PhD Program Overview

About the PhD Program

> Course Requirements Checklists
> Program Milestones
> MA in Education
> PhD Student Handbooks
> Student Progress (ARSP)
> Student Employment & Funding
> Conference & Professional Development

PhD Student Resources

> 2018-2019 Advisor and PhD Students List
> PhD Alumni
> PhD Course Schedule
> PhD Student Associations
> Academic Resources
> Campus Resources
> Career Resources

Program Milestones

Program Milestone Worksheet

Students can use this worksheet as a guide of what to plan for and expect each year in the PhD in Education program. 
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First Year Research Poster

• First Year Research Poster Instructions
• First Year Research Poster Evaluation
• Tips and Tricks for Creating a Successful First year Poster by Nestor Tulagan

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Second Year Research Paper

• 2017-2018 SYRP Guidelines and Scoring Policy
• SYRP Reader Assessment Rubric
• ​SYRP Proof of Submission​​

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Dissertation Proposal/Advancement to Candidacy 

• SoE Dissertation Proposal Defense Checklist
• Advancement to Candidacy Form (PhD Form 1) ​
• Sample Dissertation Proposal Outline
• Dissertation Proposal Examples from PhD in Education students

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Dissertation

• SoE Final Dissertation Defense Checklist
• Final Degree Paperwork (PhD Form II)
• Graduate Division's Instructions for Dissertation Electronic Submission​​

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Summer filing of final degree paperwork

Although summer is not a required quarter, students who want to earn their degree during summer need to either be enrolled during summer session (4 units of ED 299 during the 10-week session) or be on filing fee (see filing fee information below). Filing fee cost is one-half the Student Services fee. While filing fee is the cheaper option, graduate students are only allowed to pay a filing fee in lieu of registration for one quarter or summer throughout their entire time in the doctoral program. It is advised that when you turn in your final degree paperwork to Graduate Division, you submit your filing fee petition form at the same time. This is so if your plans change, you have not used up your filing fee opportunity.

Filing Fee

PhD students who have completed all requirements for the degree except “official” submission of the dissertation may be eligible to pay a filing fee in lieu of registration for only one academic quarter or summer during the student’s entire graduate career. Students applying for Filing Fee status must be registered in the preceding academic session. To establish eligibility to pay the Filing Fee, the student must submit a Graduate Division Filing Fee petition. The petition must be approved by the School of Education Associate Dean and Chair of the doctoral committee and must certify that all other requirements for the degree have been met. International students must secure approval from the International Center to on Filing Fee status. It is important that applications for Filing Fee be submitted to the Graduate Division Dean prior to or at the very beginning of the quarter. There are certain restrictions to being on filing fee and are outlined on pages 3-4 of the filing fee petition forms: 

• Filing Fee Petition 
• Filing Fee Petition Form - Summer

Filing Deadlines

The UCI Graduate Division set specific  filing deadlines for advancement-to-candidacy and final degree paperwork for both the master's and doctoral degrees. Please be mindful of these dates when preparing for advancement or graduation.  

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