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Joint Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership

Milestone Overview

Student progress in the JDP is assessed by the attainment of specific milestones.

Number of Units Transferable Into the Program

With permission of the UCSB Graduate Division and Cal Poly/UCSB Joint Graduate Group faculty, students may transfer into the JDP up to eight (8) quarter units of graduate-level methodology coursework completed with a B or above at a regionally-accredited university. Up to twelve (12) quarter units of graduate-level methodology coursework completed with a B or better may be transferred from another UC campus. All transfer units will be treated as Passed/Not Passed and will not be counted when calculating a student’s grade point average. No other coursework may be transferred into the program.

Doctoral students must complete one quarter of residency in the program before they will be permitted to petition to transfer units earned elsewhere.The methodology coursework must have been completed while the student was enrolled in a graduate degree program, and the units may not have been previously applied toward a degree already awarded. If the units have been previously applied to another degree, the associated coursework may be substituted for required JDP methods courses. The units for the substituted courses, however, must be made up with additional JDP methodological coursework.

Cohort Model and Continuous Enrollment

Students must complete a minimum of 3 years of continuous, full-time enrollment (at least 8 units per quarter) and must complete each course in the order listed in this program description. Because students are integral members of a cohort for the duration of the program, they must also take courses at the same time as others in their cohort. In the event that a student takes a leave of absence or lapses status, s/he can continue with his/her coursework but must wait to join a subsequent cohort the following year. Students must petition for reinstatement with a subsequent cohort.

Expected Time to Degree

Students will be expected to progress with their respective cohorts and satisfy all requirements for the Ed.D. Degree. Typically, students should expect to graduate in 3-3.5 years but have within 4.5 years (4 years plus 2 additional quarters) as an outside limit. If students exceed this limit, they will be required to submit Degree Progress Monitoring Reports until they complete all Program requirements and may be subject to academic probation and/or dismissal.