Doctor of Education in Urban Education, Leadership, and Policy Studies

Our program has been grounded in social justice and equity since its founding in the early 1990s. This foundation is represented in our curriculum, admissions decisions, our faculty's research and scholarly expertise, and the dissertation research students conduct.

The mission of the Urban Education, Leadership, and Policy Studies Program is to develop dedicated, critical, and reflective leaders seeking to improve urban education through research and practice. While focusing on urban school issues, this program recognizes the interconnectedness of such issues on state, national, regional, and global scales. We prepare educational leaders who represent a variety of backgrounds, and support equity and diversity in all its forms, striving to contribute to the public good and a more socially just world. Through the course of their doctoral trajectory and culminating in a dissertation, students investigate issues of their choice that are relevant to their professional lives as leaders committed to educational change.

A bachelors degree from a regionally accredited US institution of recognized standing or an international equivalent at the time of enrollment A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale or international equivalent in all undergraduate work A masters degree or the equivalent from a college or university of recognized standing Official transcripts for all institutions where you have earned more than 6 credits if your transcript is in a language other than English please include an English translation validated by an official public translator Rsum or curriculum vitae Essay Personal Statement A personal statement of no more than two pages double spaced should be sufficient to explain the applicants academic background motivation and research interests Two 2 letters of recommendation PBT - 550, TOEFL IBT - 79, IELTS - 6.0, DuoLingo - 100