Doctoral Program Guidelines
Cohort 19 2025-2026 Doctoral Program Guidelines
Cohort 18 2024-2025 Doctoral Program Guidelines
Cohort 17 2023-2024 Doctoral Program Guidelines
Cohort 16 2022-2023 Doctoral Program Guidelines
Cohort 15 2021-2022 Doctoral Program Guidelines
If you need access to older Doctoral Program Guidelines, please contact our office at edd@csusb.edu.
Milestones
A term-by-term guide to required Ed.D. program milestones, forms, and graduation steps
Letterhead
Doctoral Studies Letterhead
Forms
Web Forms (PREFERRED)
1. CSUSB Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership General Policies Acknowledgement (Form 1)
2. Annual Student Review (Form 2)
3. Application for the Qualifying Examination for the Degree of Doctor of Educational Leadership at CSUSB (Form 3)
4. Report of Completion of the Qualifying Exam and Advancement to Candidacy for the Doctoral Degree in Educational Leadership at CSUSB (Form 4)
5. Dissertation Committee Approval (Form 5)
6. Scheduling of the Proposal Defense of the Dissertation Research (Form 6)
7. Completion of the Proposal Oral Defense of the Dissertation Proposal and Summary of Changes Required by the Dissertation Committee (Form 7)
8. Scheduling of the Final Defense of the Dissertation Research (Form 8)
9. Report of the Final Examination of the Dissertation for the Degree of Doctor of Education, Educational Leadership (Form 9)
10. Second Attempt: Report of the Final Examination of the Dissertation for the Degree of Doctor of Education, Educational Leadership (Form 10)
11. Request to Modify Dissertation Committee (Form 11)
12. Request for Consideration of a Non Affiliated Ed.D. Program Fellow/Community Partner
to Serve as a Dissertation Committee Member (Form 12)
13. Ed.D. Year 5 Planning Worksheet (Form 13)
14. Dissertation Completion Plan 6th and 7th year (Form 14)
-Continuous Enrollment (Extender students only)
-Request to Recertify Coursework
Program Plan (Active Cohorts)
Program plans are cohort-specific and serve as a roadmap for required coursework and benchmark
-Program Plan 16 PK12
-Program Plan 16 CC
-Program Plan 17 PK12
-Program Plan 17 CC
-Program Plan 18 PK12
-Program Plan 18 CC
-Program Plan 19 PK12
-Program Plan 19 CC
Downloadable Forms (PDF) (NOT RECOMMENDED)
Dissertation Process Information Links:
Deadlines & Review Process
Thesis Formatting
Workshops