Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction

The Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction will prepare you to lead development of learning systems in various agency and educational settings. This interdisciplinary program sources faculty from across the UNC Charlotte campus in English, Mathematics and Statistics, Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education, Reading and Elementary Education and Educational Leadership. In this program, you'll join a vibrant community of scholars dedicated to transformational leadership in curriculum, instruction, and urban education, with opportunities to specialize in one of seven concentrations.

To be considered for admission to a doctoral program, an applicant must have a bachelor’s degree (or its U.S. equivalent) from a college or university that is accredited by an accepted accrediting body. Some programs admit baccalaureate (bachelor’s degree) students directly to the doctoral program, while others require applicants to have earned a master’s degree. To be admitted to a doctoral program after a master’s program, an applicant should have earned an overall grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) in the master’s degree program. To be admitted to a doctoral program after a bachelor’s program, an applicant should have earned an overall GPA of at least 3.0 in the bachelor’s degree program.