.D. Teaching and Learning and 1 outsider). Allow 2 weeks for reading, 2 additional weeks for revisions, and two weeks for final reading before the final oral defense. | Year 4 - 6 weeks before final oral defense | |
| 20. Submit signed Reviewers Form for Ph.D. Thesis/Ed.D. project (GS Form 2), schedule final oral defense, obtain signatures, then submit Examination Scheduling Doctoral Final Oral (GS Form 12a) or call the Graduate School to schedule it over the phone. | Year 4 | |
| 21. Submit Application for Degree and all other Commencement Attendance forms to the UMD Graduate School (431 Darland) by March 1 if you want to participate in the Spring Graduate School Commencement Ceremony | March 1, Year 4 if you want to attend Spring Graduate School Commencement | |
| 22. Submit revised Project to each committee member at least two weeks before scheduled final oral defense. | At least two weeks before scheduled final oral defense | |
| 23. Oral Defense | ||
| 24. Return signed Final Oral Examination Report (GS Form 19) within one working day of completion of the Final Oral Defense. You will receive this form at the end of your successful final oral defense meeting. | Within one working day of Oral Defense | |
| 25. Submit one copy of Project abstract and Project (signed by your adviser) plus Microfilm Agreement Form and the Survey of Earned Doctorates by the last working day of the month of intended graduation. | By the last working day of the month in which you intend to graduate |