Admission to the Program

The Ed.D. program is limited to qualified candidates who have completed a master's degree or degrees, with no fewer than 60 graduate credits of study in education or related areas, and a GPA of no less than 3.5 in graduate coursework.

Potential candidates will also present teaching or leadership certification and demonstrate potential for educational leadership based on prior work experience.

Other requirements include:

• an application to Sage Graduate School [PDF, 202 kb]
• three letters of professional reference that address the candidate's potential in relationship to the NYSED nine essential characteristics of effective school leaders
• an on-demand writing sample to determine readiness and capability for scholarly writing
• a current resume
• a statement of career goals supporting the choice to enter doctoral study at this time
• participation in a personal admission interview

Admissions Information

1. April 15th

~application deadline

2. March-May

~applications reviewed

3. Last week of April

~ interview dates and times arranged

4. May 7th-May 15th

~ Interviews conducted

5. June 1st

~Notification of those candidates accepted

6. June 2nd- July 1st

~Candidates enroll (pay $50.00 deposit) and register for classes

7. July 5th

~ All wait listed students notified of their status